Fujitsu and Vivante to Co-Develop Embedded System LSI for Mobile
Devices
TOKYO & SUNNYVALE, Calif. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) October 19, 2007 --
Fujitsu Limited and Vivante Corporation today announced an agreement in
principle to jointly develop a system LSI for embedded systems, such as
mobile phones and other portable devices.
Vivante is a developer and provider of graphics processing units (GPUs)
that process three-dimensional graphics for mobile phones and other
mobile applications. Vivante’s expertise is in
design and development of 2D and 3D GPUs that feature high-speed graphic
rendering performance while significantly conserving power.
Under this agreement in principle, by combining Vivante’s
strengths in designing circuits for GPUs that feature high-speed 3D
rendering capabilities and low power consumption, with Fujitsu’s
expertise in 65nm process technology that reduces the leakage current
and power consumption of transistors, the companies will use 65nm
process technology to jointly develop system LSIs that feature
high-performance 3D rendering capabilities and low power consumption for
embedded systems, such as for mobile phones and mobile gaming devices.
The system LSI device for embedded systems will include Vivante’s
3D GPU, which is compliant with the OpenGL(R) ES 2.0 specification (1)
and other various application program interfaces (APIs), enabling easy
transfer of graphics software – for games
developed using PCs and other various applications - for use on mobile
devices.
The jointly-developed system LSI device is scheduled to be available in
the second half of 2008 and will be sold by Fujitsu as one of its ASSPs
and will be offered to Fujitsu’s COT customers.
By using the new system LSI, manufacturers of mobile phones and mobile
gaming devices will be able to feature long-running 3D rendering
functions. In addition, because applications developed on PCs will be
able to be shifted for use on mobile devices with fewer additional
development steps, the new LSI will enable a reduction in software
development processes and is anticipated to stimulate the development of
applicable software.
"Vivante’s low power graphics processor
combines high performance graphics and a rich visual experience
previously only available on PC platforms with the low system level
power required for handheld devices. Combining next-generation graphics
on Fujitsu’s low-power multimedia platform
enables our customers to create products that stand above the crowd in
multimedia user experience," said Shigeru Fujii, Corporate Senior Vice
President and Group President of Fujitsu's Electronic Devices Business
Group. "The market for mobile devices is converging with personal
computer and consumer electronics dedicated functionality converging
into a single handheld device. Through this collaboration, we will
enable Fujitsu customers to address this market convergence today and in
the future."
"Fujitsu's commitment and strength in both multimedia and state of the
art low-power high-performance advanced process technology is an
excellent match with Vivante’s focus on
delivering mobile visual reality to customers with a very limited power
budget," said Wei-Jin Dai, chief executive officer, Vivante Corporation.
"The joint development model is Vivante’s
preferred approach to rapidly provide complete solutions to targeted
markets. Combining Fujitsu’s silicon process
and multimedia SoC product technologies with Vivante’s
SoC technology will enable Fujitsu customers to differentiate their
products in the market."
By providing this system LSI for embedded systems that combines high
performance with low power consumption, Fujitsu and Vivante aim to be
leading suppliers for the rapidly-growing mobile device industry.
Glossary
1. OpenGL ES 2.0 specification
An application program interface (API) defined by the Khronos Group, an
industry consortium, for two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphics
for use on embedded systems. This specification enables flexible
processing of three-dimensional shading.
Related website:
Fujitsu Microelectronics and Electronic Devices: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/microelectronics/
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications
solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting device technologies,
highly reliable computing and communications products, and a worldwide
corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to
deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for
its customers' success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited
(TOKYO:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 5.1 trillion yen (US$43.2
billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. For more information,
please see: www.fujitsu.com.
About Vivante
Vivante Corporation is a privately held graphics technology company
focusing on licensing 2D and 3D Mobile Visual RealityTM
technology for the handheld market. Architected from the ground up
to provide the same visual reality found on PCs and game consoles, but
with far less power consumption and die size, Vivante's mission is to
enable our partners to differentiate their mobile products with
PC-quality visual reality. Vivante Corporation is headquartered in
Sunnyvale, California with a subsidiary in Shanghai, China. For more
information, visit http://www.vivantecorp.com.
OpenGL(R) and the oval logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Silicon Graphics, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries
worldwide. All company or product names mentioned herein are trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Information
provided in this press release is accurate at time of publication and is
subject to change without advance notice.
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