Samsung Launches New Galaxy Book Pro PCs At Galaxy Unpacked 2021
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Intel and Samsung have expanded their alliance to deliver a new line of co-engineered PCs they say will push the envelope on mobility, connectivity and performance and some of them will eventually feature a new microarchitecture utilizing different kinds of Intel silicon.
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker announced the expanded co-engineering partnership during the virtual Samsung Unpacked event on Wednesday, where the South Korean tech giant announced several new PCs, including the new Intel-powered Galaxy Book Pro series of laptops.
The semiconductor giant said it will collaborate with Samsung on a new Intel chip microarchitecture that uses “multiple types of XPU cores,” a reference to Intel’s heterogeneous compute portfolio of silicon that ranges from CPUs and GPUs to FPGAs and other kinds of accelerators. Intel did not provide any further information on the new chip microarchitecture, including whether it is unique to future Samsung designs or part of the company
Intel, Samsung Team Up For New PCs, Chip Microarchitecture
The two companies are embarking on a new co-engineering and co-marketing partnership for PCs they say will push the envelope on mobility, connectivity and performance and some of the PCs will feature a new chip microarchitecture utilizing different kinds of Intel silicon. By Dylan Martin April 28, 2021, 04:22 PM EDT
Intel and Samsung have expanded their alliance to deliver a new line of co-engineered PCs they say will push the envelope on mobility, connectivity and performance and some of them will eventually feature a new microarchitecture utilizing different kinds of Intel silicon.
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker announced the expanded co-engineering partnership during the virtual Samsung Unpacked event on Wednesday, where the South Korean tech giant announced several new PCs, including the new Intel-powered Galaxy Book Pro series of laptops.
Intel s (NASDAQ:INTC) stock recently tumbled after the chipmaker posted its first-quarter earnings. Its revenue fell 1% year over year to $19.7 billion, but still beat estimates by $1.75 billion.
Its non-GAAP net income declined 6% to $5.7 billion. Its non-GAAP earnings per share, buoyed by buybacks, dipped 1% to $1.39 and cleared expectations by $0.25. Those numbers exclude its NAND business, which will be sold to
SK Hynix, and other one-time items.
Intel expects its revenue and non-GAAP earnings to decline 10% and 15% year over year, respectively, in the second quarter. Analysts had expected its revenue and earnings to fall 9% and 19%, respectively.
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For the full year, Intel expects its GAAP revenue to dip 1% to $77 billion, and for its non-GAAP revenue to drop 7% to $72.5 billion, which misses the consensus forecast of $72.8 billion. It expects its non-GAAP EPS to decline 13%, compared to gloomier forecasts for a 19% decline.
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