did you miss the part where ARM cortex A9 + NEON SIMD have HDMI output these days or the fact these also have The new Mali T400 platform, and the next one The new Mali T604 platform will have http://www.rethink-wireless.com/print.asp?article_id=3942
"Samsung backs ARM's souped-up graphics platform
Mali T604 will support HD and 3D in low power devices, says ARM
CAROLINE GABRIEL
Published: 11 November, 2010 ...
he new Mali T604 platform, unveiled at ARM's developer conference this week, aims to bring high performance applications like 3D imaging and gaming to smartphones, without sacrificing battery life. The upgraded graphics processor will accelerate video applications while drawing less power, said marketing director Ian Smythe, and will handle 3D imaging and full HD video. Performance is up fivefold on the previous Mali, and when included in a chip, the core consumes less than 850 milliwatts.
Mali is designed to work with ARM's latest CPU core, the Cortex-A15, which targets smartphones, tablets and even servers. Up to 16 2.5GHz cores can work together for these larger systems.
Mali T604 will be compatible with Microsoft's DirectX 11 and with OpenCL 1.1, both programming frameworks for parallel processing over multiple cores. The inclusion of DirectX 11 aroused speculation that this programming technology would soon be supported fully in Windows Phone 7. Currently, full compatibility with DirectX 11 is only seen in Windows 7..."
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http://liliputing.com/2011/01/freescale-introduces-new-single-dual-and-quad-core-chips.html
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the 6Quad the most expensive, the price difference isn’t expected to be all that great. Freescale tells me the single core chip will be available to device makers for under $10, while the quad core will cost more than $20, with the dual core model falling somewhere in between. Sure, that means the quad-core chip will cost more than twice as much as the single core chip, but we’re still not talking about a lot of money here...."
"Freescale will be among the first companies to make quad core ARM-based chips available. All three new chips will begin sampling in the second quarter of 2011, and the company expects devices using the new chips to hit the market before the end of the year...."
http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Freescale-iMX-6/
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The i.MX 6 series is Freescale's first ARM-based multicore SoC and first Cortex-A9 model. The processor advances the i.MX family with dual-stream 1080p video playback at 60 frames per second (fps), 3D video playback at 50Mbps, desktop-quality gaming, augmented reality applications, and novel content creation capabilities, says Freescale.
The SoC is also touted for being one of the first applications processors to offer hardware support for the open source VP8 codec. VP8 drives the related WebM open container format, both of which are supported in the most recent Android 2.3 release.
The i.MX 6 series uses 40nm fabrication and provides low power draw and advanced power management capabilities, says Freescale. The SoC is claimed to enable 1080p video (single stream) with only 350mW consumption. As a result, the i.MX 6 series can deliver up to 24 hours of HD video playback and 30-plus days of device standby time, claims the company....."
"The video coprocessor, meanwhile, is said in the dual or quad versions to support 1080p60 H.264 video decode. It also provides for 720p60 encode of H.264, with "1080p planned," says Freescale. Separately, Freescale refers to a 1080p30 encode feature, but it is unclear whether this will be available in the initial release or is the aforementioned "planned" feature.
The i.MX 6's image processing unit (IPU) supports a whopping four displays via HDMI 1.4, and offers stereoscopic image sensor support for 3D imaging, says the company. Other IPU features are said to include color adjustments, gamut mapping, gamma correction, contrast stretching, as well as compensation for low light conditions and backlight reduction.
The combination of the various multimedia coprocessors and engines, along with the multiple cores on the higher end versions, enables dual-stream capabilities and 3D video playback, says Freescale...."
"SATA-II and automotive interfaces
The 6Solo provides external memory support for up to 32-bit DDR3 and LPDDR2 memory, while the 6Dual and 6Quad versions support up to 64-bit DDR3 and dual-channel 32-bit LPDDR2 memory, says the company. Other special features are said to include an integrated EPD controller for e-reader applications on the 6Solo, and SATA II support with integrated PHY on the 6Dual and 6Quad.
All three models appear to support the SD 3.0 spec for flash memory, and offer support for PCI Express (PCIe), gigabit Ethernet, and multiple USB 2.0 ports, all with integrated PHY. LVDS support is also said to be available. Automotive-oriented interfaces include MIPI CSI, MIPI DSI, MIPI HSI, and FlexCAN, says Freescale...."
