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Samsung, together with Intrinsity, is currently hard at work on a new ARM Cortex-A8 System-On-Chip (SoC) that will provide more processing power for future handheld devices. Code-named \u201cHummingbird,\u201d the SoC will run at clock speeds up to 1GHz without significant impact on battery life.<\/p>\n
Samsung\u2019s SoCs currently power a range of mobile devices. The Samsung S5PC100 Cortex-A8 SoC powers the iPhone 3GS<\/a>, while a TI version of the Cortex-A8 is at the heart of the Palm Pre; each of these smartphones\u2019 processors run at 600Mhz. The Hummingbird SoC is designed to provide 2000DMIPS (Dhrystone Million Instructions per Second) at 1GHz and enhanced multimedia performance with NEON technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n According to New Electronics<\/a>, a UK technology site: <\/p>\n \u201c \u2026 Hummingbird based SoCs will enable \u2026 customers to add more advanced processing capabilities to mobile products without sacrificing battery life. To achieve a 1GHz operating clock speed in 45nm LP process, Hummingbird uses a semi custom design flow. A multi Vdd, multifrequency design methodology was also used to ensure the core can run at a high speed, even at 1V. Low power consumption and high operating clock performance are said to make Hummingbird ideal for use in advanced mobile devices.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n No word yet on when we can expect to begin seeing the new Samsung chip in handheld devices. <\/p>\n See also: TI OMAP4440 ARM Cortex-A9<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \nSamsung, together with Intrinsity, is currently hard at work on a new ARM Cortex-A8 System-On-Chip (SoC) that will provide more processing power for future handheld devices. Code-named \u201cHummingbird,\u201d the SoC will run at clock speeds up to 1GHz without significant impact on battery life.\n
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