Camera Processor IP Core from Silicon Image Makes High-Resolution Picture
Quality for Mobile Phones a Snap
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Silicon Image,
Inc. (Nasdaq: SIMG), a leader in semiconductors for the secure storage,
distribution and presentation of high-definition content, today announced
the availability of its 12 megapixel (MP) camera processor IP core for
integration into system-on-a-chip (SoC) semiconductors. This technology
delivers professional picture quality and advanced camera functionality
once only found in digital still cameras (DSCs), but now conveniently
integrated into mobile phones, portable multimedia players (PMPs), ultra
mobile PCs (UMPCs) and security cameras. Versions of this technology have
already been licensed by five of the world's leading mobile phone SoC
suppliers.
Until now, mobile devices had fewer features and lower picture quality
than available in standalone cameras. With the release of Silicon Image's
12MP camera processor IP core, users of mobile devices can now experience
imaging with the highest resolution and color quality from small form
factor mobile devices. The 12MP version is the latest addition to Silicon
Image's family of sophisticated low-power camera processor IP cores which
includes 2, 3, 5 and 8MP resolutions. In addition to JPEG encoding and
image scaling, the image signal processor supports the following features:
-- Continuous digital zoom
-- Auto exposure
-- Autofocus
-- Lens shade correction
-- Chromatic aberration correction
-- Bad pixel detection and correction
-- Image stabilization
"Our latest 12MP design reinforces our market position in high-quality,
low-power camera processors for mobile implementations," said Ron Richter,
director of IP products at Silicon Image. "Our experience with delivering
high-performance, low gate-count and CMOS sensor flexibility for SoC
solutions enable our customers to maintain and grow their market presence.
Today's reality is people can have the high image quality in a very small
form factor."
Benefits of the 12MP camera IP core design include a lower gate count,
a smaller die size requiring less space on a baseband processor, faster
picture processing and compatibility with any complementary
metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) sensor as well as reduced power
consumption. The camera processor is designed to accommodate any CMOS
sensor by allowing the SoC or device manufacturers to utilize Silicon
Image's tools to generate software loadable parameters, ensuring high image
quality and eliminating the need for hardware redesign. This is important
to developers designing today's mobile devices and looking to develop a
single SoC design which can be used with CMOS sensors from multiple
suppliers.
For baseband and SoC manufacturers, the 12MP camera IP core is readily
incorporated into new and existing chip designs and works with a full
camera feature set, in addition to supporting popular mobile interfaces
including the Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI). Manufacturers can
seamlessly integrate this technology into any mobile device with a camera
lens and CMOS sensor to take both still and moving pictures at a rate of up
to 30 frames per second. This ensures a professional quality image with
every click.
Silicon Image's unique camera processor design incorporates image
signal processing, post processing and image compression in several
efficient hardware blocks, requiring little software support. Compared to
competing software based camera solutions, only about one million
instructions per second (MIPS) in software processing is required to
process each image, resulting in no noticeable wait time between pictures.
In addition to high-quality, low-power camera processors for mobile device
implementation, Silicon Image provides low-power HDMI Transmitter IP cores
for use in mobile phones, portable multimedia players, high-definition
digital camcorders security SoCs.
Visit Silicon Image at the Embedded Systems Conference, McEnery
Convention Center, San Jose, CA, Booth #2509, April 15-17, 2008 to see our
camera processor demonstration.
For further technical details, please visit:
http://www.siliconimage.com/docs/Marvin_IP_Core.pdf
Companies, engineers and developers interested in additional information
contact:
Ron Richter Heiko Henkel
ron.richter@siliconimage.com heiko.henkel@siliconimage.com
Phone +1 (408) 962 4259 Phone +49 (511) 277 1909
Mobile +1 (408) 839 1461 Mobile +49 (175) 298 2733
About Silicon Image
Silicon Image, Inc. is a global leader in driving the architecture and
semiconductor implementation for the secure storage, distribution and
presentation of high-definition content in the consumer electronics,
personal computing, and mobile device markets. With a rich history of
technology innovation that includes creating industry standards such as
SATA, DVI and HDMI, Silicon Image partners with the world's leading
entertainment creators and electronics manufacturers to deliver digital HD
content to consumers anytime, anywhere, on any device. Silicon Image is
also a leading provider of semiconductor intellectual property solutions
for high-definition multimedia and data storage applications. Additionally,
Simplay Labs, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silicon Image, offers
robust testing tools, technologies, support services, consulting and
product certification to electronics manufacturers to maximize performance,
interoperability and ensure the highest-quality HD experience to consumers.
With engineering, sales and customer support facilities located throughout
North America, Asia and Europe, Silicon Image (Nasdaq: SIMG) is globally
headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, please visit
http://www.SiliconImage.com.
NOTE: Silicon Image, the Silicon Image logo, Mobile High-Definition
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registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC in the United States and/or
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countries.
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and involve risks and uncertainties and that there are important factors
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Company assumes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking
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and Exchange Commission, including the Company's most recent Reports on
Form 10-K and Form 10-Q.
SOURCE Silicon Image, Inc.
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