01 April 2008

TI Rolls Out Multimedia Coprocessor To Boost Mobile Imaging

Texas Instruments (TI) has added to its OMAP family with multimedia coprocessor, dubbed the OMAP-DM510 which can deliver the performance necessary to take high quality images and video on a mobile phone by using an embedded image signal processor (ISP) and video processors along with an ARM processor.

The OMAP-DM510 coprocessor has been developed to improve the user experience of advanced handset capabilities with support for up to eight mega pixel still images and DVD-quality video capabilities, the company explained.

"Image signal processing has long been a strength of TI's, as the company pioneered some of the most advanced digital still camera solutions," said Raj Talluri, general manager for TI's Cellular Media Systems Solution business. "The OMAP-DM510 coprocessor, alongside the other OMAP-DMTM products available today, extends this legacy to deliver camera phones with a digital still camera quality experience to both the mid-tier and high-end mobile handset markets.

In addition to supporting up to eight mega pixel still images, the OMAP-DM510 delivers extremely fast shot-to-shot performance, as well as three frames per second of burst mode performance. Along with advanced imaging capabilities, the OMAP-DM product line also offers high quality video, supporting up to DVD quality video at 30 frames per second for various video standards, including MPEG4 and H.264.

The OMAP-DM510 solution is sampling now with handsets expected to be on the market by early 2009.