Press release, January 8; Joseph Tsai,
DIGITIMES [Tuesday 8 January 2013]
Intel executives held a press conference at CES
2013 to outline plans to accelerate new mobile device experiences across the
company's growing portfolio of smartphone, tablet and ultrabook
offerings.
The announcements included a new smartphone
platform for emerging markets, details on a forthcoming 22nm quad-core SoC for
tablets, and more personal and intuitive ultrabook devices in convertible
designs were outlined by Mike Bell, vice president and general manager of the
Mobile and Communications Group, and Kirk Skaugen, vice president and general
manager of the PC Client Group at Intel.
Intel Inside smartphones
Intel unveiled a new low-power Atom
processor-based platform (Lexington) and smartphone reference design, targeted
at the value smartphone market segment, which industry sources predict could
reach 500 million units by 2015. Customers announcing support for the platform
include Acer, Lava International and Safaricom.
The new platform brings Intel's product strengths
to this fast-growing smartphone market segment, including performance for quick
Web browsing, and a great multimedia and Android applications experience, said
Intel.
The new value offering includes features
including the Intel Atom processor Z2420 with Intel Hyper-Threading technology
that can achieve speeds of 1.2GHz, 1080p hardware-accelerated encode/decode, and
support for up to two cameras capable of burst mode that allows people to
capture seven pictures in less than a second in 5-megapixel quality. The
platform also includes the Intel XMM 6265 HSPA+ modem that offers
dual-Sim/dual-Standby capability for cost-conscious consumers.
Bell also highlighted the forthcoming Intel Atom
Z2580 processor platform (Clover Trail+) targeted at performance and mainstream
smartphones. The platform includes a dual-core Atom processor with Intel
Hyper-Threading Technology, and also features a dual-core graphics engine. He
said the new platform will deliver up to two times the performance benefits over
Intel's current-generation solution (Intel Atom processor Z2460 platform), while
also offering competitive power and battery life.
Tablet roadmap expanded with upcoming quad-core
Intel Atom processor
Bell reinforced the wide range of tablet designs
based on the Atom Processor Z2760 running Windows 8 now on shelves and online
from OEMs such as Acer, Asustek Computer, Dell, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard (HP),
Lenovo, LG and Samsung. More tablet designs are scheduled to ship over the
coming weeks, Intel said.
He also unveiled details about the company's
next-generation 22nm Atom SoC, codenamed Bay Trail, which is already booting and
scheduled to be available for holiday 2013. The first quad-core Atom SoC will be
the most powerful Atom processor to date, delivering more than two times the
computing performance of Intel's current generation tablet offering, the company
claimed. It will also include new improved integrated security offerings which
will enable new experiences for business and personal use in devices as thin as
8mm that have all-day battery life and weeks of standby, all at lower
prices.
Low power fuels ultrabook innovation
Skaugen announced that the company is bringing
the low-power line of processors into its existing third-generation Intel Core
processor family. Available now, these chips will operate as low as 7W, allowing
manufacturers to have greater flexibility in thinner, lighter convertible
designs. Currently there are more than a dozen designs in development based on
this new low-power offering in mobile form factors including tablets and
ultrabook convertibles. The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11S ultrabook and a future
ultrabook detachable from Acer will be among the first to market in spring 2013
based on the new Intel processors and were demonstrated by Skaugen on
stage.
Skaugen disclosed that new systems based on the
fourth-generation Intel Core processor family are expected to deliver up to nine
hours of continuous battery life.
To demonstrate the impact of the
fourth-generation Intel Core processor family, Skaugen showed a new form factor
ultrabook detachable reference design (North Cape) that converts into a 10mm
tablet and can run on battery for up to 13 hours while docked.
Advancements made in the way consumers will
interact with their computing devices were also demonstrated, including natural
and more immersive interaction experiences using a 3D depth camera. Intel showed
applications running on an ultrabook in which objects can be manipulated
naturally with movements of the hands, fingers, face and voice. One application
that was demonstrated can be used for enabling new and immersive video
collaboration and blogging experiences. These were all enabled using the Intel
Perceptual Computing SDK Beta. In 2013, Intel expects more ultrabooks and
all-in-one (AIO) systems to offer applications for voice control (Dragon
Assistant) and facial recognition (Fast Access) for convenience and freedom from
passwords.
During the event, Skaugen also demonstrated new
adaptive AIO systems that have a battery built into the screen and can be picked
up and easily moved around the home or office as needed. Adaptive AIOs are
high-performance computers with large touch-enabled screens that can be used as
a multi-user touch gaming system, or as an interactive art creation device, as
well as for many other shared, in-person experiences.
Intel also discussed its ongoing work with video
service providers around the globe such as Comcast and Bouygues Telecom to
create television experiences that will allow customers to view live and
on-demand pay TV content. Intel is collaborating with Comcast to bring the
Xfinity TV experience to multiple screens in the home including ultrabook
devices, and Intel-based AIO PCs and tablets.
This is made possible by the Intel Puma 6MG-based
XG5 multi-screen video gateway developed by Arris. This new category of devices
allows any screen in the home to access live and on-demand entertainment premium
content. Intel is also working with Bouygues Telecom to bring customers in
France the Bbox TV experience to these same Intel-based devices. Consumers will
experience both live TV and video on demand anywhere on the Bouygues Telecom
network.
Intel executive Mike Bell details the latest
roadmap at CES 2013
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Intel introduces new Atom Z2420
processor
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