Samsung readies 2GHz dual core for tablets
The Exynos 5250 dual-core CPU is Samsung’s latest offering based on the Coretex-A15 ARM design. It is ”designed specifically for high-end tablets” according to the company.
The chip is based on a 32nm manufacturing technology, which makes use of “high-k metal gate” processes that result in small chip dimensions, and is expected to offer nearly double the performance of the current range of Coretex-A8 based dual core ARM processors running at 1.5Ghz.
“In particular, the Exynos 5250 design was architected to drive up to an industry leading 2560×1600 (WQXGA) display,” continued Samsung, reaffirming that the 5250 will find itself in high end tablet devices.
The company also noted that the new chip has a 12.8GB/s memory bandwidth, double that of Coretex-A9 based chips and a key factor in allowing the 5250 to support 3D graphics at high resolutions.
Samples of the chip have been shipped to customers, with Samsung expecting mass-production to kick off in Q2 of 2012.
Read the full story at: Cnet.
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