Just that you are aware, Texas Instruments’ OMAP3 processor powers Motorola Droid Pro, Droid 2, Palm Pre 2, etc. and OMAP4 powers the BlackBerry Playbook. Now the future is held by Texas Instruments while they raise curtain on OMAP5, with 2Ghz Quad core.
The 28 nanometer OMAP 5 applications processors carry on the OMAP family tradition of delivering significant increases in performance and functionality, while lowering power consumption compared to their predecessors. Specifically, they offer up to 3x processing performance and five-fold 3D graphics improvement, yet provide a nearly 60 percent average power reduction compared to a sample user experience on the OMAP 4 platform. Additionally, the OMAP 5 platform’s software is designed for maximum reuse to ease migration from the OMAP 4 platform.
OMAP5 Specs & facts:
- Core Clock speeds up to 2Ghz Quad core — 2 ARM Cortex-A15 cores capable of speeds up to 2 Ghz, and 2 Cortex-M4 cores
- Lower Power consumption: TI promises processing performance 3x that of OMAP4, all while decreasing average power consumption by 60%.
- TI claims it can support 3 QSXGA displays running at the same time. QSXGA is a resolution of 2560×2048.
- Multiple simultaneous cameras – Ideal for 3D video
- Delivery 2011: mid 2011 production, hits the market around the mid-point of 2012.
| Features | Benefit * | |
| Two ARM Cortex-A15 cores, up to 2 GHz each | 3x higher performance to deliver the promise of mobile computing | |
| Two ARM Cortex-M4 cores | Low-power offload and real-time responsiveness | |
| Multi-core 3D graphics and dedicated 2D graphics | 5x higher graphics performance; accelerated and more responsive user interfaces | |
| Multi-core imaging and vision processing unit | Next-generation computational photography experiences – face recognition, object recognition and text recognition | |
| Multi-core IVA HD video engine | 1080p60 HD video and high performance, low bit rate video teleconferencing | |
| Advanced, multi-pipeline display sub-system | Supports multiple video/graphics sources for composition | |
| Can support four simultaneous displays | Supports three high-resolution LCD displays (up to QSXGA) and HDMI 1.4a 3D display | |
| High performance, multi-channel DRAM and efficient 2D memory support | Supports advanced use cases with multiple ARM cores and multimedia operation; provides better user experiences without lag or quality degradation | |
| TI M-Shield™ mobile security technology with enhanced cryptography support | End-to-end device and content protection | |
| New, high-speed interfaces | Supports USB 3.0 OTG, SATA 2.0, SDXC flash memory and MIPI® CSI-3, UniPort-M and LLI interfaces to support higher Wi-Fi and 4G network and HD content data rates | |
| Optimized audio, power and battery management platform solutions | Complementary TI devices for an optimized OMAP 5 platform solution | |
| Next-generation connectivity technologies | HD wireless video streaming, wireless display, mobile payments and enhanced location-based services | |
| *Comparative statements compare OMAP 5 platform to OMAP4430 applications processor. | ||
via TI
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