Freescale Redefines Performance for Mobile Entertainment Devices; Consumers to Enjoy Longer Playtime for Power-Hungry Handhelds.AUSTIN, Texas -- Freescale Semiconductor Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. is an American semiconductor manufacturer. It was created by the divestiture of the Semiconductor Products Sector of Motorola in 2004. Freescale focuses their integrated circuit products on the automotive, embedded and communications markets. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :FSL FSL - Formal Semantics Language. A language for compiler writing. ["A Formal Semantics for Computer Languages and its Application in a Compiler-Compiler", J.A. Feldman, CACM 9(1) (Jan 1966)]. [Sammet 1969, p. 641]. ) (NYSE:FSL.B) unveiled the i.MX31 and i.MX31L high performance multimedia processors, designed to deliver a rich and long lasting mobile entertainment experience. Based on the ARM11(TM) platform and enhanced with Freescale's Smart Speed(TM) technology, the i.MX31 and i.MX31L processors maximize the effective cycles per instruction (eCPI) to create a new benchmark for power-performance mobile entertainment solutions. OEMs seeking to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the burgeoning multi-billion dollar mobile entertainment market look for a multimedia processor that can handle intense, power-hungry applications. The processor must also protect high value mobile entertainment content. Consumers demand choices in affordable devices with more complex and sophisticated handheld games, and want to enjoy digital audio and mobile videos on-the-go without fear of the batteries dying too quickly. The i.MX31 processors offer the features for these and other mobile entertainment experiences. Smart Speed technology with eCPI makes it possible for the efficient 532 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. i.MX31 applications processors to take advantage of parallelism to operate at the equivalent performance of a 3 GHz processor, yet minimize power consumption. The lower the eCPI, the less demanding an application is on the CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. and the batteries; giving consumers the freedom to enjoy mobile multimedia entertainment like streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. and interactive 3D gaming for hours far away from an alternate power source. "Freescale's Smart Speed technology and eCPI metric demonstrate their commitment and leadership in processor architecture designed to optimize mobile device performance and battery life," said Allen Nogee, Principal Analyst with In-Stat. "Manufacturers and consumers alike reap the benefits with wireless handheld products that deliver crisp video and 3D graphics and exceptional power management for long, long play time." The i.MX31 processors deploy Freescale's Independent Platform Security Architecture, a combination of hardware and software security features that provide a high level of confidence for carriers, content providers and consumers. The security architecture is one of the most advanced solutions in the industry and can help save millions of dollars caused by such events as loss of services A deprivation of a family member, such as a parent or spouse, of the right to benefit from the performance of various duties, coupled with the privation of love and companionship, provided by the victim of a personal injury or Wrongful Death. , copyright infringement and identity theft. "Freescale is energizing energizing, adj giving energy to; revitalizing; rejuvenating. the entire mobile entertainment industry by offering a robust, secure platform that truly redefines processor performance," said Franz Fink, senior vice president and general manager of Freescale's Wireless and Mobile Systems Group. "Our i.MX31 processors provide a high octane multimedia engine with exceptional power management techniques for long battery life, a combination that is prized by OEMs designing a new breed of handheld multimedia entertainment devices." The i.MX31 processors include leading power management, security management and digital rights management, and image processing technology, plus, a vector floating point co-processor and L2 cache. This combination of features satisfies mobile entertainment companies' desire to protect trusted mobile content and respond to "power users" who require 3D graphics, video play-back, and messaging applications to run simultaneously. Smart Speed Technology The i.MX31 and i.MX31L leverage Freescale's Smart Speed technology architecture to enable the designer to achieve parallelism resulting in a small amount of eCPI required and very low power consumption. System parallelism is accomplished via the 6x5 Smart Speed crossbar switch that nearly eliminates wait states and enables the processor to drive equivalent performance to processors with clock speeds up to 3 GHz, but without the power consumption penalty that goes with higher operating frequencies. The power and audio performance of Freescale's multimedia platform is complemented by the company's highly integrated Power Management and User Interface (PMUI PMUI Power Management and User Interface ) ICs. Increased Security Management and Digital Rights Management The i.MX31 and i.MX31L security architecture provides carriers with enhanced protection against malicious service attacks, theft of services Theft of services is the legal term for a crime which is committed when a person obtains valuable services — as opposed to goods — by deception, force, threat or other unlawful means, i.e., without lawfully compensating the provider of said services. , configuration protection, and concerns with cloning. For content providers, it is engineered to help block prohibited access to licensed content, thereby helping to protect against unauthorized use and distribution. For consumers, private data is shielded from unauthorized access, helping protect against identify theft. Stellar Image Processing For the sustained mobile entertainment experience, wireless handhelds must deliver and display crisp, unwavering video and lifelike 3-D image quality. In addition to on-chip display controllers, the i.MX31 and i.MX31L processors have an on-chip image processing unit (IPU IPU Inter-Parliamentary Union IPU Indraprastha University IPU Invisible Pink Unicorns :-) IPU Image Processing Unit IPU Instruction Processing Unit IPU Intelligent Processing Unit IPU Integrated Power Unit IPU Integer Processing Unit ) that delivers up to VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. 30 fps video quality. The IPU is equipped with powerful control and synchronization capabilities to perform tasks with minimal to no involvement of the ARM(R) CPU. High Speed USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. On-The-Go The i.MX31 and i.MX31L processors integrate High Speed USB On-The-Go port for connection to a PC or PC peripherals without PC involvement, plus a high speed USB host and a full speed USB host for interfacing with peripherals such as WiFi, Bluetooth(TM) wireless technology and cellular baseband. The i.MX31 and i.MX31L processors expand upon Freescale's i.MX family including the i.MXS MXS Maintenance Squadron MXS Microsoft Exchange Server MXS Svg Matrix , i.MXL MXL Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico - Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada (Airport Code) MXL Musicmatch Access Layer , i.MX1 and i.MX21 processors, all based on ARM9(TM) technology and commercially shipping. The addition of the i.MX31 and i.MX31L processors provide another performance and price point on the roadmap and further enhances Freescale's portfolio of products based on ARM technology. i.MX31 and i.MX31L Availability Samples of the i.MX31 and i.MX31L processors are expected to begin shipping to selected customers by the end of June 2005. Learn more about Freescale's mobile entertainment processing solutions at: www.freescale.com/imx. Freescale Technology Forum Freescale's Mobile Entertainment Portfolio, including the i.MX31 and i.MX31L mobile entertainment multimedia processors, will be demonstrated at the Freescale Technology Forum 20-23 June 2005 in Orlando, Florida. Learn more about this inaugural forum, featuring visionary keynote speeches, in-depth technical presentations and technology demonstrations from Freescale and top flight hardware, software and tools providers. www.freescale.com/ftf About Freescale Semiconductor Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL, FSL.B) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. Freescale became a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. in July 2004 after more than 50 years as part of Motorola, Inc. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale, a member of the S&P 500(R), is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies with 2004 sales of $5.7 billion (US). www.freescale.com Freescale(TM) and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor Inc. MOTOROLA and the Stylized styl·ize tr.v. styl·ized, styl·iz·ing, styl·iz·es 1. To restrict or make conform to a particular style. 2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize. M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. (C) Freescale Semiconductor Inc. 2005. |
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