Samsung Electronics has announced that its Exynos 5 Dual application processor powers the new Google Chromebook. Exynos 5 Dual is the industry's first ARM Cortex-A15 CPU and ARM Mali-T604 GPU, enabling increased performance with more power-efficient designs for mobile devices, Samsung claimed.
The Exynos 5 Dual, with two CPU cores running at 1.7GHz, a multi-core GPU, Full HD multimedia capabilities and the highest available memory bandwidth in an mobile SoC opens up more opportunities for PC manufacturers, Samsung indicated. The adoption of 32nm HKMG process technology, complemented with Samsung's low-power design methodology, allows for sufficient performance and power efficiency for the next-generation Chromebook and other mobile devices, the firm added.
"We believe computers need to be thin, light, easy to use and more affordable so everyone can have access to them. We are happy to have worked with Samsung to include the Exynos 5 Dual in the new Chromebook for US$249, the computer for everyone," Caesar Sengupta, director of product management at Chrome OS, said in a statement.
"The Exynos 5 Dual processor brings significant improvements in energy efficiency to the new Chromebook, allowing a smaller, slimmer battery package that is equally, or more, efficient than that of previous models. This combination of design and technology innovation has enabled us to produce the thinnest and lightest Chromebook yet," David Song, senior VP of Samsung's IT solutions business, said in the same statement.
Article translated by Jessie Shen
