New Device Offers Reduced Component Count with Increased Reliability for
Applications that Combine General-Purpose Computing with Real-Time Graphics
Displays
SAN JOSE, Calif., Embedded Systems Conference, April 3 /PRNewswire/ --
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)* today announced the
availability of a 64-bit RISC processor with integrated graphics and display
controller designed for applications that combine general-purpose computing
with real-time graphics displays, including driver information systems, car
infotainment systems and car navigation systems. Designated TX4961XBG-240,
the IC expands Toshiba's portfolio of semiconductor products for automotive
applications. It integrates a TX49/H3 64-bit MIPS-based(TM) RISC CPU with a
display controller and hardware graphics accelerators in a single system-on-a-
chip (SoC). TAEC will be displaying the SoC in booth #1510 at the Embedded
Systems Conference Silicon Valley 2006 here this week.
"The TX4961XBG-240 is Toshiba's first TX49-based product to combine a 64-
bit CPU and a graphics display controller with a 2D hardware graphics
accelerator and video frame grabber. By offloading the graphics, display and
video functions to dedicated hardware, the full power of the processor is
available for application-specific processing," said Shardul Kazi, vice
president of the ASSP Business Unit at Toshiba America Electronic Components,
Inc. "The TX4961XBG-240 offers a high-throughput, cost-effective and reliable
system design that is optimized for automotive dashboard displays that combine
an instrumentation display with navigation information and video. It is also
well-suited for numerous other applications that require the high-quality
display of real-time data."
The TX4961XBG-240 features an on-board DDR SDRAM controller, unified
memory architecture and multiple on-chip buses that ensure that each on-chip
subsystem has sufficient memory bandwidth. The TX4961XBG-240 also
incorporates a video frame grabber, AC-Link and I2C controllers, various
timers and high-speed serial ports, 10-bit ADC, 16-bit PWM outputs, GPIO ports
and CANbus and Media-LB interfaces with DMA, interrupt, external bus and NAND
Flash controllers.
Highlights of the TX4961XBG-240 include the following:
* 64-bit TX49/H3 MIPS RISC CPU that runs a large code base
* Core operates at 240MHz
* Integrates 16KB instruction cache and 16KB data cache
* Operates in automotive/industrial temperature range of -40 degrees C
to 85 degrees C ambient temperature
* Features 24-bit true color pixels with 8-bit alpha blending on all
operations to enable very high quality displays
* Has a graphics scheduler that offloads the CPU by reading display list
commands directly from memory and dispatching operations to the
hardware acceleration engines
* Incorporates a 5-layer graphics architecture that eases the task of
managing overlays
* Has engines providing hardware acceleration for flexible
transformation operations, for rotation and scaling operations, and
for line and triangle drawing operations
* Has a blitting engine that can perform font expansion and scaling
* Has ADC and PWM outputs to control LCD brightness and contrast
* Housed in a 456-pin PBGA with a 1mm ball pitch
Pricing and Availability
Samples are currently available and volume production is scheduled to
begin in the fourth quarter of 2006. The device is priced at $40.00 each in
10,000-piece quantities.
The RBTX4961 reference board is also available.
For a product brief, please visit:
http://www.toshiba.com/taec/components/docs/ProdBrief/06C05_TX4961_ProdBrief.pdf
About Toshiba Automotive Semiconductor Solutions
Toshiba is a leading provider of semiconductor solutions to the automotive
industry and ranks among the top five semiconductor suppliers worldwide
(source: Gartner Dataquest, 2005). Its products enable the automobile to
become an integral part of the owner's digital world. Combining dedicated
automotive expertise with Toshiba consumer and networking knowledge creates
high-quality, leading-edge solutions that meet the needs of worldwide
automobile manufacturers. Through engineering innovation, new products are
being developed and deployed in the automotive sectors of entertainment/
information, body/chassis and safety/security. In each sector, solutions are
offered that deliver the highest levels of integration, increased
functionality and proven quality. Whether it's CD-MP3 chips that support
popular compression and sound field formats, RF transceivers/receivers with
the industry's best sensitivity, high-fidelity audio power amplifiers or
integrated RISC and CISC processors, Toshiba system-level solutions reduce
costs, design cycles and enhance reliability. For more information, please
visit: automotive.toshiba.com.
*About TAEC
Combining quality and flexibility with design engineering expertise, TAEC
brings a breadth of advanced, next-generation technologies to its customers.
This broad offering includes memory and flash memory-based storage solutions,
a broad range of discrete devices, displays, medical tubes, ASICs, custom
SOCs, microprocessors, microcontrollers and wireless components for the
computing, wireless, networking, automotive and digital consumer markets.
TAEC is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a
subsidiary of Toshiba Corp. (Toshiba), Japan's second largest semiconductor
manufacturer and the world's ninth largest integrated manufacturer of electric
and electronic equipment. In almost 130 years of operation, Toshiba has
recorded numerous firsts and made many valuable contributions to technology
and society. For additional company and product information, please visit
TAEC's website at chips.toshiba.com. For technical inquiries, please e-mail
Tech.Questions@taec.toshiba.com.
Information in this press release, including product pricing and
specifications, content of services and contact information, is current and
believed to be accurate on the date of the announcement, but is subject to
change without prior notice. Technical and application information contained
here is subject to the most recent applicable Toshiba product specifications.
In developing designs, please ensure that Toshiba products are used within
specified operating ranges as set forth in the most recent Toshiba product
specifications and the information set forth in Toshiba's "Handling Guide for
Semiconductor Devices," or "Toshiba Semiconductor Reliability Handbook." This
information is available at http://www.chips.toshiba.com, or from your TAEC
representative.
All trademarks and tradenames used herein are the properties of their
respective holders.
SOURCE Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.toshiba.com/taec
http://www.automotive.toshiba.com
http://www.chips.toshiba.com
CONTACT:
Agency, Judy Kahn, +1-650-948-8881,
judith.kahn@comcast.net, for Toshiba America Electronic
Components, Inc.; or Deborah Chalmers of Toshiba America
Electronic Components, Inc., +1-408-526-2454,
deborah.chalmers@taec.toshiba.com
NOTE TO EDITORS: TAEC reader inquiries please publish:
Tech.Questions@taec.toshiba.com.
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