The company's technology, dubbed the Octa-Core 6592, is the first true eight-core mobile processor to hit the market. November 20, 2013 8:08 AM PST MediaTek, a company that builds processors, has partnered with ARM to announce the first true eight-core mobile chip. Dubbed the Octa-Core 6592, the chip allows for all eight cores to be working simultaneously. The processor, which is based on ARM architecture, supports up to 16-megapixel cameras and the full-HD video spec H.265. Ultra-HD support on the H.264 spec is also supported. Related stories Qualcomm adds new chip for 4K video to Snapdragon line Heads up, Intel: TI chips bring ARM to Arduino gadget market Intel's Galileo aims x86 chips at Arduino hardware hackers Apple may need Samsung to make enough chips for iPhone 6 Apple's A7 chip: Small space, plenty of power In addition to higher power and stronger performance, the Octa-Core 6592 should deliver longer battery life, MediaTek says. The chip uses the eight cores to reduce power consumption. MediaTek says that the power consumption can be cut to as low as 50 percent of the current needs of high-end chips already on the market. Although MediaTek says the first mobile devices to support the chip could be available by the end of the year, purely bundling its technology in hardware isn't enough for users to see the increased benefits of eight cores. Application developers will need to optimize their software to take advantage of the eight cores. And since MediaTek's chip is the first true eight-core chip to hit the market, developers who will have applications ready to take advantage of the technology will be few and far between. Still, MediaTek will be the first of many chip makers that in the coming year will be offering eight-core processors. So, it likely won't take long for application developers to catch up.
The company's technology, dubbed the Octa-Core 6592, is the first true eight-core mobile processor to hit the market.
MediaTek, a company that builds processors, has partnered with ARM to announce the first true eight-core mobile chip.
Dubbed the Octa-Core 6592, the chip allows for all eight cores to be working simultaneously. The processor, which is based on ARM architecture, supports up to 16-megapixel cameras and the full-HD video spec H.265. Ultra-HD support on the H.264 spec is also supported.
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In addition to higher power and stronger performance, the Octa-Core 6592 should deliver longer battery life, MediaTek says. The chip uses the eight cores to reduce power consumption. MediaTek says that the power consumption can be cut to as low as 50 percent of the current needs of high-end chips already on the market.
Although MediaTek says the first mobile devices to support the chip could be available by the end of the year, purely bundling its technology in hardware isn't enough for users to see the increased benefits of eight cores. Application developers will need to optimize their software to take advantage of the eight cores. And since MediaTek's chip is the first true eight-core chip to hit the market, developers who will have applications ready to take advantage of the technology will be few and far between.
Still, MediaTek will be the first of many chip makers that in the coming year will be offering eight-core processors. So, it likely won't take long for application developers to catch up.
