Taking a jab at the embedded market, Intel on Wednesday said it was working on new x86 chips to use in devices ranging from consumer electronics to mobile phones. Intel is developing more than 15 system-on-chips based on the x86 core found in Intel's Atom chip, which can be found in mobile Internet devices and low-cost laptops.

By using the Atom core, the company is trying to increase performance and drop power consumption on the new chips, said Gadi Singer, vice president of Intel's mobility group, at a press event in San Francisco.

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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by ENiGmA on 24 Jul 2008 - 12:34
Embedded "stuff" will only increase in the market share(s).
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by +M2Ys4U on 24 Jul 2008 - 13:54
I hope they're x86-64. 2038 is getting closer and closer...
Quote this comment #2.1 Posted by Shadrack on 24 Jul 2008 - 14:46
Huh..i'd argue that most mobile devices should still be 16bit. Unless you are interested in just paying more for a mobile 64bit unit that doesn't really do anything special...
Quote this comment #2.2 Posted by MioTheGreat on 25 Jul 2008 - 01:32
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by Lasker on 24 Jul 2008 - 19:59
Too bad, Apple is not thinking to use these kind of chips in their iPhone and iPod Touch. They already have another chipmaker for their mobile devices.
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