FRANKFURT, Germany-As the mobile-phone sales increase, the world’s chipmakers continue to look to take advantage of the market opportunity.
For example, Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe released its new Mobile Media Processors, which the company said incorporate MPEG-4 and JPEG hardware encoding and decoding functionality. The chips also support 3D graphics, camera interfaces and multi-display support.
“Adding one of these MMPs to the central processor typically found in handheld devices enables the device to handle sophisticated graphics with ultra-low power consumption,” said Dirk Weinsziehr, senior director of marketing for Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe. “With the proliferation of features in mobile phones and PDAs, there is a growing need for a specialized application processor to handle multimedia functions without sacrificing battery life. Our new devices meet those requirements.”
Separately, Atmel Corp. and Parrot S.A. today announced the availability of the Parrot4 Automotive Communication Management Chipset. The low-power Parrot4 supports GSM/GPRS, Bluetooth and GPS functionalities, as well as high-specification analog CODECs and a 50MIPS DSP for microphones and speakers. The chip is designed for in-car telematics.
