Mobile

Delivering sophisticated, low-power technologies in advanced mobile devices, such as MP3 players, digital cameras and PSP systems, are more critical than ever for SoC designers—specifically where silicon area, power and performance are key. The challenge for today’s SoCs designers and system integrators is combining all of this functionality in the most efficient silicon solution with the smallest possible die size for minimal cost. For years, Sonics has been helping SoC designers achieve this balance in mobile electronics.

Mobile solutions must integrate cost-effective, power-efficient features, yet still maintain the powerful silicon performance to accommodate the ever-changing audio/video standards in the market. Consumer electronics companies that sell mobile entertainment devices, such as digital cameras and MP3 players, depend on SoC designers to intelligently package these features on-chip while keeping the price point attractive to consumers. Sonics’ on-chip communications solutions help designers achieve rapid SoC development cycles and increased cost efficiencies unparalleled with in-house design teams.

Additionally, streaming mobile video is rapidly creating a new way for service providers to increase the value of the devices they support. Mobile devices that include video streaming require a massive increase in performance with only minimal changes in power and cost. SonicsMX today provides many of the leading SoCs for mobile video streaming products with an unprecedented balance of performance and power, and delivers this at prices that enable increased market penetration.