Intel to collaborate with Rockchip to develop low-cost chips to enter the tablet market
Computing juggernaut Intel has teamed up with Chinese mobile chipmaker Rockchip in a bid to boost sales of low-end Android tablets. It is an attempt by Intel to penetrate the tablet and smartphone market. Intel gains access to Rockchip's ability to quickly launch inexpensive mobile chips as well as access to the company's strong relationships with local Chinese manufacturers focused on the country's fast-growing consumer market. According to Intel in an official release, Based on the agreement, the two companies will work together to develop and deliver a family of Intel-based SoCs, named "SoFIA," aimed at mobile devices.
Even though Intel remains and continues to be the gold standard for x86/-64 desktops and laptops, it is not by any means a major competitor in smartphones and tablets. On the other hand, Rockchip entered the consumer market almost a decade ago to ride the MP3/MP4 player wave. Rockchip’s chip business revolves around tablet, smartphone, and embedded processors which are based on the ARM architecture. Their low-power ARM-based chipsets were extremely famous and successful, and were heavily adopted by many manufacturers. Google's Android OS meant that Chinese manufacturers didn't need to focus on operating systems anymore, and they could direct their full attention towards hardware.
Onto today's news, it has been announced that Intel has joined hands with Rockchip in a strategic agreement for them to accelerate and increase the adoption of Intel chipsets (both architecture and communication solutions) for smartphones and tablets around the world. With this partnership Rockchip could further increase its presence in low-cost smar...
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In the releasing of our new product we will need to exercise precise and careful observation of all incoming feedback channels. We will need to respond responsibly to any negative responses or defects that may occur. We plan on taking the information we receive and use it to improve our current and future products. We will need to also observe and actively participate in our factories supply chain management activities and operations. By instituting the correct decisions and observation methods regarding our evaluation and control of our new Mac computer and manufacturing factories we feel that Apple will be able to reach new heights.
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