Toshiba develops LSI "T6G" for full HD and 3D game enabling viewing of terrestrial digital broadcasting with mobile phone

Toshiba announced today that it has developed LSI "T6G" using 40nm process as the most advanced platform for application processors for mobile phones.

In addition to being able to watch full HD movies on mobile phones, they not only combine high functions such as supporting 3D games and low power consumption, but also when they inquired at the editorial department, they can also watch terrestrial digital broadcasts It became clear that it will become.

Details are as below.
Toshiba: News Release (2010 - 02 - 12): Developed Platform Application Processor Platform for Mobile Phones

According to this release, Toshiba is using LSI "T6G", which is capable of processing full high-definition movies with low power consumption using the cutting edge 40 nm process as the platform (product basic form) for application processors for mobile phones It is said that it developed.

"T6G" divides the inside into 25 power supply areas, and by providing a power supply switch to each of them, control is exercised so that the power supply is supplied only to the necessary area for every operation such as movie shooting and reproduction This makes LSI realize low power consumption.

For functions requiring high performance, such as demodulation of television broadcast signals (restoration of signal waves to original data) and 3D games, Toshiba's LCD TV "REGZA" and game circuit for mobile phones It is said that we are reducing power consumption by adopting an improved special circuit.

Since high speed memory access is required to process high definition images, DRAMs and processors are directly bonded with projecting terminals called "micro bumps" of 5 micrometers, which is the smallest in the world, and low High speed data transfer of 10.6 GB / sec is realized by power consumption.

By the way, I asked Toshiba 's public relations office whether it is a one - seg broadcasting supported by a conventional cellular phone or a terrestrial digital broadcasting (full - seg) about the part called "demodulation of television broadcast signal" "It corresponds to both"It was a reply saying.

Unfortunately there are problems such as B-CAS, so mobile phones compatible with terrestrial digital broadcasting will not be released soon, but that it became possible to deal with hardware in terms of terrestrial digital broadcasting It seems that it is a step closer to the realization of mobile phones.