Intel Stopped Making Processors For Mobile Devices

Intel Stopped Making Processors For Mobile Devices

The market for smartphone processors is divided into very specific areas and with well-defined manufacturers, as the more powerful processors, architectures are evolving. But one of the manufacturers that are in the market has now taken the decision to leave. The tech giant Intelwill discontinue its line of processors for smartphones and tablets.

Intel’s decision follows the same line taken last week and that has led extinction of 12 million jobs. The tech giant Intel wants to return to successful and profitable business, therefore, they have to restructure and become contentious.

To this ends with part of the Atom line, particularly Broxton and Sofia platforms it already delayed, both framed in Atom X3 family and specifically designed for smartphones and tablets.

As the tech giant Intel stated that “Intel is accelerating its transformation from a PC company to one that powers the cloud and billions of smart, connected computing devices. We will intensify our investments to fuel the virtuous cycle of growth in the data center, IoT, memory and FPGA businesses, and to drive more profitable mobile and PC businesses. Intel delivers a broad range of computing and connectivity technologies that are foundational to this strategy and that position us well to lead the end-to-end transition to 5G. Our connectivity strategy includes increased investment in wired and wireless communications technology for connecting all things, devices and people to the cloud, and to power the communications infrastructure behind it. We re-evaluated projects to better align to this strategy”.

The lines focused on tablets, the Atom x5 and x7, are based on Cherry Trail platform which will continue to be produced, but there is doubt whether its successor, the Willow Trail, come to be produced or not.

All Intel’s efforts in this area will now be forwarded to the 5G and the creation and production of new chips and modems to support this new technology.This change may bring big changes in some projects of some companies which will run out of processors for future and have to look for alternatives.

After years of work to conquer this place in this market, the tech giant Intel always have to fight the giant MediaTek and Qualcomm. So, Intel decides now to stop and reorganize the firm, to gain and hold a profitable and strong market position for the company.