Intel Corp. is turning to a Chinese chip maker to help
accelerate its uphill push into tablet computers.
The Silicon Valley company said it would work with Fuzhou
Rockchip Electronics Co., better known as Rockchip, to create
Intel-branded chips for use in entry-level tablets running Google
Inc.'s Android operating system.
Intel, for decades the dominant supplier of chips for personal
computers, fell behind rivals using technology from ARM Holdings
PLC in tablets and smartphones. Rockchip up to now has used ARM
technology in its own chips aimed at such devices.
The chips to be developed as part of the partnership will use
Intel's low-end Atom processor along with the company's 3G wireless
technology, Intel said.
Pricing for the expected products will be disclosed at a later
date, but will be "competitive," Intel said.
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