Marvell has launched the Armada family of processors designed specifically for ARM instruction set smartphones, smartbooks, consumer and embedded devices, and displays.
According to the company, the Armada family of application processors offers CPU cores with PC-class performance, support for Adobe Flash technology, Blu-ray functionality and broadband connectivity for electronics.
The company claimed that the Armada 100 series delivers high performance at lower price for Mobile Internet Devices(MIDs) and the Armada 500 series combines computing horsepower, multimedia, and connectivity for smartbooks and tablets.
Marvell added that the Armada 600 series is dedicated to smartphones, delivering applications and multimedia in small form factors and low power requirements.
The Armada 1000 series is focused on enabling the next generation of connected full-HD consumer devices offering a variety of networked applications at mainstream price points, said the company.
In addition, Marvell is also introducing the new member of the Armada family, the ARMADA 510, an ARM v7 instruction set architecture compatible application processor.
Weili Dai, Marvell’s cofounder and vice president and general manager of the company’s consumer and computing business unit, said: The Armada family delivers to mobile devices what skeptics once doubted could be done: fast, PC-caliber processing, full internet experience, rich media including HD quality video and 3D graphics all in lightweight form factors with long battery life.”
