Marvell has introduced what it claims to be “world’s first 1.5 GHz tri-core application processor”. Called Marvell ARMADA 628, the product incorporates a full System-on-a-Chip design (SoC) with three high-performance ARM-compliant CPU cores offering 1.5 GHz performance. More specifically, the tri-core design integrates two symmetric multiprocessing cores and a third …

Intel is looking to intensify its System-on-a-Chip (SoC) product plans based on the Intel Atom processor family. As part of its software-and hardware-related efforts, the company introduced a pair of new Atom processors (Intel Atom CE4200 and Intel Atom E600 processors) and announced the launch of an application store called …