Samsung’s Exynos 5 Dual Application Processor Drives Industry’s Highest Resolution on Google’s Nexus 10 Tablet

SEOUL, Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global leader in advanced semiconductor solutions, announced that its Exynos 5 Dual application processor powers the new Nexus 10 tablet from Google, with the highest WQXGA (2560x1600) resolution in the market. The Exynos 5 Dual is the world’s first application processor based on the ARM^® Cortex™-A15 CPU, which has been designed with both performance and power efficiency in mind to bring superb user experience in mobile devices.

“Exynos 5 Dual is our first application processor designed specifically for high-end tablets and mobile computing applications. With ARM’s newest Cortex™ A15 core and Samsung’s low-power 32nm High-K Metal Gate (HKMG) process, customers can expect incredible performance with astounding energy efficiency.”

“We are very pleased to reveal that Samsung’s most advanced mobile application processor, the Exynos 5 Dual, is the engine that powers Google’s Nexus 10 tablet,” said TH Kim, vice president of System LSI marketing, Device Solutions, Samsung Electronics. “Exynos 5 Dual is our first application processor designed specifically for high-end tablets and mobile computing applications. With ARM’s newest Cortex™ A15 core and Samsung’s low-power 32nm High-K Metal Gate (HKMG) process, customers can expect incredible performance with astounding energy efficiency.”

The Exynos 5 Dual, with two ARM^® Cortex™-A15 CPUs running at a blazing 1.7GHz, accompanied by four powerful Mali™-T604 GPU cores, full high definition multimedia capabilities, built-in ISP for camera/image processing, and the widest memory bandwidth available in mobile SoCs at 12.8 GB/s, is the only solution currently in the market to support the richest media and computing experience in stunning WQXGA resolution within the mobile environment.

For more information about Samsung’s Eyxnos 5 Dual and other Exynos application processors, visit www.samsung.com/exynos and follow us at www.twitter.com/SamsungExynos.

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2011 consolidated sales of US$143.1 billion. Employing approximately 206,000 people in 197 offices across 72 countries, the company operates two separate organizations to coordinate its nine independent business units: Digital Media & Communications, comprising Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, and Digital Imaging; and Device Solutions, consisting of Memory, System LSI and LED. Recognized for its industry-leading performance across a range of economic, environmental and social criteria, Samsung Electronics was named the world’s most sustainable technology company in the 2011 Dow Jones Sustainability Index. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.

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