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America Hong Kong Electronics Association
Co-organized byThe IC Design and Applications Sub-com of HKEIA
and The Software and Chipset Solution Group of AHKEA
Speaker :Mr. Victor NgMicom Tech Ltd.
Nov. 30, 2002
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Presentation Flow System solution of some end products will
be presented Focus on the technology and system design Covering chipset/IC and embedded software Five categories of products:
Personal EquipmentTelecomAudio/VideoToys and ELAWireless PC Peripheral
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Personal Equipment / PDA A 32bit/64bit RISC-based PDA solution To build a system with an appropriate OS
and all basic essential I/O elements to allow achieving features by software IP
Audio I/O : Mic, Speaker, Headset Text I/P : Pen-based and
HandwritingDisplay O/P : Text, Graphic and
Audio/Voice Peripheral I/O : USB1.1, UART, IrDA Phone Jack/built in MODEM Expansion : PCMCIA Slot
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Personal Equipment / PDA All features being implemented by software:
Software MODEM (V.34bis at 33.6kbps) MP3 Player (Software MP3 IP) Speech Synthesizer (Software IP) Digital Voice Recorder (Software IP) Internet Access Protocol: PPP, TCP/IP, http Email Writer: SMTP/POP3 Browser: HTML, WML Handwriting Recognitions (Chinese characters) Speaker Dependent Voice Recognition Other PDA functions
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Personal Equipment / PDA Block Diagram
32/64 bitRISC
LCDModule
Touch PanelASIC
SDRAM64M bit
ROM64M bit
IrDA
Analog FrontEnd
DAA
TelephoneCircuit
USBSocket
FlashStorage
PCMCIASlot
UART
Switch / Keys
DC / DCConverter Vcc
PHONELINE
Speaker
MIC
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Personal Equipment / PDA
Areas that can be integrated into the ASIC:External LogicsInputs/OutputsRTC/Watch-dogUSBNAND Flash InterfaceCompanion ChipADC/DAC
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SPEAKER
MICCELP
VocoderDSP
MCU
LCD
KEYSNANDFLASH
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More innovation is needed for more functions
PC link? Integrating the DSP with the
MCU for cost saving Sharing the Flash Storage
with other devices (as a Flash disk?)
Flash memory cost becomes the dominated item as longer speech length is needed
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Telecom / Email Phone
Integrating the following products/functions into one product:Display PhoneCaller ID PhoneEmail WriterDigital Answering MachineFax MachineSMS Terminal (optional)Organizer
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Telecom / Email Phone Based on 32bit/64bit RISC With the powerful RISC processing power, the
followings will be achieved by software IP:Software Data MODEMSoftware Fax MODEMSoftware Caller ID MODEMSoftware Voice Vocoder (for digital answering machine)Internet Protocols: PPP, TCP/IP, SMTP/POP3Fax ProtocolCaller ID protocolSMS protocol
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Telecom / Email Phone Block Diagram
32/64 bitRISC
LCDModule
Analog FrontEndASIC
SDRAM32M bit
TelephoneCircuit
Dialer
USBSocket
FlashStorage
Keys
ROM16M bit
DAA
PhoneLine
EarPiece
Power Supply
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Telecom / Internet Terminal Based on 32/64bit RISC platform No PC required Low cost solution for full Internet
functions by proprietary ISP service A product combining service –
eCommerce? Profit through the income of the service,
thus allowing a very low price for the unit
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Telecom / Internet Terminal Block Diagram
32 / 64 bitRISC
LCDModule
ASIC
SDRAM64M bit
ROM64M bit
Analog FrontEnd
DAA
TelephoneCircuit
USBSocket
FlashStorage
Keyboard
Mouse
PowerSupply Vcc
PHONELINE
Speaker
MIC
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Telecom / Wireless Headset 2.4G digital link Gross 1Mbps with effective data rate of
600/700kbps The high data rate will allow for multi-users
using the same channels at the same time without interference
Bluetooth compatible is the current main stream
Non-bluetooth compatible is another alternative choice for a lower cost solution
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Telecom / Wireless Headset Block Diagram
RFMODEM
2.4GASIC
MCUBaseband
AudioCodec
Ear Piece
Key
PortablePhone
RFMODEM
2.4GASIC
MCUBaseband
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AV / MP3 Flash-based MP3 Player Multi-lingual, display shows songs
and singer name USB1.1 (12Mbps) PC link for fast MP3
songs download Digital voice recorder mode using the
Flash storage The superior audio quality for voice
provides the opportunity to configure a MP3 player as a Language Learning Centre
More innovation can come out with more ideas
LSI integration is needed
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AV / MP3 Block Diagram
NANDFLASH
KEYS
DC/DCCONVERTER
SOCKET
ASIC/MCU
LCD
MP3DSP
AUDIOAMP
Speaker/Earpiece
USB
Vcc
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AV / Digital Video Recorder PVR(Personal Video Recorder)/DVR(Digital Video Recorder) MPEG2 for video encoding/decoding Hard-disk for video/audio storage Digitally record without videotape Allow user to pause and instant rewind of live TV without
interrupting the recording of the live broadcasting DSP-based with high-speed ASIC for video encode/decode
and simultaneous hard-disk read/write access Typical recording time (40G HDD)
2Mbps (Standard) 45 hours4Mbps (Medium) 22 hours
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AV / Digital Video Recorder Block Diagram
ASICMCU
IDE HDD
USB
IEEE 1394LINK / PHY
MPEG2 Decoder
Digital AudioAMP
MPEG2 EncoderVideo Decoder
Audio ADCVideo INAudio IN
IR Receiver
Display Panel
Control Panel
Power Supply Vcc
AUDIOOUT
VIDEOOUT
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AV / Digital Video Recorder Two types of DVR PVR STB
New opportunities for broadcasters and Pay-TV operatorsMore a service than a productThe Hand-disk enabled STB acting as local storage deviceVideo-on-demand (VOD) functionWorks with the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)
Standalone DVRWorks as a replacement of VCR with lots of new functions
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AV / Portable AV Player MPEG4 Recorder/Player for video/audio DSP-based and powered by software IP
Audio: MP3, AAC, G.723/G.726Video: MPEG4Photo: JPEG
LCD resolution: 320 X 240 (fine), 176 X 144 (normal)
Frame rate: From 6 to 15 frames
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AV / Portable AV Player• Block Diagram
USB
DSPMPEG4
Control PanelHOSTMCU
AUDIOCODEC
VideoADC
CMOSCamera
LCDMODULE
FLASHStorage
SDRAM
VIDEO IN
DC/DCConverter
Vcc
AUDIO IN
SPEAKER
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Toys and ELA / Robot Dog• An intelligent robot dog with
16 motors (12 are servo motors) so that it can do all kinds of motion tricks
• Built-in a proprietary multi-tasking real-time OS, so that each motor control is one of the software task
• Using a 16bit CPU platform running at 27MHz
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Toys and ELA / Robot Dog• Block Diagram
MAINCHIP
AnalogueMultiplexer
Motor DriversX 16
ROM
Expansion Cartridge
Optical System
DirectionDetector
Power Supply
Servo Motorfeedback X 12
Bi-directionalMotors X 16
UART
Voice RecognitionDSP
Switch / Sensors
IR IN
IR OUT
SOUND IN
Vcc
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Toys and ELA / Magic Toys Virtual Electronic Pet
With low cost RFID object recognition technology and touch sensor technology
Object RecognitionNo IC tag/battery for the object Up to 8 objects (LC only)
Touch SensorFor human touch, not by pressure sensing
1-chip solution
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Toys and ELA / Magic Toys Toy Cash Register
Using the low cost RFID object recognition technology
The object (LC) stay behind the barcode label
Up to 13 Ids for 13 different objects or 13 different price
1-chip solution including LCD driver
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Toys and ELA / Magic Toys Playset
Work with tradition playset configuration
Use the multi-reader/multi-objectrecognition technology
Max six readers (locations) and supports up to 8 cars
1-chip solution
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Toys and ELA / eBook ELA Using proprietary mutli-position/multi-
object recognition solution Recognize up to 30 positions Recognize up to 8 objects Supports a magic pen for input Using CELP speech of 4.8Kbps Book expandable Multi-lingual/mutli-subjects 2-chip solution
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Wireless PC Peripheral Wireless Dongle for supporting multi-devices
Wireless KeyboardWireless MouseWireless Gamepad
Using proprietary 2.4G digital technology with 1Mbps gross data rate (600Kbps effective data rate)
The high data rate allows many users to use the wireless keyboards/mouse/gamepads in a small area without noticeable signal interference/collision
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Wireless PC Peripheral Block Diagram of Keyboard System
Dongle
RF MODEM ASIC Baseband
MCUPC
Keyboard
RF MODEMBaseband
MCUKeyboardASIC
USB
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Wireless PC Peripheral Block Diagram of Mouse System
Dongle
RF MODEM ASICBaseband
MCUPC
Mouse
RF MODEMBaseband
MCUMouseASIC
USB
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