Archive : 13 February 2016 год

Qualcomm Technologies has launched three Snapdragon processors targeted at LTE applications. According to the company, the Snapdragon 625, 435 and 425 are designed to deliver ‘premium tier user experiences’ to smartphones.

Snapdragon 625 is the first in its class to use 14nm FinFET technology.This brings a reduction in power consumption of up to 35% compared to the previous generation. Featuring an eight core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU and an integrated X9 LTE modem, the processor is said to support peak upload speeds of 150Mbit/s. There is also support for dual high resolution cameras.

Snapdragon 435 also features an eight core Cortex-A53 CPU, along with the X8 LTE modem, enabling downlink speeds of up to 300Mbit/s and uplinks of up to 100Mbit/s.

Meanwhile, Snapdragon 425 provides a new entry point for the company’s 400 tier and an upgrade path for those using Snapdragon 410 and 412 processors. The quad core Cortex-A53 CPU is accompanied by an Adreno 308 GPU and an integrated X6 LTE modem.

* Qualcomm has also unveiled Snapdragon Wear 2100, an SoC intended for use in wearable products. According to the company, the SoC is 30% smaller than the Snapdragon 400 and consumes 25% less power. It comes with an integrated sensor hub and an LTE modem with integrated GNSS. Other features include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity

Author
Graham Pitcher

Source:  www.newelectronics.co.uk

Lattice Semiconductor has expanded its ECP5 range of low power, small form factor connectivity and acceleration FPGAs.The additions are said to be pin compatible with ECP5 FPGAs and enable OEMs to update their designs to meet evolving interface requirements in the industrial, communications and consumer markets.

“Our ECP5 FPGA family has proven to be the ideal solution to address the flexible connectivity needs in applications where lower power, smaller form factor and lower cost are critical requirements,” said Deepak Boppana, director of product marketing at Lattice Semiconductor.“The new ECP5-5G and ECP5 12K devices will enable our customers to continue taking advantage of these differentiated features, while accelerating time-to-market of their next-generation designs.”

Lattice’s ECP5-5G range is claimed to be the only FPGA product line that supports 5G SERDES and up to 85K LUTs in a 10 x 10mm package.The ECP5-5G devices support multiple 5G protocols including PCI Express Gen 2.0, CPRI, and JESD204B.This range is said to enable connectivity to ASICs and ASSPs in applications including cameras, displays, gaming platforms, small cells and low-end routers.Resources including software, device samples, soft IP and hardware boards are available upon request.

The ECP5 12K device offers programmable IO support for interface bridging functions including LVDS, MIPI and LPDDR3.The device is claimed to provide a cost optimised mix of logic, memory and DSP resources for additional pre and post processing in applications such as LED controllers, machine vision, motor control and more.

Author
Tom Austin-Morgan

Source:  www.newelectronics.co.uk