Telecom Lead India: ARM announced an optimized IP solution to power mid-range mobile devices.
ARM sees this as a big opportunity for growth in the telecom market as 580 million mid-range mobile devices are expected to hit the market in the next two years.
The ARM IP suite is optimized for power, performance and die size. ARM says consumers will benefit as they can enjoy features like virtualization, big.LITTLE processing and GPU compute at mid-range price points.
The suite extends the ARM Cortex-A processor and ARM Mali-T GPU series with the Cortex-A12 processor and Mali-T622 GPU.
ARM partners can deliver smartphones and tablets with higher efficiency and reduced time to market. ARM expects this IP solution will be in mobile devices by mid-2014.
“With a billion smartphones predicted to ship in 2013 and tablets projected to out-ship notebook PCs, device-makers can now provide quality, high-performance mobile products with the features that matter the most, at a range of price points,” said Ian Drew, chief marketing officer and executive vice president, ARM.
The Cortex-A12 processor offers ARM partners a 40 percent performance increase in the same power envelope when compared to the Cortex-A9 processor.
The Mali-T622 GPU provides 50 percent energy-efficiency improvement over first-generation Mali-T600 series products.
The Mali-V500 video solution provides video processing and reduces system bandwidth requirements by more than 50 percent compared to currently available solutions. The Mali-V500 is a multicore video solution, scaling from a single core capable of 1080p/60 encode and decode to multiple cores supporting ultra-high definition 4K at 120 frames per second.
