Thursday, July 18, 2013

Mobile Processors Will Reach 3 GHz

Performance speed of 1.6 GHz ARM processor (Exynos 5 Octa) on Samsung Galaxy S4 is arguably very high for this time. What happens when the frequency of the ARM chip could be further inflated rate to 3 GHz?

That is to be achieved by ARM in 2014. With a 20 nm fabrication process on the new chip manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Global Foundries, is expected not only frequency that can be achieved. Which will also achieved the chip is more efficient in terms of power consumption than the previous generation.

More precisely, the chip with a new architecture that is made with 20 nm fabrication process is expected to cut electricity consumption by 25 percent.

Fastest ARM processors today, sort of Octa Exynos 5, 800 Qualcomm Snapdragon, and Nvidia Tegra 4 is made with a 28 nm fabrication process that has a speed limit of about 2.3 GHz.



Smaller fabrication process enables chipmakers to compress more transistors in each processor. Most of the additional transistors will be used for the purposes of graphics processors.

On the other hand, Intel is trying to compete with ARM in the mobile processor world did not stay silent. Clover Trail Chip (Atom Z2580) from the manufacturer, which is used in the Lenovo K900, capable of reaching speeds of 2 GHz.

Bay Trail processors are scheduled to be released next year Intel will be made ​​with a 22 nm fabrication process technology "3D Transistor". The chip is reportedly capable of producing exceptional performance although only rely on low clockspeed.

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