14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung has a significant experience in developing high-performance system-on-chip products based on ARM technology and has supplied such devices to home, mobile and navigation applications, among others. Building on this experience, Samsung is now adopting ARM's Mali graphics processor architecture in order to create next-generation cutting-edge SoC ICs. This new project will be part of a long-term collaboration between the two corporations, as Samsung will also use the Mali in its ASIC and foundry business.
“The adoption of the Mali graphics architecture by Samsung, a world leader in advanced semiconductor solutions, builds on the broad collaboration between Samsung and ARM and is a highly visible demonstration of the growing momentum behind the Mali graphics processor architecture,” Lance Howarth, general manager and EVP, ARM Media Processing Division, said. “Mali graphics processors deliver an unparalleled level of pixel processing capability that will enable Samsung to create devices that deliver compelling user interface experiences, at high definition resolution.”
“We are happy to extend our ongoing partnership with ARM. The close coupling of both the mobile computing and the graphics processor technologies will provide optimized system performance throughout our vast line-up of popular semiconductor solutions,” Chinhyun Kim, vice president, System LSI SOC Development, Samsung Electronics, added. “The ARM Mali architecture will bring greater opportunities to the mobile market segment especially as advanced graphics solutions are expected to be in high demand for the high-performance multimedia and visual experience.”
Mali graphics scale from the Mali-55, the smallest GPU in the world, to the Mali-400 MP. The latter has full multi-core scalability and a resolution of up to 1080p. The graphics technology used by these graphics processors provides interactive graphics capabilities across a wide range of products, from home to automotive applications. Samsung expects to have initial samples of Mali-enabled SoCs available by the third quarter of the ongoing year.