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    TI Announces New, Faster OMAP ProcessorsPosted By: Ryan on Monday, February 03, 2003 4:00:27 PM
Texas Instruments today unveiled five new OMAP processors, that increase the performance of advanced applications that include graphics, multimedia, and Java. OMAP processors are compatible with the Palm OS among other platforms, the Palm Tungsten T uses a TI OMAP processor. The new processors will enable, smaller, more secure and more economical devices with longer battery life and faster multimedia applications.
The chips allow speed increases as much as 8x while reducing standby current as much as 10x in wireless handsets and PDAs. The new chips boost accelerated multimedia performance, 2D graphics apps will run up to 2.5x faster than previous chips. Security algorithms are processed up to 90x faster while power consumption is reduced, thanks to the OMAP platform's hardware accelerators. Power management capabilities have been significantly improved,TI has introduced a "extreme deep sleep mode," that draws less than 10 micro-Amperes (uA) of current, 10x less than the standby power drain of previous generation processors. The new OMAP devices are software-compatible with the previous OMAP1510, OMAP310 and OMAP710 processors. The OMAP730 and OMAP732 integrate a TI GSM/GPRS modem baseband subsystem with a dedicated application processor on a single chip. Samples of the OMAP1610, OMAP1611 and OMAP730 devices are expected to be available in the first quarter of 2003. The new processors are based on TI's industry leading 0.13-micron process technology. Production volumes of all five processors are scheduled to be available in the fourth quarter of 2003.
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26 total comments The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. PIC is not responsible for them in any way. login or register for free in order to post comments.  RE: Thanks Ryan
The press release didn't really go into the clock speeds... However I'm sure they are burried in some TI tech documents somewhere... I'll see what I can find out. RE: Thanks Ryan
One of the TI docs mentioned an ARM926 at 204 MHz, plus new Java acceleration, plus the DSP. Per MHz, the TI ARM9 seems faster for many things than the Intel XScale.
Note that the OMAP 1611 has a dedicated WLAN (801.11g) IO port; and the OMAP 1612 has 32 MB of stacked DDR SDRAM included in the package. 
 Just a little spelling error
So, the new chips "aloow" for accelerated multimedia performance, do they? ;-) Thomas RE: Just a little spelling errorstupidnewpolicy @ 2/3/2003 5:11:19 PM #
There's another typo - you should run a spell check. "The new chips boost accelarated multimedia performance" "Accelerated" is correct, unless that's some new swizzled term. Pathetic when the majority of the first comments are not about the story, but the typing. Ho Hum.
RE: Just a little spelling error
Oh my god, one letter is wrong. Woop dee doo, let's go ape on everyone. RE: Just a little spelling error
Come on give em a break = ). Dun think its an easy job actually finding out and posting all this.... xolstis Dragonball MXL
The Garmin iQue 3600 is the first Palm OS device using the Motorola Dragonball MXL processor. I don't know of any other announcements of licensees using the MX1 or MXL yet. -- Ben Combee, CodeWarrior for Palm OS technical lead Programming help at www.palmoswerks.com No upgrade possible?
Not likely, IMHO. The release states the new processors to be software-compatible, the packaging, pin-outs etc. are probably different. Even if they were HW compatible, you still would need to unsolder the original chip and solder the new one - not an easy and trivial task since they are BGA chips.
But this is interesting news. Probably means that we will see Palms using the new processors somewhere around 1-2Q 2004 .
RE: Dear Palm: Dump TI, Choose INTEL
Why should they dump TI? The OMAP chips consume less power than the Intel XScale solutions, and the integrated DSP allows the system designers a lot more flexibility than the XScale extensions to the ARM5 architecture. What advantage would XScale give Palm OS devices? In some (but not all) tests, the 144MHz OMAP 1510 in the TT has performed better than the NX70V's 200Mhz XScale due to better memory cache performance. Yes, a lot of companies have chosen Intel's chip. However, that doesn't mean its the only valid solution. I think Palm SG will choose the chips that provide the best combination of power usage, capabilities, and price, and I'm glad the Palm OS platform can be scaled across the board from the Dragonball MXL, to the OMAP chips, to Intel's XScale chips, allowing a whole garden of devices all optimized for their market segments.
RE: OMAP??
That's Open Multimedia Applications Protocol. Tony Cheung
TCPA?
"Security algorithms are processed up to 90x faster while power consumption is reduced, thanks to the OMAP platform's hardware accelerators."
...this sounds curiously like hardware for TCPA (encryption accelerators). I wonder... it would be an interesting development. AFAIK there are no mobile processors (meant for phones or handhelds) that support TCPA yet.
OMAP for MP3s?Stratman25 @ 2/4/2003 10:10:31 AM #
What good is a better OMAP processor if I still can't play MP3s on my current Tungsten T? Anybody know when RealPlayer Mobile will be issued? RE: OMAP for MP3s?
I am also looking forward to it. Here's what Palm has posted on its website last month, http://www.palm.com/support/tungstent/real.html Cheers, RE: OMAP for MP3s?
jeez.. Do you not look at software sites? you CAN play mp3's on your tungsten. well.. ogg/vorbig ,mp2 and wav's ... I've tried the realplayer beta.. it sucks..I hope the final release is much better or a 3rd party comes otu with a real mp3 player. I hate realplayer..
aeroplayer supports ogg/vorbis and mp2 - http://palmgear.com/software/showsoftware.cfm?prodID=46149 this one does the same thing basically - http://palmgear.com/software/showsoftware.cfm?prodID=45900
How 'bout a new BeOS gui to go with the new proc's?
We have the processing power, we have higher resolution than PPC, so hopefully now someone is thinking about a successor to the current gui. Of course some would like to stay with the current gui so hopefully that would be an option along with a new dressed up look. Too bad Palm is wedded to GSM/GPRS. Any hope of Palm adding CDMA to its repertoire? RE: How 'bout a new BeOS gui to go with the new proc's?
what are you talking about? theres already cdma enabled palm phones.
This probably is in the T2WileyCoyote @ 6/12/2003 7:23:08 AM #
I think this new series of OMAP processor is what Palm is using for the new T2. If so way to go Palm! It makes the T2 even more competitive. The specs on these new improved OMAP chips sound fast and efficient.
Leaked info on the new T2 says speed is 200+ mhz with lower power consumption and the new transflective screen. Definately no VG as shown in http://www.pumb.org/viewtopic.php?t=27584
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