Marvell's quadcore implementation can operate at above 1-GHz clock frequency and is designed for "high volume gaming applications" and other mass consumer applications. The quadcore is based on the same CPU architecture as the Armada 500 and 600 processors. These are ARMv7 instruction set architecture processors but it has not been revealed whether they are based on Marvell designs or a core such as the Cortex-A8 or Cortex-A9 from ARM Holdings plc (Cambridge, England).

Marvell did not indicated what process technology the quadcore is implemented in, where it is being manufactured, what on-chip memory is provided or typical power consumption. Nor did Marvell indicate whether the quadcore design is complete and awaiting manufacture or whether it already has silicon in hand.

"Before Armada, the ARM ecosystem was thought to be limited by performance barriers. Now, with this announcement of its quadcore technology, Marvell is showing the world the ARM ecosystem's true potential while cementing its position among the leaders in advanced CPU development for mass market consumer applications," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst with the Enderle Group, in a statement issued by Marvell.

"Introducing our quadcore technology to the world represents a pivotal moment in CPU development for the consumer electronics industry," said Weili Dai, Marvell's co-founder and general manager of Marvell's consumer and computing business unit.

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