Intel to release dedicated tablet processors next month

29th May, 2010 by adina
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Intel has promised, together with the unveiling of the ultra-low voltage 32nm processors, to launch processors optimized for tablets. The chips were not detailed but they are expected to debut at the Computex show that starts on the 1st of June. It is believed to be a variant of the Atom Z600 processor, with speed and energy tuned for larger hardware, other than phones or mobile Internet devices.

Intel has been struggling for being accepted in the tablet world, because its processors were too power-hungry and in some occasions too slow if compared to ARM. The Windows 7 tablet would be equipped with a conventional Atom processor, even if an older model. If shipped, it would have only five hours of use, while a thinner iPad normally lasts twice as long. Intel’s choice relative to integrated graphics has until now avoided high definition video playback and 3D gaming as well, both of them being possible on ARM hardware, be it Apple or dual-core Tegra tablets. This may have been enough for Hewlett Packard to cancel its project for the Windows slate, although rumors have said this would not be true.

Atom is believed to get its best chances at tablets next year, as 32nm and perhaps smaller manufacturing technologies can preserve its energy level and size to figures comparable to ARM levels.


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