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Fujitsu Decodes HEVC, Encodes H.264

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The MB8AL2030 (aka HD62) is a SoC supporting HEVC decoding, from Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe. It is intended for use in home entertainment and in-care infotainment systems. An H.264 encoder is also built in. The …

Tags:Chips| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| SOCs| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

LG Puts Mobile SoC to Work

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A new mobile SoC has been developed by LG Electronics and is already being used in a smartphone. The ‘Nuclun’ CPU has been installed in the LG G3 Screen, a Korea-exclusive handset. Built with …

Tags:Chips| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| SOCs| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Intel Enters Octa-Core Market With Enthusiast Chips

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Intel’s Haswell technology has finally reached the highest-end markets that the company operates in. Three chips, known collectively as the Core i7 Extreme Edition, have been launched for overclockers and other enthusiasts. Intel claims …

Tags:Chips| CPUs| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

ARM Expands 64-Bit Processing With 50th License

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Demand has been growing for ARM’s 64-bit v8-A processors, the company has said. It has recently signed its 50th licensing agreement to produce chips based on the architecture. The licences, with 27 partners, are …

Tags:Arm| Chips| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Imagination Designs New MIPS for Android L

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Imagination Technologies has refreshed the ageing MIPS architecture with a new 64-bit processor, the MIPS I6400. It is a multi-core SoC with integrated graphics and simultaneous multithreading; up to four threads per core, simultaneously, …

Tags:Chips| Imagination Tech| Large Display Monitor| SOCs| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

AMD: ‘If 28nm Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix it’

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Rory Read, AMD’s CEO, has detailed the company’s two-year roadmap at a presentation for Deutsche Bank in Germany. He said that 28nm would remain a major process for the company for some time, but …

Tags:AMD| Chips| CPUs| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Armada Brings RDK to SoC

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A new quad-core SoC, supporting UltraHD, has been developed by Marvell. The Armada 1500 Pro 4K (88DE3214) uses an ARM CPU and a ‘multi-core’ 3D graphics processor. UltraHD content can be played at 60fps, …

Tags:Chips| Large Display Monitor| Marvell| SOCs| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Intel Seeks Sub-10nm

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At Intel’s developer forum (IDF), the company said that it is working to drive processes down to 7nm, without advances in lithography. EUV (extreme ultraviolet) lithography, rather than today’s deep UV lithography, is commonly …

Tags:Chip Production| Chips| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Snapdragon 210 Aims to Break Mediatek Monopoly

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Qualcomm’s newest mobile processor is aimed squarely at Mediatek’s core business: value devices. The Snapdragon 210 is Qualcomm’s first 4G chip for entry-level smartphones and tablets; it also supports 3G, LTE Broadcast, LTE Dual …

Tags:Chips| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| Qualcomm| Vol 21 - Issue 37