According to the latest information received by industry observer
DigiTimes, Intel plans to launch the first processor platform for
ultra-thin Android tablets based on its x86 architecture, codenamed
"Medfield", in Q2 2012. Tablets based on this will be able to run
Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich". Then in Q4 2012, Intel plans to launch
the more powerful Clover Trail-W platform. Currently, Intel's Oak Trail
platform consisting of Atom Z670 processor and SM35 chipset drive
Windows 7 or Android Honeycomb tablets.
The fundamental difference between Medfield and Clover Trail-W with its
predecessor Oak Tail, is that Medfield will be designed for ultra-thin
tablets with long batter life, currently only ARM processors provide the
kind of performance-per-Watt to achieve this form-factor. Oak Trail and
its succeeding Clover Trail-W, are designed for slightly more capable
tablets. Oak Trail is opted today, to design tablets that run Windows 7
PC operating system. Microsoft will design performance and UI-optimized
Windows 8 variants when its next-gen operating system sees the light of
the day next year.
Source: DigiTimes
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