TI and MIT develop a 0.6 volt DSP in 28-nanometer processaimed at delivering Ultra-Low Power for next-generation multimedia and computing experiences
Aimed at delivering Ultra-Low Power for next-generation multimedia and computing experiences
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) today presented a joint research paper detailing design methodologies for a 28-nanometer (nm) mobile applications processor at the 2011 International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC). The paper—"A 28nm 0.6V Low Power Digital Signal Processor (DSP) for Mobile Applications"—demonstrates that a DSP is capable of scaling from high-performance mode at 1.0 volts down to an ultra-low power (ULP) mode at 0.6 volts (V). This DSP is one of the first system-level, low voltage, 28nm designs for the mobile device market, demonstrating TI's continued commitment to enabling lower power and extended battery life in mobile devices running advanced applications.
"As the multimedia and computing capabilities of TI's OMAP™ platform-based smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices increase, there is a continually expanding gap between performance demands and battery capacity," said Gordon Gammie, Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at TI and ISSCC presenter. "TI believes that 28nm process technology advancements, developed in tandem with TI and MIT's low power circuit and methodology collaboration, gives us the right knowledge base to successfully meet the next-generation processing demands within the future mobile power envelope."
ISSCC: Algorithm paves path to better video
SAN FRANCISCO – A Texas Instruments researcher described a parallel approach to handling current and future compression standards.
The parallel algorithm described in a paper at the International Solid State Circuits Conference could become part of High Efficiency Video Coding (HVEC ), the follow on to today's H.264/AVC standard. The work promises significant improvements in the quality and power consumption for tomorrow's systems that create or play video on anything from 3-D TVs to mobile handsets.
The HEVC effort aims to deliver by January 2013 a successor to today's mainstream H.264/AVC standard. It targets a 50 percent improvement in coding efficiency, enabling Quad Full HD video resolutions of up to 4,096 x 2,160 pixels.