Renesas Now Shipping Tiny, 1080p-Capable Cell Phone Processor
Renesas Now Shipping Tiny, 1080p-Capable Cell Phone Processor
Posted 05/06/2009 at 1:23pm
| by Andy Salisbury
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Just this week Renesas Technology Corp. announced their SH7370, a SH-Mobile HD1 application processor for mobile phones. The tiny processor is the first to support full 1080p (1920 x 1080) video playback and recording potential, and can support H.264/MPEG-4 video compression at 30 frames per second.
This processor also has two 24-bit dedicated audio digital signal processors that help lower the CPU’s load, while lowering power consumption. This allows for audio to stream at up to 5.1-channel Dolby Digital quality.
The whole thing is currently shipping with 512Mbits of synchronous DRAM, integrated onto a single package. Said package measures in at a compact, 10nm x 11mm.
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AaliyahPhyllis
April 28, 2011 at 9:21am
With all these improvements I wonder how strong the cell phones industry will become. A friend of mine, who sells HTC Evo parts once told me that in a couple of years, the gadgets will almost have the full capacity of PC functions. The microprocessors for phones already have the power of an older PC.
CecilyLillie
April 19, 2011 at 12:42am
This seems like an important step in the phones' development. I wonder if Renesas will consider a model for the VoIP Phone Systems. I'm eager to buy one, because mine got old.
seo (not verified)
June 01, 2009 at 3:05am
This processor also has two 24-bit dedicated audio digital signal
processors that help lower the CPU’s load, while lowering power
consumption. This allows for audio to stream at up to 5.1-channel Dolby
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smashingpumpin
May 07, 2009 at 1:06am
bad news for MPAA. lol
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Peanut Fox
May 06, 2009 at 9:32pm
Great, now if they would outfit a mobile phone with a projector next to the camra lens I'll be good to go.
quadt
May 06, 2009 at 7:41pm
But its the recording that will be huge for mobiles. Can you imagine the quality of the video you could capture at a concert! I would assum there's other factors/issues (record speed requirments, zoom, quality of lens, etc.) that need to be considered before this would be a fully viable solution.
I think this is great and look forward to a day when I can take HD 1080p video for more than a few mins. on a cell phone. One step at a time...
Dragonmaster384
May 06, 2009 at 7:28pm
So this chip is only 10 nm wide?!? That IS compact.... o.O
I agree with what the post before mine says. 1080p on a moblie just doesn't interest me that much.
Pentium 0
May 06, 2009 at 3:02pm
Recording is one thing but i really don't get how 1080p playback on a cell phone accomplishes anything useful.
michaelnomad
May 06, 2009 at 5:03pm
... in part two they're going to be announcing their new 46" mobile phone.
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