Broadcom today announced its most advanced processor for mobile devices oBCM2763, considered the first to enable full support for high definition video and games on gadgets such as smartphones or media players conventional. It can not only handle HD 1080p content reproduction, but is also capable of processing recordings at such a resolution (1920 × 1080 pixels), in addition to recording photos up to 20 megapixels.
The hardware was produced within a 40-nanometer manufacturing process (superior to many processors currently sold by Intel and AMD), allowing for greater integration into devices, less physical size and substantial improvements in power consumption. The fact that it supports HD video playback and recording is interesting for external projections, while its capabilities for handling images can also be integrated with face detection or automatic stabilization and focus solutions.
In addition, the processor offers integrated HDMI output and 128MB of graphics memory, avoiding the use of additional components for manufacturers of devices with connectivity to TVs. Although all the features are quite demanding, Broadcom says that its new chip shows gains of up to 50% in energy consumption compared to its current products developed in 65 nanometers.
There is no exact prediction of when the first devices based on this chip will appear on the market, but it is estimated that this will not happen before 2011. The creator of BCM2763 designed a new architecture to develop the product, known as VideoCore IV, which although compatible with features that already exist in other gadgets for sale, it requires simple (but slow) adaptation to certain new functions.
(via iClarified)
