Freescale's i.MX27 Applications Processor Maximizes Mobile Multimedia Performance and Experience; Advanced Chip Moves Mobile Ap
25 July 2006 - 9:00PM
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Expanding its already broad portfolio of mobile multimedia
solutions, Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) moved
another step closer to achieving true high definition (HD) video
for mobile devices with the introduction of the i.MX27 applications
processor. Announced at the company's annual technology forum, the
i.MX27 brings an enhanced level of video, graphics and connectivity
to mobile multimedia devices such as video and voice over Internet
Protocol (V2IP) cordless and mobile phones, and portable media
players. "The i.MX27 pushes advanced video and graphics to a new
level for our customers' mobile applications," said Berardino
Baratta, general manager of Freescale's multimedia application
division. "Video continues to be a key driver in the mobile space,
and for applications such as videoconferencing, the highest
resolution is required to deliver the optimal user experience.
Building on the success of the i.MX21, the i.MX27 moves us another
step closer to delivering true HD-quality video solutions for
mobile and handheld applications." i.MX27 delivers enhanced video
and connectivity Moving one step closer to HD is achieved via an
integrated enhanced multimedia hardware accelerator (eMMA) in
i.MX27 that efficiently processes MPEG4, H.263 and H.264 video
streams at D1 (DVD-quality, 720x480 screen resolution) resolution.
The eMMA performs all of the complex pre- and post-video processing
including deblock, dering, color space conversion, zoom and image
scaling in parallel to video encoding and decoding. This leaves the
powerful 400 MHz ARM926EJ-S(TM) engine free to work on other tasks.
The i.MX27 provides designers greater flexibility with an abundance
of connectivity options and serial and expansion ports. Add USB
On-the-Go to enable connectivity to a wide range of external
devices--cameras, displays, TVs, printers and more, plus an ATA
hard disc drive and an Ethernet MAC on-chip, and OEMs are able to
competitively differentiate their products and provide a variety of
features to their customers. Smart Speed(TM) technology enables
advanced power management The i.MX27 multimedia applications
processor is architected with Freescale's Smart Speed technology,
an intelligent integrative approach that uses hardware accelerators
to offload the CPU and a crossbar switch to bring parallelism to
the system. The result is a processor that performs with a much
higher clock speed, but conserves power for extended battery life.
New to the i.MX27 is Freescale's innovative Dynamic Process
Temperature Compensation (DPTC) mechanism that lowers the voltage
to the minimum level needed to support the current operating
frequency, saving up to 50 percent on power consumption. The i.MX27
also offers a variety of power saving modes, giving designers the
ability to make trade-offs between power consumption in stand-by
and recovery times. Security features The i.MX27 incorporates
Freescale's Platform Independent Security Architecture, a
combination of security features that provides a high level of
confidence for carriers, content providers and consumers. For
carriers, the security architecture provides protection features to
help guard against malicious service attacks, theft of services,
configuration protection and concerns with cloning. For content
providers, it helps block illegal access to licensed content,
thereby protecting against unauthorized use and distribution. And
for consumers, private data is designed to be inaccessible, helping
protect against identify theft. Availability The i.MX27 is sampling
in limited quantities now. Volume production is slated for the
first quarter of 2007. About Freescale Semiconductor Freescale
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the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the
automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets.
Freescale became a publicly traded company in July 2004. The
company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and
development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30
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world's largest semiconductor companies with 2005 sales of $5.8
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