Intel enters into strategic agreement with Rockchip to bring Intel-based solutions for tablets
Press release, May 28; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 28 May 2014]
Intel has announced it has entered into a strategic agreement with Rockchip Electronics to expand the breadth and accelerate the rate at which it brings Intel architecture and communications-based solutions to market for a range of entry-level Android tablets worldwide.
Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will deliver an Intel-branded mobile SoC platform. The quad-core platform will be based on an Intel's Atom processor core integrated with Intel's 3G modem technology.
Expanding the offerings in Intel's SoFIA family of integrated mobile SoC platforms for entry and value Android mobile devices, the new quad-core SoFIA 3G part is expected to be available in the first half of 2015. It will be targeted primarily at entry and value tablets. The Intel SoFIA family was added to Intel's mobile product roadmap late 2013 and includes Intel's first integrated applications processor and communications platform.
As the tablet market continues to expand with greater choice of screen size, form factor and price, the strategic agreement with Rockchip also enables Intel to ramp new customers with a broader portfolio of products faster.
With the latest announcement, the Intel SoFIA family is now made up of three different offerings, including the dual-core 3G version expected to ship in the fourth quarter of 2014, the quad-core 3G version that is expected to ship in the first half of 2015, and the LTE version, also due in the first half of 2015.
Pricing for the quad-core SoFIA 3G part will be disclosed at a later date, and like the broader Intel SoFIA family, it is expected to be price competitive. Under the agreement, both Intel and Rockchip will sell the new part to OEMs and ODMs, primarily into each company's existing customer base.
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