Never one to give up even when the battle’s already lost, chip behemoth Intel is apparently preparing a big notebook push.
According to Taiwanese wire Digitimes, which claims to have information frm the supply chain, Intel will unveil a plethora of chips that support entry level and high end tablets.
And, in bitter news for its long time “friend” Microsoft, Intel will introduce CPUs that support Android operating systems at the end of this year.
Bay Trail Android CPUs aimed at seven inch tablets will cost between $99 and $129 while it will also introduce other chips in the first quarter of next year costing between $149 to $199.
Bay Trail and Cherry Trail CPUs will look to target eight to 10 inch tablets and cost a staggering $199 to $249.
And in September next year, Cherry Trail will emerge from the factories using 14 nanometre “Airmont” manufactures – Another Trail blazer wll be Willow Trail at the same time, using 14 nanometre Goldmont, according to Digitimes.
And it seems Chipzilla hasn’t given up the ghost on smartphones and will intro 22 nanometre chips.
It’s hard to see how Intel can possibly catch up this late in the game, but it sure looks like it’s going to give it a stab.
