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Component Technologies for Implementing High-quality, High-performance Audio/Video Devices

The UniPhier brings together a range of Panasonic component technologies developed for mobile phones and portable, car, and home audio/video equipment.

  1. 1.High-efficiency codec processing delivers high-quality audio and video.
  2. 2.Optimized power control at the system and semiconductor levels makes it possible to develop low-power LSIs.
  3. 3.Optimized distribution of audio/video processing and CPU-based application processing enables real-time audio and video processing.
  4. 4.Hardware- and software-based security forms the basis for a flexible, robust, and secure environment that is capable of protecting the integrity of media content and personal data.

High-efficiency Codec Groups Included in the UniPhier Architecture

High-efficiency Codec Groups Included in the UniPhier Architecture

UniPhier's Low-power Technology

Low-power architecture

Multi-processor architecture

  • Parallel processing optimized for media processing
  • Multi-processor (IPP/DPP/CPU) parallel processing
    ⇒ Media processing at low clock frequencies

Stream DMA

  • Hardware support for bit-string processing unique to streaming applications; direct transfer of audio/visual streams to the UniPhier processor
    ⇒ Reduced CPU processing load and SDRAM access
Low-power architecture

Low-power display control

  • LCD backlight control
  • Screen effects using built-in memory and reduced external memory access

Low-power circuit technology

Aggressive gated clock control and block-specific power supply separation control
Board potential control,etc.


UniPhier as the Ideal Real-time Processing Platform

Assuring audio/video performance during convergent processing

  • The UniPhier processor's virtual multi-processor architecture guarantees the performance of individual tasks during convergent processing.
  • The memory control block guarantees individual data transfers for multiple DMA masters.
Assuring audio/video performance during convergent processing

Reducing the CPU's processing load by masking real-time processing

  • Real-time processing is masked to the UniPhier processor, freeing real-time processing from the operating system.
    ⇒ This approach assures audio/video and communications performance while reducing the processing load on the CPU.
    Example: Audio/video stream multiplexing and separation, audio/video protocol processing, audio/video synchronization, etc.

UniPhier Secure Architecture

The UniPhier's secure hardware architecture and software control provide processing that is flexible, robust, and secure.

⇒ UniPhier delivers the safety and peace of mind for which digital appliances are known.

Copyright protection, content distribution DRM, protection of personal information, safe program updates, service expandability

UniPhier Secure Architecture

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