08 July 2008

Samsung Targets Latest S3C24xx Chips At PND Market

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a member of the ARM Connected Community, has added the S3C2450 and S3C2416 to its S3C24xx family of application processors.

Designed and manufactured using 65nm process technology, the latest additions to Samsung’s suite of application processors are built on an ARM9 core with speeds of up to 533MHz. Samsung is targeting its latest high-performance, cost-effective, low-power chip solution at personal navigation devices (PNDs) as well as other mobile and embedded applications.

“As consumer demand for PNDs increase, there is a strong need for application processor solutions that provide the most cost effective platform,” explained Yiwan Wong, vice president of marketing Samsung Electronics’ System LSI Division. “The S3C2450 and S3C2416 application processors, which are manufactured using Samsung’s advanced 65nm technology, offer PND makers strong feature sets, low power consumption, and aggressive system-level BOM cost optimization.”

PNDs require large data storage for maps and other location-based services such as real-time traffic reports. Samsung’s S3C2450 and S3C2416 application processors support a variety of memory products, including MLC and SLC flash; low-power Mobile SDRAM; DDR and DDR2; embedded flash solutions; and embedded memory cards such as moviNAND.

Samsung’s S3C2450 and S3C2416 application processors support all major high level operating systems, including WinCE, Windows Mobile, and Linux.

The power consumption level for these chips is significantly lowered through the implementation of power management modes and the use of 65nm process technology. The S3C2450 is available with 400/533MHz speed options while the S3C2416 features 266/400MHz speed options. The S3C2416 also is available in a low-cost 0.65mm pitch BGA for easier PCB routing.

Samsung’s application processors are now sampling with mass production slated for the third quarter of 2008, the company confirmed.