Multi-core ARM Chips Slated For Smartphones Next Year

Mac Daddy · Jun 17, 2009, 12:45 AM

The Palm Pre currently uses a processor based on the Cortex A8. The Apple iPhone uses an Apple branded chip that is also based on the ARM design.

The next generation ARM processors, known as Cortex-A9, will be the next generation dual-core processor for smartphones.

Reference designs for ARM's next-generation Cortex-A9 call for versions with either two or four cores, with dual-core versions "definitely" slated to turn up in smartphones that will ship sometime in 2010, James Bruce, wireless segment manager for ARM, told CNet News.com in a phone interview earlier this week.
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Source: Physorg

ET3D · Jun 17, 2009, 08:38 AM

While more powerful chips in smartphones is nice, I can see this as more useful for "smartbooks". I'm starting to look forward to more ARM based MIDs.

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Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 80 System Specs	Multi-core ARM Chips Slated For Smartphones Next Year The Palm Pre currently uses a processor based on the Cortex A8. The Apple iPhone uses an Apple branded chip that is also based on the ARM design. The next generation ARM processors, known as Cortex-A9, will be the next generation dual-core processor for smartphones. Reference designs for ARM's next-generation Cortex-A9 call for versions with either two or four cores, with dual-core versions "definitely" slated to turn up in smartphones that will ship sometime in 2010, James Bruce, wireless segment manager for ARM, told CNet News.com in a phone interview earlier this week. _______________ Source: Physorg __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

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ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 3,057 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	Re: Multi-core ARM Chips Slated For Smartphones Next Year While more powerful chips in smartphones is nice, I can see this as more useful for "smartbooks". I'm starting to look forward to more ARM based MIDs.