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The Mobile Phone Processors/GPUs thread |
razec
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One highly essential thing that people sometimes barely knew was the heart and brain of the device - the CPU. Every applications ranging from 3D games, business tools, hardware drivers and so on do use the processing provided by the CPU in order to run on their highly featured phones those software-related features.
Another essential thing that contributes for the best visuals was the graphics processor or GPU which accelerates 3D graphics and renders higher definition video and audio.
So this thread is highly dedicated on those tiny chips found inside our phone's core. the main topic as you read above talks about the mobile phone CPUs. currently i will highlight the market's top of the line CPUs which will be found on the next-gen phones on near future 
TI-OMAP 3430:(applications processor)
Key Features:
* New OMAP™ 3 architecture combines mobile entertainment with high performance productivity applications
* Industry's first processor with advanced Superscalar ARM® Cortex™-A8 RISC core enabling 3x gain in performance
* Industry's first processor designed in 65-nm CMOS process technology adds processing performance
* IVA™ 2+ (Image Video Audio) accelerator enables multi-standard (MPEG4, WMV9, RealVideo, H263, H264) encode/decode at D1 (720x480 pixels) 30 fps
* Integrated image signal processor (ISP) for faster, higher-quality image capture and lower system cost
* Flexible system support
o Composite and S-video TV output
o XGA (1024x768 pixels), 16M-color (24-bit definition) display support
o Flatlink™ 3G-compliant serial display and parallel display support
o High Speed USB2.0 On-The-Go support
* Seamless connectivity to Hard Disk Drive (HDD) devices for mass storage
* Leverages SmartReflex™ technologies for advanced power reduction
* M-shield™ mobile security enhanced with ARM TrustZone™ support
* Software-compatible with OMAP™ 2 processors
* HLOS support for customizable interface
http://focus.ti.com/general/d[....]gationId=12643&contentId=14649
TI-OMAP 3420:(applications processor)
Key Features:
* Proven OMAP 3 architecture combines mobile entertainment with high performance productivity applications to meet the needs of multimedia enabled handsets
* Advanced Superscalar ARM® Cortex™-A8 RISC core
* 65-nm CMOS process technology adds processing performance while reducing power consumption
* IVA™ 2 (Image Video Audio) accelerator enables VGA resolution video playback for multiple video standards
* Integrated image signal processor (ISP) for faster, higher-quality image capture and lower system cost
* Flexible system support
o Composite and S-video TV output
o VGA (640 x 480 pixels), 16M-color (24-bit definition) display support
o Flatlink™ 3G-compliant serial display and parallel display support
o High Speed USB2.0 On-The-Go support
* Seamless connectivity to Hard Disk Drive (HDD) devices for mass storage
* Leverages SmartReflex™ technologies for advanced power reduction
* M-shield™ mobile security enhanced with ARM TrustZone™ support
* Software-compatible with OMAP 2 and OMAP 3 processors
* HLOS support for customizable interface
http://focus.ti.com/general/d[....]gationId=12765&contentId=30083
Nvidia GoForce 6100:(applications processor)
Key Features
* Dedicated high performance 250MHz ARM1176JZ-S core
* Hardwired acceleration for all processing-intensive multimedia and security functions
* H.264, WMV9/VC-1, and MPEG-4 at up to VGA resolution, 30fps
* Up to 10 megapixel camera sensor support
* Support for all available DRM formats
* Fully integrated, high quality analog audio subsystem
* Integrated TV encoder and video DACs
Key Benefits
* Ultra low power consumption even when running high-performance media features
* Compatible with multiple network standards, including DVB-H, ISDB-T and DMB
* Turn key, flexible and highly optimized software and multimedia firmware platform for shorter design cycles
* iPod quality audio playback
* Dedicated imaging pipeline for high performance mobile photography
* Drives LCD displays up to WVGA resolution
* S-Video TV-out
* Connects to any network – Up to 3G cellular (HSDPA), WiFi , Bluetooth, GPS, WiMax
Nvidia GoForce 5500 (Top of the line, Graphics/video/audio only)
http://www.nvidia.com/page/goforce_5500.html
ATI Imageon M100 series:(Future, Applications Processor)
Key Features:
* Fully self-contained video and audio processing
* High resolution Digital Camera, with integrated Image Signal Processing
* DVD-quality Video Recording and Playback
* Full suite of Audio processing capabilities
* Video Telephony Support
* DVB-H support for broadcast video with multiple streams decoding (Picture-in-Picture display)
* Integrated TV-Out for viewing videos and images on television set or projector
* Highly efficient PowerPlay™ power management technology for longer battery life
* Powerful multitasking capabilities allowing multiple multimedia operations to run simultaneously, to enable a rich user experience even in the complex situations that require the most processing power.
http://ati.amd.com/products/imageon229x/index.html
AMD/ATi Imageon 2298/2294 (current top of the line, Applications Processor)
* Ultra-Fast, High-Resolution image processing supports up to 12 Mpixel camera functions
* DVD-Quality Video Playback and Recording with Stabilization for a high-quality, camcorder-like experience
* High-Definition Audio turns the phone into a portable music player
* TV Output allows viewing of videos and photos on any TV or projector
* Mobile TV capability for watching digital TV programs on the go
* Video Telephony with echo cancellation and image stabilization
* Video Transcoding converts to various video formats and adjusts frame rate for over-the-air video messaging
* Error Resiliency compensates for transmission errors to help provide seamless over-the-air video quality.
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corp[....]m/0,,51_104_543~115795,00.html
AMD/ATi Imageon 2300 (Graphics only)
Features
Advanced 2D Graphics
* BitBLT, ROP3 and ROP4
* DrawLine, Sprites
* Font caching
* Font anti-aliasing
* Scaling
* Alpha blending
* 90 degree rotation
* Gouraud shading
3D Graphics
* Complete geometry processing and pixel rendering pipeline
* Texture combine & mip-map
* Per-pixel perspective correction
* Bilinear and Trilinear filtering
* Dithering
* Vertex fog, Specular color and Alpha blending
* 8/16-bpp destination
* 8/16-bpp texture, palletized texture
MPEG 4 Decoder
* iDCT engine
* Motion Compensation
* MPEG-4 decode at 30-fps
* Enables low power consumption
JPEG Codec
* Hardware DCT and iDCT support
* Supports resolution up to 2M pixels
* Produces CCITT T.81 compliant baseline sequential JPEG scan
* Real-time encoding of up to 30 fps VGA images
Host Bus Configurations
* Direct Addressing Mode: up to 23-bit address bus and 16-bit data bus
* Indirect Addressing Modes:
o 1-bit address bus and 16-bit data bus
o 1-bit address bus and 8-bit data bus
* Serial interface Mode:
o 1-bit address
o 1-bit data
Frame Buffer
* Imageon 2300
o Embedded memory provides double-buffer support for up to QVGA (320x240) resolution
* Imageon 2320
o Extended frame buffer
o 2MB of ultra low-power stacked SDRAM
o Supports advanced 3D gaming and high resolution video.
Integrated Frame Buffer
* 384KB of embedded SRAM
* For double buffered QVGA images
* High performance with wide internal memory I/F
Display Support
* 8 bit monochrome, 12/15/16/18 bit color STN
* 12/15/16/18 bit TFT
* Maximum resolution 320x240 at a color depth of 16-bpp
* Partial display refresh
* Frame modulation
* Panel rotation (90o, 180 o, 270 o)
* Decimate or scale down 2:1, 4:1 input image up to 1024x768 and preview using overlay
Clock Source (Three options available)
* Direct use of an available clock
* Low-frequency crystal
* RC generated clock
SD Memory and I/O Controller
* Designed for read-only or read/write cards
* Compatibility with Multi-Media Cards (MMC)
* Transfer support for any byte size
* Up to 10 Mbytes/s read/write rate (using 4 parallel lines)
Operating Voltage
* 1.5V / 1.8V / 2.5V / 3V / 3.3V CPU Interface
* 1.2V ~ 1.8V Core Supply
* 1.8V / 2.5V / 3.3V LCD Interface
Power Down Modes
* Dynamic power down for inactive blocks
* Low power / low voltage process
* Power consumption
* Standby < 10uW
* Display refresh < 1mW
* Average (typical) active mode ~ 20mW
Package
* Package options: BGA, COF, COB, Flip-Chip, etc
Development Support
* Reference Design Kit
* Diagnostic utility
* Demonstration software
API Interface
* AMD Core Driver - hardware abstraction layer
* OpenGL|ES 1.0 fully compliant 3D API
Supported Operating Systems
* Microsoft Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition and SmartPhone
* Windows® CE
* Symbian
* Nucleus
* Other proprietary Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS’s)
http://ati.amd.com/products/imageon2300/index.html
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shyam335
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IMHO,these arent the uP's that is going to be used in next gen phones (maybe TI 34xx for niche phones next year,may become mainstream in 2009)..
The like of freescale,qualcomm,broadcom,STM are the ones going to flood the market. |
kenoby
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Good to see some technical info about the "engines" under the hood.
Maybe all knowledgeable ppl could start with manufacturer\\series\\pocessor posts. I would find it interesting after few years to see one timeline here @ esato.
Just a tought tho.. |
razec
Joined: Aug 20, 2006
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On 2007-12-31 05:59:14, kenoby wrote:
Good to see some technical info about the "engines" under the hood.
Maybe all knowledgeable ppl could start with manufacturer\\series\\pocessor posts. I would find it interesting after few years to see one timeline here @ esato.
Just a tought tho..
nice idea mate!
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Posted: 2007-12-31 01:08
