At Mobile World Congress on Monday or Tuesday, Intel may formally introduce new application processors under the brand name SoFIA. This single-chip solution, which in addition to computing and graphics cores, as well as the controller interface, includes a digital part of a cellular modem. Until last year, single-chip SoC with integrated modem were only Qualcomm company. Such solutions greatly simplify the platform for the production of smart phones and processors, as they were more energy efficient compared to SoC with digital modems.
Unlike solutions Qualcomm and Samsung, chips Intel SoFIA focused on low-cost devices cost up to $ 130. In the middle category with a price point of $ 250, Intel will promote Cherry Trail platform with a 14-nm processors Broxton. Assembly SoFIA 3G-R and SoFIA LTE will be released in the third quarter.
SoFIA 3G processors contain two x86-compatible cores with a frequency of about 1 GHz. Single-channel memory controller can work with memory LPDDR2-800. Note, the memory controller 32-bit, while the computational core 64-bit. Built in SoFIA 3G graphics - it ARM Mali-400 MP2 with support for resolutions up to 1920 x 1080 pixels. The combination of video core ARM and Atom cores suggests that produced SoFIA 3G will be at the company TSMC. Process technology - 28 nm.
Built-in capabilities to decode video streams - is playing 1080p video at 30 frames per second (H.264 or VP8). Supported SoC communication standards include EDGE, GPRS, GSM, HSPA + 21 / 5.8, DSDS and DvP. In the presence of interfaces USB 2.0, Bluetooth 4.0 LE / FM and WiFi 11b / g / n, as well as GPS and GLONASS. The chip can support the basic 13-megapixel camera and a second 5-megapixel. Interface to interact with the built-in flash memory - eMMC 4.41.