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Intel working on 48-core chip for smartphones, tablets |
October 30, 2012
Intel researchers are working on a 48-core processor for smartphones and tablets but it could be five to 10 years before it hits the market.
“If we’re going to have this technology in five to 10 years, we could finally do things that take way too much processing power today,” said Patrick Moorhead, an analyst with Moor Insights and Strategy. “This could really open up our concept of what is a computer… The phone would be smart enough to not just be a computer but it could be my computer.”
Sharon Gaudin/ComputerworldIntel researchers at the company's lab in Barcelona have created a prototype of a 48-core chip for smartphones and tablets.
Enric Herrero, a research scientist at Intel Labs in Barcelona, Spain, said so far they’ve built a prototype of a 48-core chip designed to run different apps on different cores on a smartphone or tablet.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9233039/Intel_working_on_48_core_chip_for_smartphones_tablets
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