Acer and Lenovo are planning to launch Windows 8 tablets powered by Intel's Clover Trail – W processors in the third quarter of 2012, sources tell Digitimes.com.
In the first half of 2012, Intel plans to start shipping its Medfield processor targeting Android 4.0 smartphones and tablet PCs.
While Medfield processors face an uphill task competing against ARM-based processors in the Android market, tablet PC manufacturers are more optimistic about Intel's Clover Trail – W processors as the enterprise market is likely to see a lot of value in tablets that can run Microsoft applications that their users are already familiar with.
Both Medfield and Clover Trail processors are built to the Cedar Trail architecture based on Intel's 32nm process (Sandy Bridge) technology.
The architecture puts the CPU and GPU on the same silicon chip and features improvements in graphics capabilities including Blu-ray 2.0 support, a dedicated media engine for full 1080p playback and additional digital display options including HDMI output and DisplayPort.
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