14 DAY TRIAL // South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics is reportedly getting ready for the launch of a new mobile chip, aimed at offering support for the latest networks out there.
According to info coming from South Korea, the company wants to launch a chip called ModAP, which would be developed as a cross platform between application processors and modems.
Apparently, Samsung is determined to pack the new silicon chip with support for LTE-Advanced networks, as well as with Wide Connection (Widcon) technology.
As Korea Herald explains, this means that the CPU would be able to connect the application processor and the dynamic random access memory (RAM) directly, which should improve the overall performance and energy efficiency of smartphones.
Before the end of this year, Samsung is also expected to launch a 64-bit mobile processor, also aimed at offering improved performance when compared to what current chips have to provide users with.
The availability of 64-bit CPUs might also open the door towards packing new mobile devices with 4GB or more of RAM.
In fact, Samsung has already announced that it managed to develop the industry’s first 8-gigabit memory chip based on the 20 nanometer technology, which would result in 4GB DRAM being included in upcoming smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices.
Chances are that the company won’t be able to include these technologies inside the Galaxy S5 handset, which is expected to become official in the first quarter of this year, with availability set for April.
However, we might see the vendor including some of these advancements inside Galaxy Note 4, which should become official only in fall. Previous smartphones in the Galaxy Note series were unveiled at the IFA tradeshow in Berlin.
With the new mobile chips, Samsung is trying to get ahead of competition, though Apple has already included a 64-bit CPU inside its latest iPhone model. The company’s Exynos 5 Octa processors, however, do not offer LTE connectivity at the moment, which determined Samsung to adopt Qualcomm CPUs instead.