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Date: 5th Jun 2011

OMAP4470 app processor packs processing power, graphics and display functions

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) says it newly introduced power-efficient OMAP4470 applications processor is designed to deliver the perfect balance between processing power, graphics, display subsystem functionality and multilayered user interface (UI) composition. The multicore OMAP4470 processor surpasses current market solutions with clock speeds up to 1.8 GHz, an 80 percent increase in Web browsing performance, increased memory bandwidth, a 2.5x boost in graphics functionality-via the POWERVR SGX544 core from Imagination Technologies-and a unique hardware composition engine, claims TI. This app processor is pin-to-pin hardware and software compatible with previously released OMAP 4 processors.

"Superior mobile computing relies on a user experience that dwarfs all others. Fast and crisp Web browsing, HD and liquid UIs, support for the latest applications-these are the elements consumers judge and buy their devices on. The OMAP4470 processor delivers the maximum experience possible with an unmatched, power-efficient architecture," said Remi El-Ouazzane, vice president, OMAP platform business unit, TI.

OMAP4470 supports resolution up to QXGA (2048x1536) and can drive still more unparalleled HD UIs with simultaneous support for up to three HD screens and up to 2x more layered imaging and video composition than competitive solutions, according to TI. Features combination of a hardware composition engine with a dedicated 2D graphics core, a display subsystem, and dual-channel LPDDR2 memory enabling up to 7.5 GB/s of throughput to composite the graphics and/or video data output. This frees the GPU to perform graphics-intensive tasks such as gaming or widget creation while the compositing process is assigned to more power-efficient hardware subsystems.

This application processor has two ARM Cortex-A9 MPCores running up to 1.8GHz per core and Two ARM Cortex-M3 cores. Also features Imagination Technologies' POWERVR SGX544 GPU for handling graphic processing.

"Graphics processing is now at the very heart of the mobile computing experience, providing the gateway to an enriched experience of user interface, gaming, location services, web and media," said Hossein Yassaie, CEO, Imagination Technologies. "Combining the OMAP 4 platform's low-power, high-performance architecture with the extensive acceleration capabilities and API support of Imagination's POWERVR SGX544 will enable experiences that will really make people sit up and take notice."

Availability: The 45nm OMAP4470 processor is expected to sample in the second half of 2011, with devices expected to hit the market in first half 2012. These products are intended for high-volume mobile OEMs and ODMs, and are not available through distributors.


 
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