Toshiba Announces Technical Details of Low-Power, Single-Chip MPEG-4 Decoder
Hardware Interface Enables the TC35274XB to Directly Connect to the QUALCOMM MSM3300 Chipset Delivering Video to Handset Users
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2001--
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) today announced
the technical details of its single-chip MPEG-4 decoder, the
TC35274XB.
The decoder (announced last December) interfaces with QUALCOMM's
MSM3300(TM) Mobile Station Modem (MSM(TM)) chipset to provide
streaming video on cdmaOne(TM) handsets. The decoder chip, the only
device of its kind, is in mass production and is currently sampling at
a unit price of $35.
One of the major challenges to cellular services has been crafting
the chips that will squeeze bandwidth-hungry video services into a
handset without requiring excessive space themselves and without
overburdening the handset's limited battery capacity. Working closely
with QUALCOMM and OEM customers, Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba) met the
challenge with an efficient low-power design that takes maximum
advantage of its embedded Dynamic Random Access Memory (eDRAM)
0.18-micron process technology. The TC35274XB fits four megabits (Mb)
of DRAM memory plus a 16-bit Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC)
processor and dedicated hardware accelerators into a package only 11
millimeter (mm) (less than half an inch) on a side. The TC35274XB chip
delivers Quarter Common Intermediate Format (QCIF)-standard
176-by-144-pixel video at 15 frames/second to the QUALCOMM cdmaOne
(IS-95A/B, the North American Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
standard) MSM3300 chipset, while consuming only 35 milliwatts of
battery power. The decoder chip is packaged in a 97-pin Ball Grid
Array (BGA), 9 mm on a side.
"Recent cdmaOne-based support for the MPEG-4 standard is expected
to trigger explosive demand for video downloads," said Andrew Burt,
director of wireless market development for the TAEC
networking/communication business unit. "Toshiba's MPEG-4 single-chip
solution is tailor-made to meet this demand with the low-power
consumption, high-level of integration and high-performance
functionality required by the streamlined cell phones of today and
tomorrow."
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based market research firm, Cahners In-Stat
Group, has projected approximately 30 million cumulative shipments of
MPEG-4 chips from 2001 through 2003, with a steep rise of 60 million
shipments in 2004, with most of the devices going into the mobile
handset market.
About TAEC
TAEC offers the industry's broadest line-up of semiconductor,
display and storage solutions for the computing, wireless, networking
and digital consumer markets. Combining quality and flexibility with
design engineering expertise, TAEC brings advanced next-generation
technologies to its OEM customers.
TAEC is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America
Inc., a subsidiary of the $47.9 billion (FY 2000 recorded sales)
Toshiba Corporation, the second largest semiconductor company
worldwide in terms of global sales for the year 2000. Toshiba is a
world leader in high-technology products with more than 300 major
subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. For additional company and
product information, please visit TAEC's web site at
www.chips.toshiba.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news
release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks
and uncertainties, including potential market demand for these
products and services, changes in economic conditions of the various
markets the company serves, as well as the other risks detailed from
time to time.
QUALCOMM is a registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. MSM
and MSM3300 are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. cdmaOne is a
trademark of the CDMA Development Group. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
Contact:
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.
Deborah Chalmers, 408/526-2454
deborah.chalmers@taec.toshiba.com
or
KVO Pubic Relations
Samer Bahou, 650/919-2050
