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Analogix TCONs Extend Mobile Battery Life

by Raverstead

Analogix Semiconductor has developed new embedded DisplayPort (eDP) mainstream timing controllers (TCONs), as well as Panel Self Refresh- (PSR) enabled TCONs supporting UltraHD. These devices enable mobile vendors to extend battery life under ‘any’ …

Tags:Analogix| Chips| Mobile Display Monitor| Tcons (Timing Controllers)| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Ingenic SoC Supports Two Screen Technologies

by Raverstead

China’s Ingenic has developed an asymmetric, dual-core MIPS-based chip for 301, as well as a 15 x 13mm development kit. The Newton2 dev kit includes the new processor (M200), eMCP memory, power management controller, …

Tags:China| Chips| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Mobile Display Monitor| SOCs| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Entropic Leaves STB SoC Development

by Raverstead

Entropic has announced that it will no longer produce SoC devices for use in set-top boxes. The company will continue to supply its STB SoCs that are already in production and believes that the …

Tags:Chips| Large Display Monitor| SOCs| STBs| Vol 21 - Issue 45

TI Commercialises 1280 x 720 TRP Chipset

by Raverstead

Texas Instruments announced a Tilt & Roll Pixel (TRP) DLP pico chipset supporting 1280 x 720 resolution at MWC this year (DisplayMonitor Vol. 21 No 10). It is now available. Products using the chip …

Tags:Chips| DLP| Mobile Display Monitor| TI (Texas Instruments)| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Imagination Scales From 16 to 512 Cores

by Raverstead

New GPU IP has been introduced by Imagination Technologies. PowerVR Series7 range from 16 to 32 (Series7XE) and up to 512 (Series7XT) arithmetic logic unit (ALU) cores. The GPUs feature full hardware virrtualisation and …

Tags:Chips| GPUs| Imagination Tech| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Intel’s New Architecture to Arrive in 2015

by Raverstead

Intel has shared part of its product roadmap for the coming year, showing that both Skylake and Broadwell architectures will get attention in the 14nm space. Core M (Broadwell) products will be launched at …

Tags:Chips| CPUs| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47

New Core M Chips Speed Range

by Raverstead

Intel has introduced four new Core M chips, which are faster than the original devices from IFA (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36). The news comes from CPU World, which claims that the chips …

Tags:Chips| CPUs| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Entropic Leaves STB SoC Development

by Raverstead

Entropic has announced that it will no longer produce SoC devices for use in set-top boxes. The company will continue to supply its STB SoCs that are already in production and believes that the …

Tags:Chips| Large Display Monitor

AMD’s Omega Upscales to UltraHD for FullHD Display

by Raverstead

AMD has announced a new driver for its GPUs and APUs that challenges Nvidia technologies. Replacing Catalyst 14.9, the Catalyst Omega driver is said to raise GPU performance by up to 19% on high-end …

Tags:5K (5120 x 2880)| AMD| Chips| Game Playing| GPUs| Large Display Monitor| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Intel Mini-PC Details are Leaked

by Raverstead

Website Myce.com has leaked details of Intel’s future Quark processor family – a step towards a smaller PC, like the Raspberry Pi. Two 289ets, Liffy Island and Seal Beach, are named in the leak. …

Tags:Chips| CPUs| GPUs| Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47| Windows

Samsung In Running for A9 Orders

by Raverstead

Both Samsung and TSMC are competing for orders to produce Apple’s A9 SoC, according to reports from Asian media. Samsung was the main producer of Apple chips until a deal was signed with TSMC …

Tags:Apple| Chips| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| SOCs| TSMC| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Actions Semi Builds for Midrange Mainstream Devices

by Raverstead

A quad-core SoC, with many applications areas, has been introduced by Actions Semiconductor. The ATM7059 is primarily designed for mid-tier Android tablets; however, it can also be used in set-top boxes, smart monitors, ultrabooks, …

Tags:Chips| Imagination Tech| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SOCs| Vol 21 - Issue 44