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Samsung Galaxy S4 may sport a 8 core cpu.
Concept.Samsung will unveil at the International Solid-State Circuit Conference, February 7-21, 2013 ISSCC, a 28-nm SoC with two quad-core clusters. One cluster runs at 1. 8 GHz, has a 2 MByte L2 cache and is geared for high performance apps; the other runs at 1.2 GHz and is tuned for energy efficiency.
The chip clearly parallel�s ARM�s description of a big.little architecture using its 32-bit A15 and A7 cores. In October, ARM said the approach is delivering greater than expected benefits and expects it will become widely used in smartphones.
�We expect the Samsung part is the first big.little processor,� said Kevin Krewell, senior analyst with market watcher Linley Group (Mountain View, Calif.). �The A7 cores should be capable of handling most smartphone tasks, with the A15 cores only required for maximum performance needs, like video games,� he said.
Samsung may pack the two quad-core processor into the Galaxy S4 expected for the MWC 2013 in Barcelona, 25-28 February 2013. Rumours also indicated the device will have a 13 mpxls camera.
Despite whether or not Samsung decides to release any new smartphones this spring, the development of eight-core processors is likely a sign of what�s to come for mobile tech.
Source: EETimes
