Comments on: Texas Instruments OMAP 5 processor demoed [Videos]

By: Dominic Dymond

Dominic Dymond — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:29:00 +0000

its not ti that needs to introduce this to a phone. its the oems like samsung and moto. the chips are already produced and ready but need companies to impliment them.

By: Ralph Reinhold

Ralph Reinhold — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:48:00 +0000

The big difference in the OMAP5 over the competition is the TI DSP. The hardware h.264 is a biggie…a big biggie. The ’15 vs ’9 ARM is a factor of 1.5 for the same clock speed. One thing TI does not tout, but should. The OMAP4 and OMAP5 can have the chips strapped giving effectively two processors working together. Most phone applications don’t need this. I would think it would be an advantage with tablets or embedded apps. I could see a tablet with a handset, each having a processor, but strapped when docked.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:05:00 +0000

Sorry but Tegra 3 for smart phones isn’t dependent on whether it goes 28nm, and doesn’t change that they can’t do it anyway for at least 6 months if not longer. The manufacturing delays are very real!

Nvidia simply won’t be the first to go 28nm!

And I already looked at the official everything and it makes no mention of them getting anything out sooner!

Remember also they failed to get their last “mid life kicker” out for the Tegra 2 offerings. So there is no guarantee they will be able to get the Tegra 3 equivalent out before Wayne starts comes out. Only if nothing else goes wrong from now till then will the Tegra 3+ come out before Wayne, if at all as too many delays and they’ll cancel it like they did the Tegra 2+.

Even if they do get the Tegra 3+ out on time, it’s still scheduled for over 6 months from now for mid 2012 release. Even the present Tegra 3 was originally suppose to come out in August, so Nvidia is already behind.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:47:00 +0000

You are failing to comprehend that TEGRA3 ISN’T COMING TO PHONES UNTIL THEY SWITCH TO THE 28NM PARTS, whenever that may be. Go look at OFFICIAL slides and press announcements. There is even a hour long video of Nvidia CEO talking at a hotel conference, confirming that they need the die shrink to attack smartphones and announcing Kal-El+, quote unquote “a mid life kicker”. Further, there are articles on anandtech as well. Stop trolling any go get informed.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:49:00 +0000

Sorry but your confusing rumor with facts, they can’t make any 28nm production for the next 6 months at minimum, you’re forgetting all the manufacturing delays they’re running into already as well. It’ll be too late for early Tegra 3 release, they may update later but by then both TI and Qualcomm would already be producing theirs.

Besides, Tegra 3 is based on Cortex A9 and the others will be based on Cortex A15. So more than just a die shrink involved.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:19:00 +0000

U should inform yourself better. Nvidia already updated there roadmap and have confirmed a Kal-El+ chip that’s waiting for the 28bm silicon. Go look at recent Nvidia events and slides they published.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:14:00 +0000

Incorrect, Kal-El is Tegra 3 and it’s only a 40nm production and is already being manufactured for late 2011 to early 2012 release. It’s Wayne that will be 28nm for Tegra 4 and that’s due no sooner than the late 2012.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:51:00 +0000

Actually, awhile ago, Nvidia announced the Kal-El+, which is waiting for the 28nm silicon.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:28:00 +0000

Not quite, Nvidia is only coming out with the Tegra 3 right now but that’s a 40nm production. The others are going to be coming out with their 28nm offerings in 2012 and it remains to be seen if Nvidia can get the Tegra 4 out before the end of 2012 for their own 28nm update.

So more of race just between Qualcomm and TI right now for the first 28nm to market.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:28:00 +0000

TI have been dropping the ball lately. I don’t believe they have a clear direction in their marketing push.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:32:00 +0000

Of course. I am not disputing that but all the OEM’s have hit serious delays to bring the next gen chips and TI needs to have 28nm parts by Q2 2012 if they want to grab market share. Tegra 3 and Qualcomm’s S4 have both had their whitepapers published and been sampliing to OEM’s for a while now. ZTE already introduced a Tegra3 tablet. I want TI to compete as well, from the consumer standpoint we can only benefit form this competition but I fear they weill be late to the party again.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:23:00 +0000

One can dream can’t he? I don’t think it’s just vaporware, but I would agree that it would be too early in the Dev stage to have in a production phone.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:20:00 +0000

OMAP 4460 is the Nexus, the video is just propaganda for vaporware until they have a chip in a smartphone.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:04:00 +0000

These get posted a day before the Prime is supposed to be outed, reportedly running with a Ti OMAP, but which one? OMAP 5 would blow everything away, but probably only dreaming.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:15:00 +0000

Nvidia and Qualcomm, TI’s fierce competitors will have their next gen lineup ready soon.

These videos are cute but it’s vaporware, when can TI deliver the OMAP 5 into a phone? Before Qualcomm’s and Nvidia’s next gen chips?