For now, the HTC Flyer can console itself for not having a second core (like your entire other guys ) by noting that its 1.5GHz clock speed is quicker than the other tablet. Pretty soon, however, the decision between speed and core count won’t should be made in any respect, as ZiiLabs has just announced new dual-core and quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 systems-on-chip that run on the same 1500MHz speed because the Flyer. Dubbed ZMS-20 and ZMS-40, respectively, they’re taking the ZMS-08 legacy of specializing in HD video decoding even further, while also throwing in specific optimizations for Android Honeycomb tablets. The sooner-gen SOC was only picked up by parent company Creative, who inserted it in its ZiiO tablets , so let’s hope the brand new silicon proves compelling enough for us to peer it in additional manufacturers’ slates. Full PR and an intro video follow after the break.
Energy-Efficient Processors Optimized for top-Performance Android 3.0 Tablets
– ZMS-20 Combines 48 Stemcell Media Processing Cores and Dual-Core 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A9 Processors to Reshape the Landscape for Tablet Computing
– Quad-Core ZMS-40 Delivers Aggregated Cortex-A9 Clock Speed of as much as 6GHz and Scales Up Total Performance to 100 Processing Cores
Singapore – 10th May 2011 – ZiiLABS, a pioneering media processor and platforms company and an entirely-owned subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd, today introduced its strongest Zii family of energy-efficient media processors, the ZMS-20 and the ZMS-40.
Targeting the up and coming explosive tablet computing markets, the ZMS-20 (with Dual-Core 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A9 Processors) and ZMS-40 (with Quad-Core 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A9 Processors), besides having greater than generous ARM processing power, are turbo-charged by an array of as much as 96 Stemcell media processing cores to provide an unbelievable performance of as much as 100 processor cores, previously remarkable within the handheld mobile device markets!
Engineered for the high-resolution tablet computing markets, the ZMS-20 combines ZIiLABS’ 48 Stemcell media processing cores with dual 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processors with Neon to deliver stunning 1080p high profile video playback, immersive OpenGL ES 2.0 3D graphics, HD video calling and a rich desktop browsing experience including Adobe Flash Player.
With multi-core application acceleration and dynamic power management for longer battery life, the ZMS-20 delivers the efficient and high-performance platform required for the subsequent generation of Android 3.0 based devices and beyond.
“Designed to extend application performance by 4X over the ZMS-08 processor, the ZMS-20 was specifically engineered to satisfy the performance and gear efficiency requirements of high-resolution Android tablets more effectively than the other processor available on the market,” said Hock Leow, President of ZiiLABS. “The ZMS-08 established our leadership position for prime Profile H.264 playback and the ZMS-20 takes that to the following level by adding dual ARM Cortex-A9 cores plus a bunch of recent features which include DDR3 and LPDDR2 support, HDMI 1.4 and OpenCL.”
“We’re targeting this amazing family of ZMS-20 and the ZMS-40 Zii Stemcell media processors dead-at the explosive tablet computing market. The cost-effective ZMS-20, and the ZMS-40 with its quad Cortex-A9 cores will herald a brand new generation of low-cost, low-power yet high-performance tablets, mobile thin clients for cloud computing and other embedded appliances for the post-PC era,” said Sim Wong Hoo, Chairman and CEO of Creative Technology Ltd.
“The design and development of ZMS-40 is completed, we will be able to unleash it to ride at the up and coming new wave of tablet computing revolution. The scalable ZMS-40 will cleared the path to indicate the arena that tablet computing may be truly effective and with none compromise. With the ZMS-40, we will bring the performances of tablets or other handheld devices to rival notebooks or even desktop PCs.” Sim added.
“As consumer demand for smarter connected devices increases, so does the industry’s requirement for low-power, high performance semiconductor solutions,” commented Eric Schorn, Vice chairman Marketing, Processor Division, ARM. “The mix of Cortex-A9 processors incorporating ARM NEON and TrustZone technologies provides the multicore technology to drive the newest Android tablets and make sure a high-quality user experience.”
Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) tablets and associated design-kits in line with the ZMS-20 could be showcased on the ZiiLABS suite (Grand Hyatt Hotel Taipei, Grand Room, #1137) in Taipei, Taiwan between 31 May and four June on the Computex 2011 tradeshow.
ZMS-20 Key Features
Dual 1.5GHz ARM Cortex A9 cores with Neon
ZiiLABS flexible Stemcell media processing capabilities
Low-energy SIMD architecture for prime performance media acceleration
48 x 32-bit floating point media processing cores for 26GFlops of compute
High Profile H.264 video playback at 1080p@30fps
Wide selection of accelerated video codecs including H.264, VC1 and VP8
High Definition, low latency video conferencing
Optimised OpenGL ES 2.0 for robust 3D graphics acceleration and alertness compatibility
Accelerated OpenCL 1.1 (desktop profile) integrated into Android NDK
High Dynamic Range (HDR) Image Processing
High-quality Text-to-Speech and Voice Recognition
150 MPixel/sec image processing
Adobe Flash 10 acceleration
Integrated HDM1 1.4 with 3D stereo support
1GB addressable memory
DDR2/3 at 533 MHz for low-cost
LPDDR2 for optimum memory bandwidth and coffee-power
64-bit wide memory bus
Quad independent video controllers supporting 24-bit displays and cameras
3V3 and 1V8 I/O’s reduce peripheral power consumption
Dual USB 2.0 HS OTG (Host/Peripheral) controllers with PHY for low system cost
Three independent SDIO/MMC controllers
Extended battery life with robust Dynamic Power Management and Instantaneous On
Xtreme Fidelity X-Fi audio effects
Enhanced Security: 256-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) and TrustZone
Availability
The ZMS-20 is sampling now to choose customers and is scheduled for volume shipment to customers within the 3rd quarter of 2011. Detailed specifications of the ZMS-40 may be announced later. Visit ZiiLABS suite (Grand Hyatt Hotel Taipei, Grand Room, #1137) on the Computex 2011 tradeshow to determine more.
Complete Tablet Solutions
ZiiLABS’ high-quality OEM-ready reference platforms combine all of the hardware, software and integration required to enable ODMs to rapidly deliver customized solutions to fulfill the growing demand for next-generation Android based tablets.
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