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While Intel is making moves in the tablet market where ARM Holdings reigns, ARM is poised to take away business from Intel in the PC market. Intel (INTC) on Tuesday announced a strategic agreement with China-based Rockchip to bring Intel technology to entry-level tablets based on Google’s (GOOGL) Android operating system. Intel (INTC) and Rockchip will deliver an Intel-branded mobile system-on-a-chip platform next year. The quad-core platform will be based on an Intel Atom processor core integrated with Intel’s 3G modem technology. It is expected to be available in the first half of 2015. Based in Fuzhou, China, Rockchip is a fabless semiconductor company that designs chips for mobile Internet terminals, including tablets, and multimedia entertainment devices, such as set-top boxes and portable media players. Intel hopes to leverage Rockchip’s ability to quickly launch inexpensive mobile chips as well as the company’s strong relationships with Chinese manufacturers, Reuters reported… Scalper1 News
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