Rockchip working on quad-core ARM Cortex-A12 RK32xx chip
Rockchip has made a name for itself by offering cheap, yet
powerful processors for tablets, TV boxes, and other devices.
The company’s RK3188 is one of the fastest ARM Cortex-A9 chips
on the market right now, but it’s used in devices that don’t
cost and arm and a leg.  So what does Rockchip have in store for
2014? According to a new roadmap, Rockchip is working on a quad-
core ARM Cortex-A12 chip series called the RK32xx.  Rockchip
RK32xx   Rockchip sent the document to the folks at Linux
Rockchip, and CNX Software spotted the bits about the RK32xx
chip.  ARM’s Cortex-A12 architecture is designed for mid-range
smartphones and tablets. It’s not as fast as the Cortex-A15
technology used in chips like the NVIDIA Tegra 4 or Samsung
Exynos 5 Octa. But the new chip should be faster than anything
Rockchip currently offers.  Among other things, the upcoming
28nm chip will support 4K video decoding, 1080p video encoding,
and DirectX 11 graphics (as well as OpenC