Intel officially introduced the Moorestown platform
Intel follows in the footsteps of ARM, an obvious example of this is the announcement of the Moorestown platform, focused on use in devices with limited power resources, such as smartphones, tablet computers and similar mobile gadgets.
Representatives of the Moorestown family will run at 45nm Atom Z6xx process technology (codename Lincroft). These will be not just processors, but so-called “systems on a chip”, equipped with 140 million transistors and an MP20 controller (Langwell). According to the developer, the new chips will consume 50 times less electricity in idle mode, 20 times less in the audio data playback mode and 2-3 times less in the case of Internet surfing and video viewing. All this is compared with similar representatives of previous generations of chips.
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According to Intel, the new platform will be used in future mobile devices that will work for 10 days in standby mode and 4-5 hours in active use mode. Moorestown-based devices will support 1080p video playback, while they will be able to record 720p videos. Also, Moorestown will receive support for OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenGL 2.1 and OpenVG 1.1, due to the presence of the GMA 600 graphics core. Also on mobile phones and tablets based on the new platform, we should expect WiFi, 3G / HSPA, and the ability to install the WiMAX module. In this case, the role of the operating system will be Android, MeeGo or Moblin 2.1+.
Anand Chandrasekher, Presidents of Intel’s Ultra Mobility Group, said that Intel is introducing a product for the first time that will allow Intel Architecture [IA] to be distributed in the smartphone segment. Thanks to Moorestown, in the near future we should expect not only productive, but also energy-efficient devices.
Well, the official announcement of Moorestown took place, and the mass production of new compact gadgets with a long time work will not take long to wait.
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According to information from Intel, in the standby mode, the chip consumes about 21 MW of electricity, which is 50 times less than that of the Menlow family. In the case of using a 1500 mAh battery, the device will last in the “stand-by” for about 10 days. Again, compared to Menlow, Moorestown can play audio up to 20 times longer.
For processing graphics and video are responsible, respectively, PowerVR SGX and VXD. This will support displays with a maximum resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, in the case of using LVDS, and 1024 x 600 pixels when using MIPI. Also, a new platform can be equipped with a pair of cameras: 5 megapixel for main pictures and a VGA-sensor for video conferencing.
Depending on the model, Atom Z6xx will have a frequency of 1.5 GHz, such versions of SoC will be used in devices like smartphones and communicators, and from 1.9 GHz, these are already suitable for tablet computers.
The photograph from the London presentation shows that Intel representatives launched the Avatar film in a full-HD movie trailer in one window, and a video conference took place at that time in another. A prototype of a nameless device with a new Atom easily coped with these tasks.
Frames from the presentation of intel. New SoC features:
Features of the MP20 controller:
According to Chandrasecker, Moorestown will become a serious competitor for existing platforms. So, the Moorestown-based device prototype in the JavaScript test of SunSpider loaded and displayed pages two or even three times faster than any of the three “best” smartphones currently on the market. In the test for mobile platforms 3DMark Mobile ES 2.0, Moorestown was two to four times faster.
Representatives of the Moorestown family will run at 45nm Atom Z6xx process technology (codename Lincroft). These will be not just processors, but so-called “systems on a chip”, equipped with 140 million transistors and an MP20 controller (Langwell). According to the developer, the new chips will consume 50 times less electricity in idle mode, 20 times less in the audio data playback mode and 2-3 times less in the case of Internet surfing and video viewing. All this is compared with similar representatives of previous generations of chips.
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According to Intel, the new platform will be used in future mobile devices that will work for 10 days in standby mode and 4-5 hours in active use mode. Moorestown-based devices will support 1080p video playback, while they will be able to record 720p videos. Also, Moorestown will receive support for OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenGL 2.1 and OpenVG 1.1, due to the presence of the GMA 600 graphics core. Also on mobile phones and tablets based on the new platform, we should expect WiFi, 3G / HSPA, and the ability to install the WiMAX module. In this case, the role of the operating system will be Android, MeeGo or Moblin 2.1+.
Anand Chandrasekher, Presidents of Intel’s Ultra Mobility Group, said that Intel is introducing a product for the first time that will allow Intel Architecture [IA] to be distributed in the smartphone segment. Thanks to Moorestown, in the near future we should expect not only productive, but also energy-efficient devices.
Well, the official announcement of Moorestown took place, and the mass production of new compact gadgets with a long time work will not take long to wait.
Addition :
According to information from Intel, in the standby mode, the chip consumes about 21 MW of electricity, which is 50 times less than that of the Menlow family. In the case of using a 1500 mAh battery, the device will last in the “stand-by” for about 10 days. Again, compared to Menlow, Moorestown can play audio up to 20 times longer.
For processing graphics and video are responsible, respectively, PowerVR SGX and VXD. This will support displays with a maximum resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, in the case of using LVDS, and 1024 x 600 pixels when using MIPI. Also, a new platform can be equipped with a pair of cameras: 5 megapixel for main pictures and a VGA-sensor for video conferencing.
Depending on the model, Atom Z6xx will have a frequency of 1.5 GHz, such versions of SoC will be used in devices like smartphones and communicators, and from 1.9 GHz, these are already suitable for tablet computers.
The photograph from the London presentation shows that Intel representatives launched the Avatar film in a full-HD movie trailer in one window, and a video conference took place at that time in another. A prototype of a nameless device with a new Atom easily coped with these tasks.
Frames from the presentation of intel. New SoC features:
Features of the MP20 controller:
According to Chandrasecker, Moorestown will become a serious competitor for existing platforms. So, the Moorestown-based device prototype in the JavaScript test of SunSpider loaded and displayed pages two or even three times faster than any of the three “best” smartphones currently on the market. In the test for mobile platforms 3DMark Mobile ES 2.0, Moorestown was two to four times faster.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/92833/
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