Toshiba Announces Technical Details of Low-Power, Single-Chip MPEG-4 Decoder.Business Editors/Technology Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2001 Hardware Interface Enables the TC35274XB to Directly Connect to the QUALCOMM MSM MSM - Micronetics Standard MUMPS 3300 Chipset Delivering Video to Handset Users Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC TAEC Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. TAEC Thailand Atomic Energy Commission ) today announced the technical details of its single-chip MPEG-4 decoder, the TC35274XB. The decoder (announced last December) interfaces with QUALCOMM's MSM3300(TM) Mobile Station Modem (MSM(TM)) chipset to provide streaming video on cdmaOne(TM) handsets. The decoder chip, the only device of its kind, is in mass production and is currently sampling at a unit price of $35. One of the major challenges to cellular services has been crafting the chips that will squeeze bandwidth-hungry video services into a handset without requiring excessive space themselves and without overburdening the handset's limited battery capacity. Working closely with QUALCOMM and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers, Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba) met the challenge with an efficient low-power design that takes maximum advantage of its embedded Dynamic Random Access Memory Dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is a type of random access memory that stores each bit of data in a separate capacitor within an integrated circuit. Since real capacitors leak charge, the information eventually fades unless the capacitor charge is refreshed periodically. (eDRAM) 0.18-micron process technology. The TC35274XB fits four megabits (Mb) of DRAM memory plus a 16-bit Reduced Instruction Set Computing Noun 1. reduced instruction set computing - (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform reduced instruction set computer, RISC (RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. ) processor and dedicated hardware accelerators into a package only 11 millimeter (mm) (less than half an inch) on a side. The TC35274XB chip delivers Quarter Common Intermediate Format (QCIF See CIF. QCIF - Quarter CIF )-standard 176-by-144-pixel video at 15 frames/second to the QUALCOMM cdmaOne (IS-95A/B A/B Airborne A/B Afterburner (jet engines) A/B Air Blast A/B Answerback A/B Auto-brake A/B Air Bus A/B Afterburning , the North American Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. ) standard) MSM3300 chipset, while consuming only 35 milliwatts of battery power. The decoder chip is packaged in a 97-pin Ball Grid Array “BGA” redirects here. For other uses, see BGA (disambiguation). A ball grid array (BGA) is a type of surface-mount packaging used for integrated circuits. (BGA), 9 mm on a side. "Recent cdmaOne-based support for the MPEG-4 standard is expected to trigger explosive demand for video downloads," said Andrew Burt, director of wireless market development for the TAEC networking/communication business unit. "Toshiba's MPEG-4 single-chip solution is tailor-made to meet this demand with the low-power consumption, high-level of integration and high-performance functionality required by the streamlined cell phones of today and tomorrow." Scottsdale, Ariz.-based market research firm, Cahners In-Stat Group, has projected approximately 30 million cumulative shipments of MPEG-4 chips from 2001 through 2003, with a steep rise of 60 million shipments in 2004, with most of the devices going into the mobile handset market. About TAEC TAEC offers the industry's broadest line-up of semiconductor, display and storage solutions for the computing, wireless, networking and digital consumer markets. Combining quality and flexibility with design engineering expertise, TAEC brings advanced next-generation technologies to its OEM customers. TAEC is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America Inc., a subsidiary of the $47.9 billion (FY 2000 recorded sales) Toshiba Corporation, the second largest semiconductor company worldwide in terms of global sales for the year 2000. Toshiba is a world leader in high-technology products with more than 300 major subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. For additional company and product information, please visit TAEC's web site at www.chips.toshiba.com. Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including potential market demand for these products and services, changes in economic conditions of the various markets the company serves, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time. QUALCOMM is a registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. MSM and MSM3300 are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. cdmaOne is a trademark of the CDMA Development Group. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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