14 DAY TRIAL // Brighter colors and clearer pictures have become imperative in the world we live in, and high-definition video is already becoming a standard. HDTV brings several benefits like smoother motion and richer colors, and it is only natural that users will prefer this technology.
3DLABS recently announced their entry into the media processor market with the launch of DMS-02, the world's first processor created for mobile phones and PDA's that is capable of playing back high definition 720p H.264 video.
Although the size of a PDA's screen is not very appropriate just yet for high definition video playback, due to its small size, 3DLABS Semiconductor's multi-core DMS-02 will take us a bit further along towards the next generation of handheld devices.
The DMS-02 incorporates 24 floating-point processing elements, dual ARM 926EJ cores, 32 or 64-bit mobile memory for up to 1.6 GB/s bandwidth, multi-level caches, three bi-directional video stream ports and peripheral interfaces for LCDs, CMOS sensors, IDE disks, USB OTG, Flash memory and Audio DACs.
"Entertainment companies, game developers, operators and device makers alike should embrace the DMS-02 for its ability to render HD content on mobile devices while maintaining battery life," said Richard Doherty, research director for The Envisioneering Group.
"3DLABS appears to have rolled high performance video, 3D graphics, flexibility and low power into an efficient, highly reconfigurable chip. The complete developer tools will also accelerate the market adoption of this chip."
Aimed at portable media players and high-end mobile phones, the DMS-02 is the first product that 3DLABS announced since their break-up with Creative.