Intel out in full force in the smartphone: Wi-Fi functions in system-on-chip Atom

Intel has always been a bit 'lazy for what was done on all updates to its family of Atom processors. From 2008 to today have not changed much, except for small variations related to the graphics department, or the number of cores integrated in the package.

The year 2012 saw a turnaround however, before the presentation of Penwell at CES, its first system-on-chip designed to smartphones (which was not even that bad), and now all'ISSCC (International Solid-State Circuits conference) is speaking instead of Rosepoint, a dual-core version with a more integrated Wi-Fi module plugs directly into the silicon of SoCs.

This new chip is still being tested, but shows a clear intention to not only Intel's decision to enter the smartphone market (and tablet), but also to offer something substantially new that competitors have not yet offered.

More functions integrated on the chip also means more opportunity for profit, since the gains of this type of product is much less than she was used to Intel. If a desktop CPU was a typical gain between $ 50-100, including a high-end SoC for smartphones has a cost much less and is sold in the stock between 14 and $ 25.