Intel will adopt the Texas Instruments-developed (TI) WL1283 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/GPS chips for its Medfield platform to be launched in the second quarter of 2012 and Broadcom-developed 4330/4751 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/GPS chips for its Clover Trail-W platform to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Taiwan-based notebook makers.
In addition to improved processor performance, the Medfield platform, which is designed specifically for Android 4.0, will also feature several unique technologies including Intel Wireless Display, Advanced Imaging and Connected Standby, with devices that adopt the platform to also see a thickness less than 0.85cm and a weight less than 1.5lb.
As for the Clover Trail-W, which is designed for Windows 8 operating system, Intel will also equip the platform with its latest technologies including Intel Wireless Display, Compute Continuum, PC Sync, One Tap NFC, Advanced Imaging and HW Enhanced Security.
In addition to the chips from TI and Broadcom, chips such as IMC's IFX6260, Ericsson's C5621gw and NXP's PN65N are all being listed within Intel's list of purchasing for tablet PCs, while the company will also adopt Sierra's EM77x0 chip for its Clover Trail-W for the platform to support LTE technology.
A tablet PC that features Android OS and Intel processor
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Article translated by Joseph Tsai
