Exynos (system on chip)

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Exynos is a series of ARM-based System-on-Chips (SoCs) developed and manufactured by Samsung Electronics and is a continuation of Samsung's earlier S3C, S5L and S5P line of SoCs. For more information about earlier Samsung SoCs see List of Samsung system on chips.

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History [edit]

See also: List of Samsung system on chips

In 2010 Samsung launched the S5PC110 (now Exynos 3 Single) in its Samsung Galaxy S mobile phone which featured a licensed ARM Cortex-A8 CPU.[citation needed][1]

In early 2011, Samsung first launched the Exynos 4210 SoC within its Samsung Galaxy S II mobile smartphone. The driver code for the Exynos 4210 was made available in the Linux kernel[2] and support was added in version 3.2.[3][4]

On 29 September 2011, Samsung introduced Exynos 4212,[5] as a successor to the 4210, that features a higher clock frequency and “50 percent higher 3D graphics performance over the previous processor generation". Built with 32 nm High-K Metal Gate (HKMG) low-power process it promises “30 percent lower power-level over the previous process generation.”

On 30 November 2011, Samsung released information about their upcoming System-on-Chip with a dual-core ARM Cortex-A15 CPU, which was initially named 'Exynos 5250' (later renamed to Exynos 5 Dual). This SoC will have a memory interface providing 12.8 GB/sec of memory bandwidth, have support for USB 3.0 and SATA 3, decode full 1080p video at 60 fps along with simultaneously displaying WQXGA-resolution (2560x1600) on a mobile display as well as 1080p over HDMI.[6]

On 26 April 2012, Samsung released the Exynos 4 Quad that would power Samsung's next Galaxy devices, the Samsung Galaxy S III and Samsung Galaxy Note II.[7] The Exynos 4 Quad SoC uses 20% less power than the SoC in Samsung Galaxy SII. Samsung also changed the name of several SoCs, Exynos 3110 to Exynos 3 Single, Exynos 4210 and 4212 to Exynos 4 Dual 45 nm[8] and Exynos 4 Dual 32 nm[9] and Exynos 5250 to Exynos 5 Dual.

List of Exynos SoC [edit]

Model number Semiconductor technology CPU instruction set CPU GPU Memory technology Availability Utilizing devices
Exynos 3 Single[10]
(previously S5PC110, Hummingbird, Exynos 3110[11])		 45 nm ARMv7 0.8-1.2 GHz Single-core ARM Cortex-A8 IT PowerVR SGX540
@200 MHz
(3.2 GFLOPS)[12]		 32-bit Dual-channel 200 MHz LPDDR, LPDDR2, DDR2 2010 @1 GHz:
Samsung Galaxy S line, Samsung Wave S8500, Samsung Wave II S8530, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Samsung Droid Charge, Samsung Exhibit 4G, Google Nexus S, Meizu M9,
@1.2 GHz:
Samsung Infuse 4G
Exynos 4 Dual 45 nm[8]
(previously Exynos 4210[13])		 45 nm ARMv7 1.2-1.4 GHz Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core) @ 266 MHz
(9.6 GFLOPS)[12]		 LPDDR2, DDR2 or DDR3 (6.4 GB/sec)[14] 2011 @1.2 GHz:
Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
@1.4 GHz:
Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, Hardkernel ODROID-A, Meizu MX 2-Core (first 2-core model), Cotton Candy by FXI Tech, ORIGEN 4 Dual[15]
Exynos 4 Dual 32 nm[9]
(previously Exynos 4212[16])		 32 nm HKMG ARMv7 1.2-1.4 GHz Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 ARM Mali-400 MP4 [17] (Quad-Core) @ 400 MHz
(14.4 GFLOPS)[12]		 LPDDR, LPDDR2, DDR2 or DDR3 (6.4 GB/sec)[18] 2011 Meizu MX 2-Core (new 2-core model),
Exynos 4 Quad[19]
(Internally Exynos 4412)[20]		 32 nm HKMG ARMv7 1.4-1.6 GHz Quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 ARM Mali-400 MP4 [21] (Quad-Core) @ 440 MHz (15.84 GFLOPS)[12] 32-bit Dual-channel 400 MHz LPDDR, LPDDR2, DDR2 or DDR3 (6.4 GB/sec)[22] 2012 @1.4 GHz:
Samsung Galaxy S III (selected devices in Europe/Asia/South America), Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, Samsung Galaxy Camera, Lenovo K860, Newman N2, Ramos W30HD, Meizu MX 4-Core, Hardkernel ODROID-X,[23] ORIGEN 4 Quad[15] Hyundai T7 Tablet
@1.6 GHz:
Samsung Galaxy Note II, Meizu MX2, Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, iberry Auxus CoreX4 3G[24][25]
Exynos 5 Dual[26]
(previously Exynos 5250[27])		 32 nm HKMG ARMv7 1.7 GHz Dual-core ARM Cortex-A15 ARM Mali-T604 [28] (Quad-core) @ 533 MHz
4 x 17 x 0.533 x 2 = 72.488 GFLOPS[citation needed]		 32-bit Dual-channel 800 MHz LPDDR3/DDR3 (12.8 GB/sec) or 533 MHz LPDDR2 (8.5 GB/sec) Q3 2012[27] Samsung Chromebook[29] XE303C12, Google Nexus 10, Arndale Board,[30] Huins ACHRO 5250 Exynos[31]
Exynos 5 Octa[32][33][34] (Internally Exynos 5410) 28 nm HKMG ARMv7 1.6-1.8 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A15 and 1.2 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 (ARM big.LITTLE)[35] IT PowerVR SGX544MP3 (Tri-Core) @533 MHz
(51.2 GFLOPS)[36][37]		 Q2 2013 Samsung Galaxy S4[38] (selected regions[39] - GT-I9500 and SHV-E300S/K/L)

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References [edit]

  1. ^ Samsung Galaxy S confirmed to have S5PC110 processor, but how fast is it?
  2. ^ "[RFC][PATCH v3] DRM: add DRM Driver for Samsung SoC EXYNOS4210". freedesktop.org. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  3. ^ "Linux 3.2 DriverArch Linux kernel 3.2 support Exynos 4210 - Linux Kernel Newbies". kernelnewbies.org. Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  4. ^ Larabel, Michael (6 November 2011). "Samsung Keeps Working On Its Linux DRM". Phoronix. Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  5. ^ Samsung Exynos
  6. ^ Application Processor Product Catalogue | Samsung Semiconductor Global Website
  7. ^ Samsung Exynos
  8. ^ a b Application Processor Product Catalogue | Samsung Semiconductor Global Website
  9. ^ a b Application Processor Product Catalogue | Samsung Semiconductor Global Website
  10. ^ Samsung Exynos
  11. ^ Exynos 3310 Product Webpage; Samsung.
  12. ^ a b c d AnandTech iPhone 5 GPU Analysis/Performance
  13. ^ Exynos 4210 Product Webpage; Samsung.
  14. ^ Exynos 4 DUAL 45nm
  15. ^ a b ORIGENBOARD.org
  16. ^ Exynos 4212 Product Webpage; Samsung.
  17. ^ Samsung Exynos 4 Dual 32nm User's Manual
  18. ^ Exynos 4 DUAL 32nm
  19. ^ Samsung Exynos
  20. ^ Inside the Samsung Galaxy SIII » Recent Teardowns » Chipworks
  21. ^ Samsung Exynos 4 Quad User's Manual
  22. ^ Exynos4 QUAD
  23. ^ Hardkernel ODROID-X
  24. ^ iberry Auxus CoreX4 3G
  25. ^ iberry Auxus CoreX4 3G - iGyaan.in
  26. ^ Samsung Exynos
  27. ^ a b Samsung Exynos
  28. ^ Samsung Exynos 5 Dual User's Manual
  29. ^ Chromebooks: Samsung Chromebook
  30. ^ ArndaleBoard.org
  31. ^ http://www.huins.com/m13.php?m=rd&no=304
  32. ^ Press Release
  33. ^ 2013 CES Keynote
  34. ^ Samsung Exynos 5 Octa Specs & Details
  35. ^ http://www.arm.com/files/downloads/big.LITTLE_Final.pdf
  36. ^ http://www.anandtech.com/show/6654/samsungs-exynos-5-octa-powered-by-powervr-sgx-544mp3-not-arms-mali/
  37. ^ http://www.design-reuse.com/news/31632/imagination-interim-management-statement.html
  38. ^ Samsung Galaxy S4 32GB
  39. ^ "Your country will get Exynos or Snapdragon variant of the Galaxy S 4, we have the answer!". SamMobile.com. March 20, 2013. 

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