In 2012, Intel expanded the Atom processor family with a new system on chip (SoC) platform designed for smartphones and tablets.[1] It is a continuation of the partnership announced by Intel and Google on 13 September 2011, to provide support for the Android operating system on Intel x86 processors.[2]

Atom competes with existing SoCs developed for the smartphone and tablet market from companies like Texas instruments, Nvidia, Qualcomm and Samsung.[3] Unlike these companies, which use ARM-based CPUs designed from the beginning to consume very low power, Intel has adapted the x86 based Atom line CPU developed for low power usage in netbooks, to even lower power usage.

In April 2012, several manufacturers have released Intel Atom-based phones; as a result of testing industry reviewers came to conclusion that Atom SoC-based smartphones can compete both power-wise and performance-wise with currently dominating ARM-based smartphones

Android-IA
A derivation of the project, Android-IA[2] has been produced by Intel.[3] The project states that its intention is to port Android on to x86-based mobile platforms, such as the Intel Medfield architecture.

The Bay Trail Preview: Intel Atom Z3770 Tested
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7314/intel-b...om-z3770-tested

Bay Trail & Branding



Bay Trail, like all Atom platforms before it, will be available in multiple form factors. Unlike the Atoms of yesterday however, the SoC will carry Pentium and Celeron branding when used in notebooks and desktops. Intel didn’t disclose too much about its Silvermont plans in other form factors other than some basic naming:

Basically notebooks ship under the Pentium N3000 & Celeron N2000 series, while desktops will carry Pentium J2000 & Celeron J1000 branding. All Pentium SKUs seem to be quad-core, while Celeron SKUs will be available in both dual and quad-core versions.

Thankfully Intel shied away from introducing the same complexity with its tablet focused Bay Trail parts. All Bay Trail tablet SKUs carry Atom branding. There’s the quad-core Z3700 series and the dual-core Z3600 series.

Getting more and more chip makers coming out to fight in mobile world nowadays.

Qualcomm Snapdragon, Mediatek MTK, Samseng Exynos, NVIDIA Tegra, and now Intel.
When is AMD's turn? Damn...

While everyone is crowding here, amd go monopolise console section xbox 720 and ps4. I think enough makan rather than coming to mobile section have to compete with so many. Especially qualcomm who are on a roll right now with good performance to power saving ratio.

Getting more and more chip makers coming out to fight in mobile world nowadays.

Qualcomm Snapdragon, Mediatek MTK, Samseng Exynos, NVIDIA Tegra, and now Intel.
When is AMD's turn? Damn...

Fuuuu, did you guys see yet the performance on K900? Damn

Wah, Intel Atom quad-core is so powerful to even whack Exynos quad-core?
Sure or not?

Yup, I saw the benchmark, but I still can't believe it.
Intel being a 'new player' in mobile market already can turn the table upside down?
Wah, this is hard to believe.

Yup, I saw the benchmark, but I still can't believe it.
Intel being a 'new player' in mobile market already can turn the table upside down?
Wah, this is hard to believe.

Wah, Intel Atom quad-core is so powerful to even whack Exynos quad-core?
Sure or not?

Wah, Intel Atom quad-core is so powerful to even whack Exynos quad-core?
Sure or not?

Dual-core only la bro 2GHz Intel Atom Clover Trail+ processor 

if Intel Quad Core, whack all the rest of chips already 

And with HT of course. If not, Intel won't be able to produce like that

INTEL are taiko bro

Dual-core only la bro 2GHz Intel Atom Clover Trail+ processor 

if Intel Quad Core, whack all the rest of chips already 

Ya, can see that. Now they're feeding Samsung to start Tizen.
If they're successful, might pose a big threat to Android.
But AnTuTu said quad-core. That's why I'm quite shocked.
Intel Atom on netbooks also don't have quad-core woh.

Yup, I saw the benchmark, but I still can't believe it.
Intel being a 'new player' in mobile market already can turn the table upside down?
Wah, this is hard to believe.

Getting more and more chip makers coming out to fight in mobile world nowadays.

Qualcomm Snapdragon, Mediatek MTK, Samseng Exynos, NVIDIA Tegra, and now Intel.
When is AMD's turn? Damn...

They appear to the OS as two core (for each physical core) , OS senang tipu 1 user pun kena tipu

Who else known better how to create a better processor rather than the master itself?

Ya, can see that. Now they're feeding Samsung to start Tizen.
If they're successful, might pose a big threat to Android.
But AnTuTu said quad-core. That's why I'm quite shocked.
Intel Atom on netbooks also don't have quad-core woh.

Not even my notebook. Still using dual-core i3

Seriously, I don't like the idea of quad-core; just not yet. For now, only improve the power of the processor and also increase the clock speed. Smartphone isn't ready for quad-core. I really hope Motorola will be using Intel dual-core; and of course with Android. Intel + Android = win

Sorry, very soon, your dream of Intel + Android will be Intel + Samsung very soon.
I don't know what motive Intel is making here...

And what abt that? I thought Samsung already has its own processor; Exynos?

" Lenovo is going to launch K900 in April, which is said as the fastest smartphone this year. It can be so true, since Lenovo K900 powered by the 2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2580 (Clover Trail+) processor with SGX544-MP2 dual-core graphics. "

Source : http://www.techauthors.me/2013/01/exclusiv...hmarks.html?m=1

Another thing this Atom clovertrail+ lacks off is LTE.
with Intel expensive chip price(just an assumption based on PC chips) compared to ARM.
and lacks of LTE, many manufacturer will not be using this for their flagship phones.

Ya, correct, but they're cooperating with Intel to produce Tizen.

Source?

Why would they use Intel btw?

Read here and here.
More links will be provided if you're not convinced.

Samsung has the backing from Intel on this Tizen.
Samsung may jumpship to Tizen if Google treats them unfairly.
It's just a matter of time only, with the Motorola X Phone is coming out soon.

Another thing this Atom clovertrail+ lacks off is LTE.
with Intel expensive chip price(just an assumption based on PC chips) compared to ARM.
and lacks of LTE, many manufacturer will not be using this for their flagship phones.

Got LTE bro check my 1st post. But LTE having so many frequency, we only can use the 2600mHZ spectrum.
If America 700mHZ then the story like Apple iPhone 5 ,iPad 4 & mini WiFi + cellular   can't use 4g @ Malaysia.
For cellular 234G Qualcomm are the taiko.

Anyone have better deeper info on the upcoming vallyview baytrail atom 22mm?

http://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/44385-intel...ail-valleyview/





http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=2515470&hl=
Intel Atom CPU on phone with hyper threading!, might beat dual core!
Motorola and ZTE using Atom on smartphone

OK this is old but no 1 care on Atom already

this two poor thread
Intel Atom, Are you waiting for it?
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/690284

Intel Atom/ION discussion thread, le's start talking about these baby
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1154355/

Other than this fudzilla article, not much else so far. Down in the comments there however that cybergusa guy seems to know a bit more apparently.

The most frustrating part about covering Intel’s journey into mobile over the past five years is just how long it’s taken to get here. The CPU cores used in Medfield, Clover Trail and Clover Trail+ are very similar to what Intel had with the first Atom in 2008. Obviously we’re dealing with higher levels of integration and tweaks for further power consumption, but the architecture and much of the core remains unchanged. Just consider what that means. A single Bonnell core, designed in 2004, released in 2008, is already faster than ARM’s Cortex A9. Intel had this architecture for five years now and from the market’s perspective, did absolutely nothing with it. You could argue that the part wasn’t really ready until Intel had its 32nm process, so perhaps we’ve only wasted 3 years (Intel debuted its 32nm process in 2010). It’s beyond frustrating to think about just how competitive Intel would have been had it aggressively pursued this market.

Today Intel is in a different position. After acquisitions, new hires and some significant internal organizational changes, Intel seems to finally have the foundation to iterate and innovate in mobile. Although Bonnell (the first Atom core) was the beginning of Intel’s journey into mobile, it’s Silvermont - Intel’s first new Atom microarchitecture since 2008 - that finally puts Intel on the right course.

Although Silvermont can find its way into everything from cars to servers, the architecture is primarily optimized for use in smartphones and then in tablets, in that order. This is a significant departure from the previous Bonnell core that was first designed to serve the now defunct Mobile Internet Devices category that Intel put so much faith in back in the early to mid 2000s. As Intel’s first Atom architecture designed for mobile, expectations are high for Silvermont. While we’ll have to wait until the end of the year to see Silvermont in tablets (and early next year for phones), the good news for Intel is that Silvermont seems competitive right out of the gate. The even better news is that Silvermont will only be with us for a year before it gets its first update: Airmont.

Intel made this announcement last year, but Silvermont is the beginning of Intel’s tick-tock cadence for Atom. Intel plans on revving Atom yearly for at least the next three years. Silvermont introduces a new architecture, while Airmont will take that architecture and bring it down to 14nm in 2014/2015. One year later, we’ll see another brand new architecture take the stage also on 14nm. This is a shift that Intel needed to implement years ago, but it’s still not too late.

Before we get into an architectural analysis of Silvermont, it’s important to get some codenames in order. Bonnell was the name of the original 45nm Atom core, it was later shrunk to 32nm and called Saltwell when it arrived in smartphones and tablets last year. Silvermont is the name of the CPU core alone, but when it shows up in tablets later this year it will do so as a part of the Baytrail SoC and a part of the Merrifield SoC next year in smartphones.
22nm

To really understand the Silvermont story, you need to first understand Intel’s 22nm SoC process. Two years ago Intel announced its 22nm tri-gate 3D transistors, which would eventually ship a year later in Intel’s Ivy Bridge processors. That process wasn’t suited for ultra mobile. It was optimized for the sort of high performance silicon that was deployed on it, but not the ultra compact, very affordable, low power silicon necessary in smartphones and tablets. A derivative of that process would be needed for mobile. Intel now makes two versions of all of its processes, one optimized for its high performance CPUs and one for low power SoCs. P1270 was the 22nm CPU process, and P1271 is the low power SoC version. Silvermont uses P1271. The high level characteristics are the same however. Intel’s 22nm process moves to tri-gate non-planar transistors that can significantly increase transistor performance and/or decrease power.

This part is huge. The move to 22nm 3D transistors lets Intel drop threshold voltage by approximately 100mV at the same leakage level. Remember that power scales with the square of voltage, so a 100mV savings depending on what voltage you’re talking about can be very huge. Intel’s numbers put the power savings at anywhere from 25 - 35% at threshold voltage. The gains don’t stop there either. At 1V, Intel’s 22nm process gives it an 18% improvement in transistor performance or at the same performance Intel can run the transistors at 0.8V - a 20% power savings. The benefits are even more pronounced at lower voltages: 37% faster performance at 0.7V or less than half the active power at the same performance.

The end result here is Intel can scale frequency and/or add more active logic without drawing any more power than it did at 32nm. This helps at the top end with performance, but the vast majority of the time mobile devices are operating at very lower performance and power levels. Where performance doesn’t matter as much, Intel’s 22nm process gives it an insane advantage.

If we look back at our first x86 vs. ARM performance data we get a good indication of where Intel’s 32nm process had issues and where we should see tangible improvements with the move to 22nm:

Qualcomm’s 28nm Krait 200 was actually able to get down to lower power levels than Intel could at 32nm. Without having specific data I can’t say for certain, but it’s extremely likely that with Silvermont Intel will be able to drive down to far lower power levels than anything we’ve ever measured.

Understanding what Intel’s 22nm process gives it is really key to understanding Silvermont.

Intel has announced the next generation of its CPU architecture designed primarily for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, called Silvermont. Silvermont will be replacing the Saltwell CPUs that have been used in the recent Medfield, Clovertrail and Clovertrail+ SoC.

With Silvermont, Intel will be starting the same tick-tock cadence they use for their desktop processors. Silvermont is based on a 22nm architecture and will be succeeded by Airmont next year, which will be based on 14nm. Devices running Silvermont CPUs are expected this year, with tablets running the new Atom processors by the end of 2013.

The Silvermont CPUs will be part of the new Bay Trail range of SoCs. According to Intel, the new architecture provides 3x the peak performance over the current generation Atom processors but with an amazing 5x lower power consumption. Intel didn’t specify the changes on the GPU side in Bay Trail but promised double the performance over the current range of Atom processors.

Finally, after all these years of delaying, it seems Intel might just have a shot at winning the race in the mobile segment with the new and upcoming Atom processors against ARM.

In 3 years you will be saying Qualcomm,Exynos,Tegra what are those?Intel will kill any mobile cpu manufacturer in the near future.Samsung Galaxy S6 will probably be powered by an Intel processor.

Intel Atom will use Qualcomm Snapdragon as a condom to tap Exynos, nobody can compete with intel when it comes to CPU's in my opinion.

Intel's Silvermont Architecture Revealed: Getting Serious About Mobile

Intel announces next-generation Silvermont mobile CPU microarchitecture
I want Intel in all upcoming Motorola's smartphones!

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

- Intel introduced 4th generation Intel® Core™ processors that serve as foundation to wave of new 2-in-1s that combine stunning PC performance with tablet-like mobility in one device and deliver on Ultrabook™ vision.
- New Intel Core processors deliver biggest power savings in company history, enabling over 9 hours of battery life1 with stunning performance and two times the graphics capability versus the previous generation2.
- Intel demonstrated for the first time its next-generation 22nm quad-core Intel® Atom™ SoC for tablets in conjunction with its forthcoming 4G LTE multimode data solution.
- Showed first smartphone reference design platform based on next-generation 22nm Intel Atom SoC for smartphones.

COMPUTEX, Taipei, Taiwan, June 4, 2013 – Ushering in a wave of new Ultrabook™ andemerging 2-in-1 devices that deliver a PC when you need it and a tablet when you want it, Intel Corporation today introduced its ground-breaking 4th generation Intel® Core™ Processor family.

Speaking at Computex Taipei 2013, Executive Vice President Tom Kilroy said Intel has more than 50 different 2-in-1 designs in the pipeline across a range of price points, including premium Ultrabook 2-in-1s powered by the new Intel Core processors, and other designs powered by forthcoming processors based on the company's 22nm Silvermont microarchitecture.

"Today we deliver on the vision set forth 2 years ago to reinvent the laptop with the introduction of our 4th generation Intel Core processors that were designed from the ground up for the Ultrabook and serve as the foundation for a new era of 2-in-1 computing," said Kilroy. "We made one of the most seismic changes to our roadmap ever to build these new Core processors that deliver the stunning performance of the PC and the mobility of a tablet in one device. The new processors power the most exciting 2-in-1 designs to-date."

Kilroy also highlighted momentum in ultra-mobility, pointing to Intel's next-generation 22nm quad-core and most powerful Intel® Atom™ system-on-chip (SoC; codenamed "Bay Trail-T") yet for tablets coming this holiday, the company's forthcoming 4G LTE multimode solution and its next-generation 22nm Atom SoC (codenamed "Merrifield") for smartphones.

"With the new Intel Core processors introduced today, our next-generation Atom SoC for tablets and other 22nm products coming soon, the advances in Intel® architecture are accelerating the pace of innovation, enabling new experiences and powering some of the best mobile devices coming to market this year," said Kilroy.

Accelerating Fast: Tablets, Smartphones and LTE

Intel's 22nm low-power, high-performance Silvermont microarchitecture is enabling the company to accelerate and significantly enhance its tablet and smartphone offerings.

For tablets on shelves for holiday 2013, Intel's next-generation, 22nm quad-core Atom SoC ("Bay Trail-T") will deliver superior graphics and more than two times the CPU performance of the current generation. It will also enable sleek designs with 8 or more hours of battery life and weeks of standby, as well as support Android* and Windows 8.1*.

For the first time, Kilroy demonstrated Intel's 4G LTE multimode solution in conjunction with the next-generation 22nm quad-core Atom SoC for tablets. The Intel® XMM 7160 is one of the world's smallest and lowest-power multimode-multiband LTE solutions and will support global LTE roaming in a single SKU.

With a number of phones with Intel silicon inside having shipped across more than 30 countries, Kilroy previewed what's coming. He showed for the first time a smartphone reference design platform based on "Merrifield," Intel's next-generation 22nm Intel Atom SoC for smartphones that will deliver increased performance and battery life. The platform includes an integrated sensor hub for personalized services, as well as capabilities for data, device and privacy protection.

Intel Atom Inside
Saltwell core, PowerVR SGX xxx,1.x++ GHz

1. Lenovo K900
2  Asus FonePad ME371MG
3. Acer Liquid C1
4. Lenovo K800
5. Motorola RAZR i XT890
6. Lava Xolo X1000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android-x86
Sos:http://www.intel.my/content/www/us/en/smar...martphones.html
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdamaster&posted=1&cpu=i2580z
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdamaster&posted=1&cpu=i2480z
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdamaster&posted=1&cpu=i2460z
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdamaster&posted=1&cpu=i2420z
Atom (system on chip)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_(system_on_chip)
http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/27/2828158/...admap-14nm-2014
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/inte...atom_processors
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/column/...806_307443.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel...roarchitectures

Smartphone/Tablet processor Teread;War begain;, [Atom],Krait,Tegra4,Exynos5,A9600,OMAP5
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=2751654&hl=

Older device that using Intel Processor
Mobile Internet device
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Internet_device

I read from GSM arena Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 using atom too

they shud release it asap.
later play catch up with Samsung n Motorola X
hard lo.

I read from GSM arena Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 using atom too

That was claimed by Reuters, nothing official. On Samsung's page, it only stated dual-core. I'm assuming it's actly Snapdragon 400

http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/03/samsung-galaxy-tab-3/

Samsung don't use their own Exynos5 cause can't support LTE 4G

Samsung like to use processor from different company

That's why I said. Most probably it'll use Qualcomm's. Intel's also hasn't developed LTE yet

For the first time, Kilroy demonstrated Intel's 4G LTE multimode solution in conjunction with the next-generation 22nm quad-core Atom SoC for tablets. The Intel® XMM 7160 is one of the world's smallest4and lowest-power multimode-multiband LTE solutions and will support global LTE roaming in a single SKU.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7009/arm-cor...ng-in-late-2014

First Intel Bay Trail Benchmark Emerges Online, Crushes All of ARM’s Records

So you didn’t buy Intel’s promises of challenging ARM-based mobile processors in terms of raw speed, did you? Well, it’s true, Intel started off rather timidly in the mobile décor, with the low-end Medfield platform, but the Clover Trail+ chip found inside Lenovo’s K900 should have raised a flag or two in the ARM camp.



And if we are to trust a newly spotted benchmark, the next generation of processors, codenamed Bay Trail, will step things up quite a lot. What’s “a lot”? Well, I’m going to throw a number at you – 43,416 points.

That’s how much a mystery Android-based gadget running Intel Bay Trail scored in the popular benchmark test called AnTuTu. For comparison, the zippiest ARM-powered CPU around, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800, was seen choking just before reaching 30,000 points inside the newly unveiled Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A and barely hitting the 32,000 mark inside a mysterious LG F320 device that we think is the G2.

Now, exactly how big is this 11,000 – 13,000 gap between Bay Trail and Snapdragon 800? Massive. Just think of how much zippier the S4 is in real-life use compared with, say, the GS3. Well, that’s how much faster we expect Bay Trail-powered gadgets to be versus the S4 and other current Android giants.

And that’s not all. If this new AnTuTu benchmark is legit (that’s a big “if”, remember), the enigmatic Bay Trail-based machine tested had a CPU clocked at just 1.1 GHz at its core. And since Silvermont (that’s another name for Bay Trail, by the way) will have a maximum clock speed of 2.1 GHz, the sky is the limit for the potential performance of a higher clocked SoC. Dayum!

The bad news in this entire equation is we have no idea what kind of gadget is this “byt_t_ffrd10” and what company will manufacture it. It does apparently run Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, which narrows it down a little (Bay Trail will support both Android and Windows 8), but I wouldn’t want to speculate as to the OEM’s name. It could be someone like Samsung, HTC, LG or Sony or it could well be ZTE, Lenovo, Acer or Huawei. Only time will tell.

For now, let us look in awe again at that incredible benchmark score and expect the unexpected.

*I had repost this in my Smartphone/Tablet processor Teread

ARM still having Cortex A57

The bigLittle Arm SoC that use dual core cortex A15 and dual core A7 look very interesting to me rather than S4 octa core that seems to be to overkill.

It can be a dual core or quad core.Much more power saving if the implementation is spot on. Considering that most app nowadays only capitalizing on dual core and if needed can turn on all core unlike S4 which is still quad core in reality.

Can current quad core SoC be used like that without the bigLittle?