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The interest surrounding wearables has never been higher. IDC says that over 19 million wearable devices will ship by the end of 2014, a threefold increase over last year’s figure. Wearable shipments will grow by 78.4 percent annually, eventually surpassing the 100 million mark for worldwide shipments in 2018 alone. We have a unique product portfolio that includes IP processors optimized for performance, power and area (PPA) efficiency and SoC integration. High-performance, highly-integrated systems have already been very successful in mobile devices; however, optimizing for wearables means focusing on a different set of requirements based on ultra-low power consumption and reduced area. This presentation explains our vision for the future of wearable processors. Our customers can mix and match our silicon IP (MIPS, PowerVR and Ensigma) below to create innovative, highly differentiated platforms that set the bar on performance, power, area and functionality.
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© Imagination Technologies Page 1 www.imgtec.com
Enabling innovation in wearable SoCs
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A business model based on partnerships
Semiconductor vendors
Consumers
OEMs and ODMs
Application developers
EDA and foundries
License fee
and royalties
Chipsets and
reference
platforms
Marketing
and business development
Applications
Consumer
products
Hardware and
software IP
Design
optimization
and test chips
Application optimizations
Chipset
manufacturing
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Enabling innovation in SoCs across many markets
Automotive
Home entertainment
Mobile computing
Networking
Emerging markets
Wearables and IoT
Silicon IP
DOKs* and Tools
System on Chip
Customer solutions
Customer IP (technologies and
know-how)
Ecosystems (tools, middleware,
software, apps, etc.)
*Design Optimization Kit
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Different markets have different priorities
High-end mobile
Ultra-affordablemobile
Smart TV and STB
Wearable
Networking
Automotive
Performance
High-end mobile
Ultra-affordablemobile
Smart TV and STB
Wearable
Networking
Automotive
Area
High-end mobile
Ultra-affordablemobile
Smart TV and STB
Wearable
Networking
Automotive
Power
High-end mobile
Ultra-affordablemobile
Smart TV and STB
Wearable
Networking
Automotive
Features
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Wearable devices
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Fitness wearables, activity trackers
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Fitness wearables, activity trackers
Connected processor
MIPS M-class
MCU
Ensigma RPU Connectivity
On-chip memory Boot ROM
RF
Sensors
MIPS MCU
Power management
MIPS MCU
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Mainstream wearables
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Mainstream wearables
Mainstream wearables SoC
MIPS I-class CPU
MIPS I-class CPU
Always-on sensor hub
Ensigma RPU
Connectivity
PowerVR VPU
Video encoding
PowerVR GPU Graphics and GPU compute
PowerVR ISP
Imaging
MIPS M-class
MCU
Display subsystem Memory
controller Boot ROM
RF
Power management
MIPS MCU
…
Optional
Sensors
MIPS MCU
On-chip memory
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High-end wearables
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High-end wearables
High-end wearables SoC
MIPS P-class
CPU
MIPS P-class
CPU
Always-on sensor hub
Ensigma RPU
Connectivity
PowerVR VPU
Video encoding and decoding
PowerVR GPU Graphics and GPU compute
PowerVR ISP
Imaging
MIPS MCU Audio engine
Display subsystem
Memory controller
Boot ROM
RF
Sensors
MIPS MCU
Power management
MIPS MCU
… On-chip memory
MIPS M-class
MCU
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SoCs for wearables
MIPS CPU M-class
PowerVR GPU GX5300 G6050 G6060
PowerVR GPU GX5300 G6060 G6100 G6110 G6200
PowerVR VPU VXD395 VXE384
PowerVR VPU VXE384
PowerVR ISP V2500
PowerVR ISP V2500
Fitness and health
IoT
Mainstream
wearables
High-end
wearables
32 and 64-bit
general purpose
processing
Graphics and
GPU compute
Video decoding
and encoding
Imaging
Ensigma RPU Explorer
Ensigma RPU Whisper
Ensigma RPU Whisper
Connectivity
MIPS CPU P-class
MIPS CPU I-class
MIPS CPU M-class
MIPS CPU M-class
Optional
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Enhancing the wearable experience
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Enabling innovation in wearable SoCs
