Imagination Technologies announced a graphics core that will bring DirectX 9 to smartphones and embedded devices, and can also support stereoscopic 3D displays. The Powervr SGX544 IP for GPUs (graphics processing units) can be implemented as a single core, or in multiprocessor configurations from two to 16 cores, the company says....
Imagination Technologies announced it has licensed its latest Powervr SGX Series5XT IP for GPUs (graphics processing units) to Texas Instruments (TI) for inclusion in forthcoming OMAP SOCs (system on chips). Following a similar agreement earlier this month with Renesas, the collaboration will & define a new zenith of graphics performance for mobile platforms,& the company claims....
Imagination Technologies announced it has licensed its latest Powervr SGX Series5XT IP for GPUs (graphics processing units) to Texas Instruments (TI) for inclusion in forthcoming OMAP SOCs (system on chips). Following a similar agreement earlier this month with Renesas, the collaboration will & def...
TI (Texas Instruments) used this week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to demonstrate its freshly minted OMAP 5 processor, which it claims will be the first ARM Cortex-A15 product on the market. Shown off on an Android 4.0 smartphone reference platform, the SoC (system on chip) will support both tablets and thin-and-light notebooks, the chipmaker promised....
CompuLab announced an ARM Cortex-A8 COM (computer on module) with up to 256MB of RAM, 512MB of flash storage, 10/100 Ethernet, plus integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The Linux-ready CM-T3517 comes with Texas Instruments (TI) Sitara AM3505 or AM3517 CPUs clocked at up to 600MHz, has a touchscreen controller, and includes a camera interface, according to the company....
MontaVista announced a & rapid deployment program& offering software reference platforms for Android development on Texas Instruments's ARM Cortex-based OMAP3x and MIPS Technologies' MIPS processors. The reference platforms include a system-wide Automated Test and Validation Suite, as well as integrated IPTV, DTV, and video on-demand engines, says the Cavium subsidiary....
Fujitsu announced an ARM9-based SoC (system on chip) including the company's & Coral PA& 2D/3D graphics controller. The MB86R03 & Jade L& is clocked at 320MHz, supports dual displays with resolutions up to 1024 x 768 pixels, and costs less than existing Jade SoCs, the company says....
E-Con Systems announced a one megapixel & wide dynamic range& camera module that supports 720p video at 30 frames per second.
Texas Instruments announced two new 45nm-fabricated processors including 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 cores and performance of up to 2000 Dhrystone MIPS. The AM3703 and Open GL graphics-accelerated AM3715 are descendants of TI's OMAP35x line, while an enhanced version of the AM3715 will be part of the BeagleBoard-xM development board that was also announced today....