Samsung Introduces 667MHz Mobile Application Processor for 3G Mobile Handheld Devices

Business Wire, Sept 20, 2004

SEOUL, South Korea -- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced a mobile application processor with speeds of 667MHz. This mobile application processor is expected to enable diverse multimedia content in 3G mobile handheld devices such as smart phones and PDAs.

By introducing a structured custom design methodology at the integrated circuit design and evaluation process levels, Samsung was able to increase the speed of its mobile application processor. To further support seamless real time video images and high-density multimedia services, the mobile application processor carries up to 64Kilo Bytes of cache memory.

The new technology includes all the computing characteristics of current mobile processors with an embedded vector floating point co-processor enabling simultaneously computing of irregular decimal points along with fixed numbers. Design engineers implementing this technology will see enhanced graphics, 3D gaming and digital audio features.

Key Technology Features

--Core: ARM1020E

--Core Clock: 667MHz @ 1.35V

--Bus Clock: 133MHz

--Six Pipelines

--Multi-layer Bus Structure for Multimedia

About Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2003 parent company sales of US$36.4 billion and net income of US$5.0 billion. Employing approximately 88,000 people in 89 offices in 46 countries, the company consists of six main business units: Corporate Technology Operations, Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication Network Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is the world's largest producer of color monitors, color TVs, memory chips, TFT-LCDs and VCRs. For more information, visit www.samsung.com.