Broadcom has unveiled a new multimedia processor that uses 40 nanometer (40nm) CMOS process technology.
The company claims that the new BCM2763 VideoCore IV multimedia processor provides higher integration, smaller footprint size and lower power consumption than 65nm designs.
The new multimedia processor features high definition (HD) camcorder and video playback, 20 megapixel digital camera and photo image processing and 1 gigapixel 2D/3D graphics rendering. The 20 megapixel digital camera has features such as multiple shots per second, image stabilisation, face and smile detection and panorama mode, the company said.
According to Broadcom, the BCM2763 power consumption features include, 20% to 50% power reduction in comparison to the prior generation Videocore III multimedia processor; four to six hours of 1080p video recording and eight to ten hours of mobile playback, with up to 16 hours of full HD playback over HDMI.
The new processor integrates the functions of eight chips including GPU and graphics memory, image signal processing (ISP) and ISP memory, video processing and video memory, HDMI and USB 2.0. 128MB of LPDDR2 graphics memory is stacked in a single package, Broadcom said.
Mark Casey, vice president and general manager of mobile multimedia line of business at Broadcom, said: VideoCore IV is setting new benchmarks for performance, power consumption and affordability and is poised to drive advanced multimedia capabilities into new tiers of handsets.
Supported by our comprehensive line of complementary cellular and connectivity solutions, our multimedia processor technology is the right choice for next generation mobile designs.
