Applications Processor enhances mobile product performance.
Press Release Summary:
Supporting clock speeds as fast as 1.5 GHz per ARM® Cortex(TM)-A9 MPCore(TM), OMAP4440 SoC drive smartphone and tablet user experiences such as 1080p stereoscopic 3D (S3D), 1080p video conferencing, and gesture recognition. It leverages 2 ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore general-purpose processors, complemented by 2 ARM Cortex-M3 cores to offload time-critical and control tasks. Along with optimized multimedia support, SoC offers M-Shield(TM)-enabled security and SmartReflex(TM) power budget management.
Original Press Release:
TI's OMAP4440 Processor Boasts New Upgrades, Raises the Bar for Mobile Design
Mobile video teleconferencing, stereoscopic-3D and gesture recognition capabilities gain from OMAP(TM) 4 technology upgrades, including speeds of 1.5 GHz per CPU core
DALLAS -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced that the OMAP4440 applications processor enhancements deliver impressive performance improvements beyond the OMAP4430 processor, including a 1.25x increase in graphics performance, a 30 percent decrease in webpage load time, a 2x increase in 1080p video playback performance and clock speeds as fast as 1.5 GHz per ARM® Cortex(TM)-A9 MPCore(TM). These marked performance advantages, along with other feature enhancements, reaffirm the OMAP(TM) 4 platform's ability to drive today's most coveted Smartphone and tablet user experiences, such as 1080p stereoscopic 3D (S3D), 1080p video conferencing and gesture recognition. For OMAP4440 processor details, visit: www.ti.com/omap4440.
"The increased performance given by the OMAP4440 applications processor illustrates TI's ability to push mobile computing possibilities with the right processor architecture enveloped in the right platform," said Remi El-Ouazzane, vice president, OMAP platform business unit, TI. "We seized an opportunity to enhance the platform capabilities driving the OMAP4430 processor's success today. As OMAP4430 processor-based products hit the market in first half 2011, we're arming our customers with a huge performance boost via an easy migration to OMAP4440 processor for their next wave of exciting devices. The resulting user experiences will radically impact how consumers continue to integrate mobile technology into their daily lives."
OMAP4440 processor: Primed for upgraded mobile user experiences
The OMAP 4 platform is a highly-optimized system-on-chip (SOC) leveraging two ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore general-purpose processors, reaching speeds of 1.5 GHz per core, complemented by two ARM Cortex-M3 cores to power-efficiently offload time-critical and control tasks. High-performance multimedia capabilities are provided by programmable cores including a POWERVR(TM) 3D graphics engine, TI IVA 3 for high-definition/multi-standard video, TI image signal processor (ISP) for high-quality/high-megapixels imaging, TI low-power audio processor and TI digital signal processor(DSP) based on the TI C64x DSP for natural user interface and signal processing innovations optimized for mobile applications.
The OMAP 4 platform efficiently supports concurrent, high-performance processing and high-definition multimedia with dual, high-bandwidth memory channels. The platform is secured with TI M-Shield(TM) security, and delivers high performance within the small power budget of mobile devices by leveraging TI SmartReflex(TM) power and performance management technologies. As the second member of the OMAP 4 product family, the OMAP4440 processor's upgraded features and benefits include:
Feature* Benefit
Two ARM(R) Cortex(TM)-A9
MPCores(TM) optimized to 50% increase in overall performance;
1.5 GHz each 33% reduction in webpage load time
End-to-end graphics
acceleration
enhancement
(triangles per
second, fill rate and 25% increase in overall graphics
shaders) performance
Support for HDMI v1.4
3D modes Full 1080p HD S3D playback to 3D TV
1080p60 video format
support 2x higher performance video playback
Higher stereoscopic resolution encode
Support for up to two enabling stereo photography, which
12-megapixel cameras meets the same resolution previously
in parallel experienced only with 2D photography
IVA 3 multimedia Industry's highest quality video
hardware accelerator playback at low bit rates
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Complete pin-to-pin
hardware and software Easy migration from the OMAP4430
compatibility processors
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*Comparative data is relative to the OMAP4430 processor's performance
The OMAP4440 processor is uniquely positioned to support the widely anticipated mobile video teleconferencing experience. For example, successful mobile video teleconferencing requires a few key components directly addressed by the following OMAP4440 processor features:
Mobile video teleconferencing
component OMAP4440 processor-enabled feature
High-quality mobile video Improved video quality in low-light
conferencing conditions; video stabilization
Chat software (i.e., Skype or Video codec support includes H.264,
Google Talk) VP7, H.263, SVC, and more
Peer-to-peer (1 local user
with one other user) chat
functionality 1080p mobile video conferencing
Multi-chat (1 local user with
up to 4 other users) 720p resolution with stereo audio
functionality support
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Cloud access for simultaneous
application support (e.g., Optimized symmetric multiprocessing
browsing the web while chatting architecture to deliver low latency
or document sharing) and high bandwidth support
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Availability and pricing
The OMAP4440 applications processor will sample in first quarter 2011, with production expected by the second half of 2011. These products are intended for high-volume wireless OEMs and ODMs and are not available through distributors.
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