STn8811 Nomadik Mobile Multimedia Application Processor - STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics announced the STn8811 mobile multimedia application processor, a new  member of the company’s Nomadik family. STn8811 is an ARM9-based  processor, and it is a successor of STn8810 with speed enhancement by almost 50%. STn8811  provides a high-performance solution for cost-sensitive multimedia products.

Block Diagram of STMicroelectronics STn8811 Nomadik Mobile Multimedia Application Processor

The STn8811 mobile multimedia processors is designed for general-purpose applications running alongside image, music and  video processing on mobile phones,  PNDs (personal navigation devices) and PMPs (personal media players).

Jyrki Hannikainen, Application Processor Division, STMicroelectronics, said:

The STn8811 mobile multimedia application processor extends the rich multimedia experience already provided by the STn8810, enabling manufacturers to build on its established software base by adding enhanced and more complex applications…

…The innovative Nomadik architecture and multimedia accelerators are designed specifically to deliver today’s active information and entertainment experiences on energy-sensitive mobile platforms.

Key features of STn8811 Nomadik  Mobile Multimedia Application Processor:

• ARM926EJ at 393 MHz
  – 32-Kbyte instruction/16-Kbyte data caches
• Audio and video accelerated processing; all ARM MIPs available for user applications
• Video performance
  – Real-time MPEG4 Simple Profile encoding or decoding, up to VGA 30fps
  – WM9/VC-1 encode/decode support
  – H.264 encode/decode support - QVGA 30 fps decode
  – JPEG encode or decode, up to 4080 x 4080 pixels
• Audio performance
  – Extensive digital-audio software library
  – Optimized for low power on SAA
• Camera interfaces
  – Serial interface up to 416 Mbit/s (MIPI legacy CSI)
  – Parallel camera CCIR-656 interface up to 66 MHz (MIPI legacy CPI)
• A wide range of peripheral interfaces (GPIO, USB-OTG, UART, I²C, FIrDA, SD/MMC, serial ports, TV output, color LCD and camera interfaces)
• Direct support for high-level operating system such as Symbian™, Linux and WinCE® operating systems (OS)

The ARM926EJ core of the STn8811 multimedia processor runs at 393MHz, compared to 264MHz in the STn8810, and is supported by the innovative Nomadik architecture, which provides smart video and audio accelerators.

The STn8811 mobile multimedia application processor integrates a High-speed USB OTG (On-The-Go) port, SD Card and MMC controller. With its open platform approach, it supports Linux, Symbian, Windows Mobile and WinCE operating systems.

The Nomadik family of multimedia application processors now consists of the STn8810 and STn8810S12 (differing in memory configuration), the STn8811, and the STn8815 which adds imaging and graphics processors, and a level-2 cache.

The STn8811 mobile multimedia application processor is available in a space-saving 12 x 12mm BGA package. It is available in sample quantities now to lead customers, with volume production planned for Q3 2007; pricing is expected to be US$12.90 (10K unit qty).

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