Advanced 45 nm CMOS process technology dramatically boosts performance while reducing power consumption in Smartphones and Mobile Internet Devices
BARCELONA -- February 17, 2009 -- To answer handset manufacturers' diverse requirements in the rapidly-evolving Smartphone and Mobile Internet Device (MID) markets, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) announced today that it has extended its popular OMAPTM 3 family with new 45 nanometer (nm) products. The new OMAP36x application processor family allows mobile device manufacturers to reuse their software investment in TI's popular 65 nm OMAP34x processor family and deliver higher performance computing with lower power consumption. The OMAP36x family of products will offer a range of performance levels, including speeds up to 1GHz, to address increased high performance needs of the MID market all while delivering the low power consumption required by these battery-powered products. The migration to 45 nm technology will also deliver more affordable solutions for mainstream Smartphones. (Visit www.ti.com/omap36x for more information.)
Features and benefits of OMAP36x family:
Part | Process Node | ARM Cortex-A8 Clock speed | Graphics Acceleration | Video Performance | Imaging Performance (per second) | Availability |
OMAP3610 | 45 nm | 720MHz | In software | VGA/DVD | 12 MP | Samples in 3Q 2009. |
OMAP3620 | 45 nm | 720MHz | Hardware accelerated | VGA/DVD | 12 MP | Samples in 3Q 2009. |
OMAP3630 | 45 nm | 720MHz | Hardware accelerated | 720p HD | 12 MP | Samples in 3Q 2009. |
OMAP3640 | 45 nm | 1GHz | Hardware accelerated | 720p HD | 12 MP | Samples in 3Q 2009. |
Availability
The OMAP36x family of products is scheduled to sample in the third quarter of 2009. These products are intended for high-volume wireless OEMs and ODMs and are not available through distributors.
To find out more about the OMAP 36x family, visit the links below:
Technical information on the OMAP36x family: www.ti.com/omap36x_technical
Information on TI's 45 nm process technology: www.ti.com/45nm_omap3
OMAP36x family product bulletin: www.ti.com/omap36x_pb
What they're saying about the OMAP 3 platform:
"NEC plans to use TI's OMAP 3 platform for our near-term handset solutions, and we are pleased to see TI continue to invest in this family of products to address a range of performance needs and help us continue to deliver leading-edge, multimedia rich handsets to the market.
TI also makes it easy for us to support popular mobile operating systems like LiMo, further spurring innovative, creating applications to meet the appetites of consumers around the globe," said Mr. Yoshiharu Tamura, Executive General Manager, Mobile Terminals Business Unit, NEC.