Ericsson announces new multi-processor mobile platform powerhouse
By Will Park on Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 at 2:52 PM PST In Announcements, Sony Ericsson, Technologies
It’s all about all-in-one powerhouse mobile platforms these days. Multiple processors, high-megapixel camera support, high-speed data support, mobile TV, 3D gaming – the trick is getting all that power integrated into a single platform.
Ericsson has just gone live with their very own powerhouse mobile platform, the Ericsson U500 (not pictured). With a next-generation architecture that leverages triple-processors and a multimedia subsystem (think TV, gaming, video, music, the works), the Ericsson U500 “is a powerful multimedia platform with performance, graphics and usability, more resembling a mobile computer than today’s mobile phones. With the U500 platform Ericsson will keep its world leading position within the multimedia mass market for years to come,” according to Robert Puskaric, head of Ericsson’s mobile platforms business.
Three ARM11 CPUs, hardware accelerators, integrated digital baseband and multimedia chip (on a single processor die), and increased efficiency combine to deliver a mobile platform that can handle a 12 megapixel camera, high-quality video recording, WVGA display, 3D gaming, 3D UI, high-resolution video, and CD-quality audio performance – all in a single package.
Talk about a mouthful. The point in bringing all these components together in a single die is that it will result in lower prices and greater efficiency – two things we’re big on over here. It looks like the near future will be filled with mobile devices that last longer while doing more.
We’re looking for Ericsson to launch their U500 mobile platform in the 1H 2009.
[Via: MobileTechNews]
