Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a
world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced the newest
member of its Exynos family of application processors, the Exynos 8 Octa 8890. This chip is Samsung’s second premium application
processor built on 14nm FinFET process technology. Unlike the previous Exynos 7
Octa 7420, the Exynos 8 Octa is an integrated one-chip solution that features
the company’s first custom designed CPU based on 64-bit ARMv8 architecture and
the latest LTE Rel.12 Cat.12/13 modem. This brings a new level of performance
to Samsung’s Exynos processor premium line-up for mobile applications.
“The Exynos 8 Octa is a
leading-edge application processor for next-generation mobile devices that
incorporates Samsung’s mobile technology leadership in CPU, ISP, and modem as
well as process technology,” said Dr. Kyushik Hong, Vice President of System
LSI marketing, Samsung Electronics. “With our custom designed CPU cores and the
industry’s most advanced LTE modem, consumers using mobile devices with the
Exynos 8 Octa will experience a new level of mobile computing."
The Exynos 8 Octa is Samsung’s
first application processor to include the company’s initial premium custom CPU
cores based on 64-bit ARMv8 architecture providing over 30 percent improvement
in performance and 10 percent in power efficiency compared to the Exynos 7
Octa. This chip also supports enhanced heterogeneous multi-processing for
efficient usage of the eight cores, four custom and four ARM® Cortex®-A53, to
deliver the highest performance and power efficiency in its class.
The Exynos 8 Octa is Samsung’s
first integrated one-chip solution in its premium line-up that combines the
application processor and modem. Samsung has delivered one-chip Exynos
solutions for mid to high-end smartphones in recent years. The Exynos 8 Octa
integrates the most advanced LTE Rel.12 Cat.12/13 modem that enables maximum
download speed of up to 600Mbps (Cat.12) and upload speed of up to 150Mbps
(Cat.13) with carrier aggregation. With such a high data transfer rate, the
Exynos 8 Octa will contribute to delivering an excellent mobile experience,
allowing users to enjoy and share high resolution video content on the go with
ease. Also the one-chip solution benefits OEMs with a reduced number of parts
needed and overall space required for a device, allowing more flexible design
options.
For a graphic-intensive user interface,
highly immersive 3D gaming and life-like virtual reality experiences, the
Exynos 8 Octa employs ARM®’s latest GPU, Mali™-T880.
Samsung plans to begin mass
production of the Exynos 8 Octa in late 2015.
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