Multimedia Engine: MOBILETURBO Series

Toshiba has launched a new multimedia engine specifically designed for cellular phone applications. Designated as the T5GE, the new multimedia engine is a successor to the T5G and contains three hardware accelerators—a video codec, a 3D graphics accelerator and a JPEG codec—for faster execution of video or still image shooting, one-segment TV reception, 3D games and the like. The video codec supports H.264 and MPEG-4 (FWVGA) encoding/decoding. The powerful 3D graphics accelerator expands the possibilities for games and other applications of cellular phones. The JPEG codec supports the shooting of still images having up to 5 megapixels in order to satisfy a demand for a higher resolution; it also offers fast processing that enables continuous shooting. Additionally, the T5GE incorporates an LCD controller that supports LCD display at resolutions up to FWVGA (864 × 480).

T5GE TC352980XBG

Features

Video codec:
H.264 codec: Supports FWVGA-size (864 × 480) encoding and decoding at a frame rate of 30 fps.
MPEG-4 codec: Supports up to FWVGA-size (864 × 480) encoding and decoding at a frame rate of 30 fps.
H.263 video codec, camera input (filtering, zoom-out and rotation) and video output (filtering, zoom-out, zoom-in and rotation).
Audio codec:
AMR-compliant; ITU-T G.726-compliant; MP3 audio encoding/decoding; WMA audio encoding/decoding; PCM input/output; MP4 demultiplexing; bitstream input/output; video phone (ITU-T H.223); MPEG2-TS (ITU-T H.222.0)
2D/3D graphics
JPEG codec:
JFIF-compliant and JPEG Baseline-compliant; JPEG PART 2-compliant (ISO/IEC 10918-2); YUV 4:4:4, YUV 4:2:2 and YUV 4:2:0 input formats
LCD Controller:
FWVGA resolution; support for two LCD panels; RGB and YUV output formats; composition of up to four layers; synchronous and asynchronous interfaces; simultaneous display of FWVGA and TV; frame storage
Camera interface: Direct connections with two cameras; YUV 4:2:2 camera input
On-chip memories: Graphics eDRAM and mobile DDR SDRAM

The photo of T5GE TC352980XBG

General Specifications

General Specifications table of T5GE TC352980XBG
Process	90 nm
Power Supply	1.2V (core); 2.5V (core); 1.8 to 3.0V (I/O)
Package Dimensions	11 mm × 11 mm (358 pins)

TG2 TC35711XBG

Features

The integrated 3D graphics processor delivers 3D rendering performance of 100 mega-polygons^*1 (800 megapixels^*1) a second.
^*1: Peak performance of the graphics core
Contains three processors to realize graphics performance equivalent to tabletop game consoles: a high-performance 3D graphics processor, a MeP (Media Embedded Processor) suitable for multimedia processing and an ARM1176JZF-S CPU core designed specifically for mobile handsets.
Compatible with programmable shaders, which bring realistic shading and reflectivity to mobile handsets.
Incorporates an LCD controller that supports LCD display of WVGA size (480 × 800) and can display WVGA and TV through the video encoder independently and simultaneously.
Integrates a 512-Mbit DDR memory in a stack-up configuration in an SiP package.
Different types of external interfaces are available: SD card, serial I/O, NAND flash memory, DDR memory controller and UART.

The photo of TG2 TC35711XBG

General Specifications

General specifications table of TG2 TC35711XBG
Process	90 nm
Functions	CPU; 3D graphics; LCD interface; SD card interface; serial I/O; UART; DDR memory controller
Power Supply	1.2V (core); 1.8 to 3.3V (I/O)
Package Dimensions	13 mm × 13 mm 449-pin BGA

Load Map of Multimedia Engines Designed for Cellular Phone Applications

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