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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

Snapdragon 810 Unlocks Powerful Mobiles

by Raverstead

Qualcomm has shown a reference handset that demonstrates the capabilities of the Snapdragon 810 SoC. The ‘Qualcomm Mobile Development Platform Smartphone’ has a 6.17″ display with 2560 x 1600 resolution. 4GB of DDR4 RAM …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Smartphones| SOCs| Vol 21 - Issue 47

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

Imagination Customers to Create ‘Kepler’ Competitor

by Raverstead

Imagination Technologies has said that it is working on coherent interconnect technology; this would enable Imagination’s newest multicore MIPS processors to be combined with ‘large arrays’ of its PowerVR GPUs. The intent is to …

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

Fujitsu Decodes HEVC, Encodes H.264

by Super User

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

Imagination Designs New MIPS for Android L

by Super User

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

DivX Certifies MStar

by Super User

MStar’s HEVC TV SoC will be the first digital TV chip to receive DivX’s HEVC Certification. The Certification means that the SoC can playback HEVC UltraHD video using the DivX codec.

Tags:Back Panel| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| SOCs| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

TiVo’s STB Uses Broadcom

by Super User

Broadcom’s BCM7445 SoC is being used in TiVo’s newest UltraHD set-top box. According to Broadcom, the SoC enables the display of UltraHD at 60fps, using the Rec.2020 colour standard.

Tags:Back Panel| Broadcom| Large Display Monitor| SOCs| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Sigma SoC Supports HEVC Main-10 UltraHD

by Super User

Sigma Designs had a meeting room and welcomed us with news of its SMP8758 SoC which supports UltraHD and HEVC. The chip supports up to the Main-10 profile that forms part of UltraHD Phase …

Tags:IBC 2014| Large Display Monitor| SOCs| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Armada Brings RDK to SoC

by Super User

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

Allwinner Targets Premium SoCs

by Super User

China’s Allwinner Technology has announced a new octa-core SoC for high-end set-top boxes and gaming devices. The H8 chip is based on TSMC’s 28nm process. It uses eight Cortex-A7 cores, running at up to …

Tags:Chips| Imagination Tech| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| SOCs| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Mediatek’s Platform Speeds Time-to-Market

by Super User

Mediatek’s new smartphone platform, the MT6735, is a 64-bit device designed to speed products’ time-to-market. The MT6735 Mainstream Worldmode Smartphone Platform, to give it its full name, aims at ‘mid-range’ price points. It incorporates …

Tags:Chips| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| SOCs| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21