Wednesday, June 17, 2009

ARM to ship dual-core processors for mobile handsets in 2010

CNet is reporting that chip maker ARM will deliver mobile processors next year that use more than one processor core, much like PC hardware that is increasingly common.

In a phone interview with CNet, ARM Wireless Segment Manager James Bruce told the publication that mobile phones will begin shipping with dual-core Cortex-A9 processors, the company's next generation chipsets, in 2010.

Bruce says the dual-core processors provide better performance but still use less power in day-to-day use than variations of the company's current A8 model, one of which is used in the Palm Pre

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