Date: 24/12/2009

New ARMADA 300 processor from Marvell with 2.0 GHz performance

Marvell has introduced the ARMADA 300, a new member of ARMADA processor family with 2.0 GHz performance for applications utilizing the ARM instruction set.

The ARMADA 300 processor includes both Plug Computing server applications and new levels of advanced sensor processing for consumer devices.

Marvell says, the ARMADA 300 powered devices are designed for digital home by offering compact, low-power, affordable solutions to enable performance-bound, digital home innovative applications and services.

"With the launch of the ARMADA 300, Marvell is setting a new standard for system performance and integration with extremely low power consumption for a 2GHz high performance processor core," said Dr. Simon Milner, vice president and general manager, enterprise business unit, communications and consumer group at Marvell. "The adoption of the ARMADA 300 series into new digital home and small office devices illustrates the need for this new breed of processor."

"With the ARMADA 300 Marvell is setting the bar high for embedded computing," said Rob Enderle, Principal Analyst for the Enderle Group. "Their expertise in low-power, high performance processors is enabling completely new classes of products, like the plug computer, that will change the way people live their lives."

For more details visit www.marvell.co