Toshiba's Portfolio of Enabling Technologies Includes Digital Entertainment,
Automotive, Wireless, Home, Industrial and Custom SoC
SAN JOSE, Calif., Embedded Systems Conference, April 4 /PRNewswire/ --
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)* today announced it will
exhibit its latest developments in enabling technologies, including digital
entertainment, automotive, wireless, home, industrial applications and custom
SoCs at the Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley 2006 here this week.
In related announcements, the company disclosed its reference platform
strategy for digital TV applications and rolled out several new products,
including the first two members of a product family for low-end and mid-range
TVs, an analog video front-end processor, a highly integrated real-time
display controller SoC for automotive dashboard displays, and new
microcontrollers. Visit TAEC at booth #1510.
"These enabling technologies for a wide range of applications are proof
points of Toshiba's vision, innovation and commitment to its customers," said
Shardul Kazi, vice president of the ASSP Business Unit. "They validate that
we have the product breadth, resources and system-level understanding to
bolster our customers' design and development activities and help them
succeed."
Digital Multimedia Enabling Technologies
Toshiba will feature an LCD TV reference design system that is a complete
solution for analog and digital LCD TV. Based on the company's new TC90400XBG
SoC, it supports worldwide TV standards, supports up to 1280 x 768 WXGA
resolution displays and provides high-definition decoding. Toshiba will also
show its AVM4939 IP set-top box reference design for networked video
appliances. The AVM4939 incorporates TX4939, a 400MHz TX49 MIPS-based(TM)
RISC 64-bit CPU with 520-Dhrystone performance, an integrated dual Ethernet
MAC and ATA HDD controller, a floating point unit, hardware security engine,
video port with up to three video streams, a PCI bus for media codecs and
expansion, MPEG-2/4WMV9 decoder and USB 2.0 controller. In addition, Toshiba
will display the newest member of its family of analog video front-end
processors, the TB1311AFG programmable A/V and component switch. It accepts
all standard analog audio and video signals required for digital television,
set-top boxes and other A/V products. Lastly, Toshiba will demonstrate the
highly integrated TX4961 real-time display controller SoC for automotive and
other real-time display applications. It combines a 64-bit RISC CPU and a
graphics display controller with a 2D hardware graphics accelerator and video
frame grabber.
Imaging and Communications Enabling Technologies
Toshiba's imaging and communications products are aimed at high-volume,
mainly consumer applications. High-volume consumer products such as cell
phone and home/office products are driving technology developments. The end
products are multi-vendor-based systems that require an understanding of the
semiconductor "ecosystem." As well, the targeted segments are highly
fragmented. To meet customer requirements, Toshiba has developed product
families that meet slightly differing needs and provides all the support tools
necessary for customer evaluation, including evaluation boards, development
boards and reference designs. Featured highlights in TAEC's booth include the
following:
- 1200dpi CCD linear image sensors offered as a contact image sensor
module and shown in a multifunction printer
- A 3500-pixel CCD linear image sensor embedded in a handheld,
point-of-sale bar-code scanner
- A demonstration of a 3.2 megapixel area image sensor with auto-focus
capability
- A development system for a 32-bit CISC microcontroller with peripherals
- A development system for a 32-bit RISC microcontroller with
innovative, embedded NANO FLASH(TM) memory
- A demonstration system for motor control devices
- Bluetooth technology embedded in a popular cell phone docking product
- White LED driver evaluation boards for cell phone or PDA backlight
applications
- Shock sensor amplifier boards for hard-disk drive protection
- Remote keyless entry and tire pressure monitoring systems with the
options of single-chip receiver or transceiver devices for automotive
applications
*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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CONTACT:
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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