14 DAY TRIAL // Leading provider of semiconductors for the wired and wireless industry Broadcom Corporation unveiled recently a new multimedia processor aimed at mobile devices. According to the company, the new Broadcom BCM2763 VideoCore IV multimedia processor has been developed using the 40 nanometer (40nm) CMOS process technology, and can deliver both a small footprint and lower consumption needs, as well as greater performance.
Among the features of the new BCM2763 multimedia processor we can count support for mobile high definition (HD) video recording and playback, up to 20 megapixel camera and photo image processing capabilities, as well as and 1 gigapixel 2D/3D graphics rendering, something that can offer a great gaming experience on mobile phones. Moreover, the chip enables users to display high-def videos and images on a full-sized HD monitor, through the standard HDMI interface, while manufacturers can deliver cheaper handsets to the market due to BCM2763's highly integrated architecture.
“VideoCore IV is setting new benchmarks for performance, power consumption and affordability and is poised to drive advanced multimedia capabilities into new tiers of handsets. Supported by our comprehensive line of complementary cellular and connectivity solutions, our multimedia processor technology is the right choice for next generation mobile designs,” stated Mark Casey, vice president & general manager, Broadcom's Mobile Multimedia line of business.
Among the features that the new processor comes around with, we can count: - support for full HD 1080p video sharing over the Internet, as well as for newer graphics-oriented user interfaces and mobile games - full HD 1080p camcorder capabilities, 20 megapixel digital camera with advanced features and mobile games rendering at up to 1080p resolutions - improved power savings using a 40nm process (20% to 50% power reduction in comparison to the prior generation Videocore III multimedia processor; 4 to 6 hours of 1080p video recording and 8 to 10 hours of mobile playback) - a lower overall BOM cost, enabling manufacturers to pass these lower costs on and introduce advanced features to lower tier phones than previously possible. - GPU and graphics memory, image signal processing (ISP) and ISP memory, video processing and video memory, HDMI and USB 2.0, as well as 128MB of LPDDR2 graphics memory in a single package
The company further revealed that the new BCM2763 multimedia processor is currently being sampled to early access customers, and that the first mobile phones that would include its new 40nm VideoCore IV chip are expected to arrive on the market in 2011.