Date: 10th Jun 2011
Processors packed TV chip from Panasonic
for internet connected smart TVs
Panasonic Corporation has developed a new UniPhier system
LSI (MN2WS0220) for smart TVs and will begin sample shipments
in June 2011. This semiconductor device features high quality
AV processor and a high speed CPU on a single chip. This
chip enables design of smart TVs that allow users to simultaneously
enjoy two TV broadcasting channels, as well as Internet-based
content and applications in high-resolution at the same
time.
The chip includes the following features:
The new system LSI adopts a new architecture comprising
of Panasonic's UniPhier processor to process audio and visual
content and also a general-purpose high speed dual CPU.
Adopts 1.4-GHz dual core CPU (ARM Cortex-A9 Dual).
The new chip is said to enable to cut power consumption
by about 40%.
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