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  1. Android News

    ARM announces Mali-G52 and G31 GPU designs

    Today ARM has announced its new Mali G52 and G31 GPU designs, respectively targeting so-called "mainstream" and high-efficiency applications. The bigger G52 will someday make its way into more demanding use cases like TVs and high-end phones, where its 3.6x performance improvements in machine...
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    ARM introduces 'iSIM' technology for embedded devices

    ARM today announced a new technology called 'iSIM,' compliant with the GSMA Embedded SIM Specifications. It's primarily designed for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and the SIM data is stored on a secure enclave. The primary advantage over the existing eSIM standard is reduced cost; while eSIM...
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    Intel may be worried about Windows emulation on the Snapdragon 835

    Microsoft has recently partnered with Qualcomm in an attempt to get Windows running on an ARM chipset. Their latest demonstration shows x86 applications emulated on the platform too and it looks as if Intel is worried about Windows tablets and laptops shifting away from the x86 chipset.
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    ARM officially unveils its new Cortex-A75, A55, and Mali-G72 components

    ARM has announced its latest CPU and GPU components, with the Cortex-A75 and A55 CPU's, and the Mali-G72 CPU. These components are likely to be featured on the Snapdragon 845 processor.
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    ARM Announces Mali-Cetus, Their Next-Generation Display Processor

    ARM has announced their next generation display processor, the Mali-Cetus. It's designed to be used in conjunction with other ARM GPUs and will replace earlier efforts like the Mali-DP550.
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    ARM announces the Mali G51 GPU, feturing its Bifrost architecture and support for Vulkan API

    The ARM Mali G51 GPU has been officially unveiling, sporting support for the Vulkan graphics API, a 60% boost in performance density, a 60% increase in energy efficiency, along with dual pixel shaders. The new GPU is expected to be incorporated into mid-range processors in 2017.
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    Samsung Galaxy S8 could use Exynos 8895 processor with ARM’s new Mali-G71 GPU

    The Samsung Galaxy S7 features an Exynos 8890 processor with ARM's Mali-T880 MP12 GPU which is a pretty powerful chipset. The Galaxy S8, however, will need more horsepower to run the rumored 4K display and the latest rumor suggests Samsung will upgrade to a new GPU that is 1.8 times more...
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    SoftBank’s acquisition of ARM Holdings has just been completed

    Back in July, we learned that SoftBank was looking to pay $32 billion to acquire ARM Holdings. These big acquisitions have a lot of red tape to get through before it's completed, but now it's officially done.
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    Logic Supply announces an ARM Mini PC that can run Ubuntu, Android, or Yocto

    Android is a very versatile operating system and we've seen it put on a number of a different devices. Logic Supply has just launched an industrial, ARM-based single-board computer that has the ability to run Ubuntu, Android, or Yocto as its operating system.
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    Intel says they'll allow ARM chipmakers to use its 10nm manufacturing process

    When it comes to manufacturing SoCs in the smartphone industry, the big companies are Samsung and TSMC. However, Intel has just announced that they will use their 10nm manufacturing process to build ARM chips for companies who want to hire them.
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    SoftBank is paying $32 billion to buy ARM

    Softbank is expanding it product portfolio by getting to the mobile chip business. The Japanese conglomerate (which also own Sprint) has announced that it will pay $32 billion for ARM. For those who don't know, ARM designed the processors which are used in nearly 95% of smartphones these days...
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    ARM details Egil video processor

    ARM has detailed the new Egil video processor that can be used in ARM-based chipsets. The processor supports multi-core functionality, so apps that need to encode and decode video -- like video chat apps -- can function better. One of the notable additions not found in the current Mali-V550...
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    ARM new Cortex-A73 chip architecture is fine tuned for mobile VR

    ARM has announced its Cortex-A73 and Mali-G71 GPU architecture which will make its way into devices in 2017. The is 30% faster and more powerful efficient than the last model and can power a 4K display at 120Hz. Mediatek, Marvell and HiSilicon have already signed on as licensing partners for the...
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    ARM partners with TSMC to make a 64-bit ARM v8-A processor test chip using their 10nm FinFET tech

    ARM has announced they will be using TSMC's 10nm FinFET technology in order to create a 64-bit ARM v8-A processor test chip. the codename for this chip is Artemis, and it will have 4 cores instead of 8 core big.LITTLE architecture that they've been doing lately. This is only a test chip to see...
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    ARM announces 32-bit Cortex-A32 architecture for wearables

    ARM has revealed a new 32-bit chipset architecture called the Cortex-A32. The architecture's primary use is for wearable and IoT chipsets, not unlike what Qualcomm did with the Snapdragon Wear 2100.
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    ARM Cortex-R8 unveield, will be used in 5G modems

    Real world 5G networks are still a ways out, but ARM is getting ready for the next generation communications technology by releasing the Cortex-R8 processor. The new chip has been designed with real-time mass storage and modem solutions in mind and claims to double performance of previous chips...
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    ARM reveals new 28nm POP IP for UMC Foundry

    To help speed up the time to market process in which vendors can implement ARM technology in their phones or chips, ARM has announced a new 28nm POP IP. ARM says this can speed up the process by 5-8 months, which is huge in an industry as fast as mobile SoCs.
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    ARM Announces New Cortex-A35 CPU

    Today as part of the volley of announcements at ARM's TechCon conference we discover ARM's new low-power application-tier CPU architecture, the Cortex-A35. The A35 is touted as ARM's most configurable processor with vendors able to alter their designs far beyond simple choices such the...
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    ARM Announces Mali-470 GPU for Wearables

    Today, ARM is announcing the release of the next iteration of the Mali-400 family IP, the Mali-470. Mali-470 serves as something of a decedent of both Mali-400 and Mali-450, with ARM intending to make it a direct successor to Mali-400 while also integrating some of the improvements that...