Engadget: Tegra 3 almost done, tegra 4 on the way, expect a new Tegra annually

[cbn]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/21/nvidia-ceo-tegra-3-almost-done-tegra-4-on-the-way-expect-a-ne/

Though NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conference is primarily about the applications of GPU computing, CEO Jen-Hsun Huang hasn't shied away from revealing new silicon, and he just promised something quite unexpected to attending press: new Tegra chips. Though the Tegra 2 has yet to leave a single dent on the consumer marketplace -- the Boxee Box famously tossed it out -- Huang told us that not only is a Tegra 3 almost done and a Tegra 4 currently underway, but that we should expect a new Tegra SOC "every single year." Forgive us for being a mite skeptical of the company's ability to attract customers, but the only notches we see on Tegra's belt are the Zune HD... and Microsoft's failed Kin.

I wonder if Nvidia plans on using the high end 2.5 Ghz Cortex A15s in any of these products?

 

[Bateluer]

If they want a new Tegra every year, then they need more design wins. And those design wins need to be brought to market in a timely fashion.

 

[cbn]

If they want a new Tegra every year, then they need more design wins. And those design wins need to be brought to market in a timely fashion.

Speaking of "design wins", does anyone think Nvidia could eventually go with completely proprietary designs instead? (a strategy Apple Computer uses)

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=30495718&postcount=37

CUDA, Physx or TWIMTBP in "Cloud computing" vs being able to run these programs exclusively with proprietary Nvidia desktop products (Chassis, Hardware, OS)? Maybe a combination of both?