Intel has worked out an ambitious roadmap offering CPU platforms for entry-level to high-end tablet models in 2014, according to sources with Taiwan's tablet supply chain.

　　Intel has launched Bay Trail-T supporting Windows 8/8.1 and will launch Android-supporting models at the end of 2013, the sources indicated.

　　Intel will launch entry-level Android-supporting Bay Trail (Z3735D series) specifically for use in 7-inch tablets priced at US$99-129 and 7- to 8-inch models at US$149-199 in first-quarter 2014, the sources said. The Bay Trail and Cherry Trail platforms also target 8- to 10-inch tablets priced at US199-249 and 10-inch models above US$249, the sources indicated.

　　In September 2014, Intel will unveil Cherry Trail, a platform based on 14nm Airmont architecture and supporting 32- and 64-bit Windows 8/8.1 and Android, the sources noted. Intel will also release Windows- and Android-supporting Willow Trail based on 14nm Goldmont architecture in fourth-quarter 2014, the sources added.

　　In addition to tablets, Intel will launch 22nm-based Merrifield and Moorefield for smartphones in first-quarter and third-quarter 2014 respectively, the sources indicated, adding the two platforms can be used in Android tablets as well.