Date: 03/01/2011

Ambarella' new camera chip made to support Android based smart cameras

Image processing chipmaker Ambarella has made available the new iOne System-on-Chip (SoC) supporting Android platform. The iOne chip enables simultaneous still photography, advanced HD video recording. The other key features of this ARM Cortex based camera processor SoC include:

Up to 32Mpixel still image processing with high speed capture of 5Mpixel images at 30 frames per second.
High ISO support for low-light image sensing
MCTF (Motion-Compensated Temporal Filtering) for minimal motion blur for image quality.
Dual stream encoding. Simultaneous encoding of a full HD 1080p30 stream and a second stream for uploading to the Internet or streaming over WiFi.
Industry's first low power 1080p60 decoder capable of full 3D HD decoding on a mobile platform. Support for all leading video formats including H.264, MPEG-2, DivXTM and VC-1. Integrated HDMI 1.4 transmitter for 3D HDTV output and display.
Full-duplex encode and decode of HD 1080p30 H.264 video.
On-device HD video editing with hardware acceleration.
Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) with CMOS sensor rolling shutter correction for capturing stable images even during motion.
3D photo and video capture. Combining the iOne with the Ambarella S3D pre-processor enables stereoscopic HD video and still image capture.
Seamless connectivity support for WiFi (802.11n), GPS, Bluetooth, FM and Mobile TV.
Extensive interfaces including dual CMOS sensor inputs (SLVDS/MIPI/HiSPiTM/parallel), Gigabit Ethernet, SATA, dual USB2.0, S/PDIF, transport stream and analog video out.

"Coupling our proven video and imaging processing expertise with the Android platform enables next generation cameras to take a significant leap forward in user experiences and capabilities," said Fermi Wang, Ambarella CEO. "The iOne will fundamentally change the way consumers capture, create and share visual content. We are very excited about the possibilities."

The iOne is based on a triple ARM CPU architecture specifically developed for low-power mobile media applications. Dual-core 1-GHz ARM Cortex M A9 CPUs provide the horsepower to run Android applications while a third 533-MHz ARM-11 handles real-time camera tasks and enables camera boot time of under one second. The iOne's unique architecture requires only a single x32 DRAM for extremely low power operation and low total system cost. A powerful 3D graphics engine supports HD GUI requirements and OpenGL ES 2.0.

Availability: Now