Agilent Arms SoC for PDAs and Mobile Appliances

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(05/22/01, 07:58:32 AM EDT)

Agilent Technologies has created a system-on-chip (SoC) for next-generation PDAs and battery-powered mobile information appliances such as tablets, smart phones, and digital audio players.

Based on the ARM920T embedded processor core, the chip operates at 200 MHz. It integrates technologies from the Agilent product portfolio. On chip is 16Kb I-cache, 16Kb D-cache, memory management unit (MMU), and a selection of external interfaces allowing for off-chip Bluetooth, CDMA, GSM, GPS, and DSP interfaces. Its dual port memory controller supports ROM, SROM, flash, burst flash, PCMCIA, and compact flash. Included is the ARM high-speed video bus with internal frame buffer and integrated LCD controller and a programmable PLL.

Agilent's AAEC-2000 is targeted at mobile products with rich multimedia and user interfaces. It supports all of the industry's leading operating systems, including Palm OS, Microsoft Windows CE, Pocket PC, Linux, and Symbian EPOC.

Packaged in a 256 PBGA, the Agilent AAED-2000 development system contains a VGA color TFT display, touch screen, keyboard, Ethernet, USB, IR, smart card, MMC, JTAG, and compact flash. Customers can also purchase development tools from ARM or other third-party sources.

Samples of the AAEC-2000 SoC are now available to qualified customers. Production quantities are expected to be available in August. Pricing for the AAEC-2000 is expected to be $15 each in 100,000 unit quantities.