Intel is launching its first chip designed for tablet computers in an attempt to take on UK-based Arm, whose chip architecture is now behind the majority of smartphones and tablets in the fast-growing market.
The world’s biggest chipmaker will today launch Oak Trail, the first product released by its newly formed “netbooks and tablets” group, at a conference in Beijing. Intel expects more than 35 devices to be using Oak Trail starting from May, including ones from Fujitsu and Lenovo.
The US company has long dominated the market for processors in desktop and notebook computers, but has yet to make headway supplying chips for smartphones and tablets, which are now having an impact on demand for traditional PCs.