XScale Devices: A Marvell
XScale Devices: A Marvell
Marvell, which bought Intel’s XScale processor business earlier this year for $600 million, has launched its first family of application processors based on that technology. The PXA3xx series are aimed at handsets, GPS navigation systems, wireless handhelds and other consumer electronic devices. Connectivity to technologies like Wi-Fi, WiBro, WiMAX, and Bluetooth v2.0, are featured.
The first processor in the family to ship in volume is the Marvell PXA320, scalable to 806MHz. OEMs are expected to introduce devices based on it in the first quarter of 2007.
The Marvell PXA300 (Monahans-L) offers performance and cost optimization for high volume handheld devices while the Marvell PXA 310 (Monahan-LV) provides high-resolution VGA multimedia performance with extended battery life for demanding 3G video and audio use.
The PXA310 delivers 30fps H.264 playback performance at VGA resolutions along with general purpose processing. Both products deliver “Scalable to 624MHz” performance and are software compatible with Marvell PXA320 processors so that a single software development effort scales across a wide range of devices segments.
All products in the family are either shipping in volume or available in samples now, and will be shipping in volume in the first half of 2007.