The next move for Panasonic’s UniPhier family of processors for HDTVs and Blu-ray players have been unveiled, taking form as a 1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A9 based design that it claims is the industry’s fastest for TVs. The MN2WS0220 will begin sample shipments this month and it’s going to handle two HDTV streams, plus internet content and smart TV apps all of sudden while cutting power consumption from the former generation by 40%. This follows within the footsteps of Toshiba’s Cell-based CEVO TV processors that still bring multiple cores and high speed memory to bear. The opposite question after all is backwards compatibility, while a number of the new Viera Connect apps for 2011 were also compatible with 2010 HDTVs, it will be interesting to determine if Panasonic’s platform can reap the benefits of the hot chip without making televisions which are currently on shelves obsolete, or if it considers joining forces with the Google TV cadre for apps like SlingPlayer and OnLive .
Osaka, Japan – Panasonic Corporation has developed a brand new UniPhier®*1 system LSI (MN2WS0220) for smart TVs and may begin sample shipments in June 2011.
To enhance performance and user interface, smart TVs require powerful software processing capability as they support various applications on the net. Achieving these improvements has called for a system LSI that has both a top of the range AV processor and a high speed CPU on a single chip.
Panasonic’s new chip will open the best way for a brand new generation of smart TVs that permit users to simultaneously enjoy two TV broadcasting channels, in addition to Internet-based content and applications in high-resolution simultaneously. Further, the hot chip is in a position to reduce power consumption of and the collection of components utilized in smart TVs, if you want to help drive smart TVs to spread inside the global market.
The chip includes the ensuing features:
The brand new system LSI adopts a brand new architecture comprising of Panasonic’s UniPhier®*1 processor with a proven track record in quality processing of audio and visible content and a general-purpose high speed dual CPU which has high performance for network applications to gain a high performance and high resolution Smart TVs.
Adopting the industry’s fastest*2 1.4-GHz dual core CPU (ARM®*3 Cortex-A9TM*3 Dual), it may achieve fast, stress-free and smooth operation in network applications.
A high-performance 3D graphics circuit supporting full HD resolution is vital for smart TVs. Integrating this kind of 3D graphics circuit and audio and video codec, the recent system LSI has all of the functions required for smart TVs on a single chip. Due to the, it enables to deliver exciting images by combining graphics and video. Further, the recent chip enables to chop power consumption by about 40%*4.
The next technologies have made this chip possible:
UniPhier®*1 new architectures, which enables parallel, simultaneous operation of the UniPhier®*1 processor’s TV signal processing it’s in real time treatable of AV contents and the twin-core CPU’s handling of wide selection open-source software.
Circuit design technology for top-speed processors, enabling implementation of a dual-core CPU and high-capacity cache memory, in addition to operation at 1.4-GHz clock frequency.
One-chip system LSI integration technology that mixes UniPhier®*1 processor and high speed dual-core CPU, high-performance 3D graphics circuitry with unified memory architecture which achieving efficient data transfers between shared external memory.
*1 “UniPhier” is a registered trademark of Panasonic Corporation.
*2 Fastest in TV system LSI, containing digital demodulators, etc. In response to Panasonic’s data as of June 7, 2011.
*3 “ARM” and “Cortex” are a registered trademark or trademark of ARM Limited (UK).
*4 In comparison with prior Panasonic chips.
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