Monday, September 17th 2012
Intel "Rosepoint" Atom Combines x86 Cores with WiFi Transceiver
At IDF 2012, Intel showed off an experimental SoC codenamed "Rosepoint," targeted at low power mobile consumer devices. Built on the 32 nm process, the tiny chip combines a full-featured dual-core Atom processor with a WiFi transceiver. This could eliminate the need for external transceivers on Atom-powered devices, reducing the platform's board footprint, and of course, power draw.
The current chip comes with its share of limitations. It supports just 2.4 GHz radio band. According to Intel's Justin Rattner, the chip should scale with Moore's Law, and future versions could have greater capabilities, including cellular data, and built-in antennae. Production versions of the chip aren't due for another two years, so it's safe to assume that Rosepoint is just a development milestone.
Source:
Guru3D
The current chip comes with its share of limitations. It supports just 2.4 GHz radio band. According to Intel's Justin Rattner, the chip should scale with Moore's Law, and future versions could have greater capabilities, including cellular data, and built-in antennae. Production versions of the chip aren't due for another two years, so it's safe to assume that Rosepoint is just a development milestone.
10 Comments on Intel "Rosepoint" Atom Combines x86 Cores with WiFi Transceiver
To consider using an Atom today for x86 windows devices is going to lead to a huge letdown. Atom has been relegated from the PC world to embedded devices. For a NAS it is OK. For a media device it is not OK without additional hardware for the video decoding.