Posted on 01/07/2010 11:53:31 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Marvell's quad-core implementation can operate at above 1-GHz clock frequency on all four cores providing high performance in those applications that can keep four cores fed with data.
(Excerpt) Read more at embedded.com ...
Is it possible ...a smartphone with a quad processor?
It's only a matter of time. I would imagine that many of the top-end smart phones on the market today, posses the same computing power as many of the laptops from just a decade ago, or sooner. I am curious, however, about how they will solve the cooling problem presented with the additional processors, to say nothing of the energy/battery requirements.
Not sure this will show up in PDAs any time soon. Battery drain would be intense during actual video/audio playback.
However, the new class of mini netbooks with integrated cell phone cards might be a possibility for quad-cores. MSI just debuted a prototype at CES. Dual screen netbook. http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/msi-dualscreen-e-reader-hands-on/
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