The decades-old legacy of Motorola as a semiconductor innovator remains alive, with Google providing its Motorola Mobility unit a fresh start in chip design with the X8 chip systemwhich will be used in the upcoming Droid and Moto X smartphones.
The X8 (shown above), which is a package of processors in a chipset, is the first in the line of chip designs that Google's mobile hardware unit hopes will make Android smartphones more power-efficient and interactive, company officials said. Some of the new chip features bring voice interaction, a better camera, and new display features to the Droid and Moto X.
Working with Google, Motorola spent a lot of time developing the X8, and the goal was to develop a chip system that could extend battery life while being small and inexpensive, said Peter Prunuske, product manager for Moto X, during an event on Thursday at which the smartphone was launched.
"We stepped back and we looked at pain points we wanted to solve for people. Touchless control, for example, and the ability for the phone to respond to you without having a button," Prunuske said.
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