Intel has launched 11 highly integrated 10th Gen Intel Core processors, manufactured via Intel's 10nm process and designed for 2-in-1s and notebooks. The processors bring high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) to the PC at scale, feature new Intel Iris Plus graphics and Intel Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) and Thunderbolt 3. Systems are expected from PC manufacturers for the holiday season. In addition to performance and responsiveness gains, AI, graphics, connectivity and I/O are optimized on the SoC for a solution that delivers a feature-rich suite of capabilities for OEMs to create notebooks.

VIA Technologies has announced the launch of the SOM-6X80, an ultra-compact low-power system-on-module that accelerates the development and deployment of automated ticketing, signage, and kiosk systems for retail, transportation, and industrial IoT applications. Powered by a 1GHz dual-core VIA Cortex-A9 SoC, the VIA SOM-6X80 delivers advanced compute and multimedia performance in an ultra-compact low-power package that measures just 6.67cm by 6.3cm. In addition to 8GB eMMC flash memory and 2GB DDR3 SDRAM onboard, the module offers an array of I/O and display expansion options to facilitate integration into small system form factors and ensure connectivity with cameras, card readers, printers, POS systems, and screens. These options include three USB 2.0 ports, one HDMI port, one DVO port or one single-channel 18/24-bit LVDS panel, 6 UART, one CSI camera input, 10/100Mbps Ethernet, 9 GPIO, and one SD Card slot.

Samsung Electronics has announced the availability of its latest application processor (AP), the Exynos 7 Series 9610, built using the company's 10nm FinFET process. The new Exynos 9610 supports deep learning-based visual processing, 480 fps slow-motion recording and other multimedia features in high-end smartphones, the company noted. Samsung's Exynos 9610 SoC consists of four Cortex-A73 cores clocked at 2.3GHz and four ARM Cortex-A53 cores running at 1.6GHz, and features the second-generation Bifrost-based ARM Mali-G72 GPU. Samsung expects to enter mass production of the Exynos 7 Series 9610 chips in the second half of 2018.