14 DAY TRIAL // Microprocessor technology developer ARM has announced today that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has licensed the ARM Mali-SVG-t software that will be used in a series of future mobile phones. According to the company, the upcoming handsets from the South Korean phone maker are expected to be able to offer improved graphical rendering of 2D objects, as well as scaling for different display resolutions.
Samsung is only one of the leading manufacturers around the world that have licensed ARM's technologies for use in their products. ARM's Mali hardware and software technology should offer the mobile phone maker the possibility to come to the market with innovative, next-generation mobile devices.
Moreover, ARM says, wireless carriers are demanding “SVG-t (Scalable Vector Graphics Tiny) compliant scalable 2D graphics capability across different platforms.” The company's Mali-SVG-t technology has been developed so as to offer a middle-way solution that is compliant with the SVG-t 1.2 specification (a version of the open standard developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) for two-dimensional graphics).
At the same time, the specification has been optimized for ARM's processors and can also benefit from OpenVG compliant graphics acceleration technology. ARM's Mali family of graphics processing units (GPUs) falls into this category, the company added. Samsung is expected to be able to deliver both increased performance and low power consumption thanks to this technology.
“Only ARM delivers the full spectrum of graphics system elements, ensuring complete compatibility across the stack and enabling Partners like Samsung to develop the most advanced consumer products,” said Lance Howarth, general manager, Media Processing Division, ARM. “Samsung's selection of the Mali-SVG-t software validates our position as a vendor of choice for all embedded graphics needs, from those of handheld mobile devices to larger, more demanding applications. We continue to work closely with our Partners to ensure consistent graphics rendering, regardless of the device.”