High performance media-rich processing needed for web tablets, netbooks, connected TVs, video conferencing systems and home media hubs is now made possible with a 1080p Blu-ray quality handheld media processor from ZiiLABS known as the ZMS-08.
The ZMS-08 integrates the flexible multi-format media processing capabilities of ZiiLABS’ StemCell Computing array with a 1GHz ARM Cortex processor. Owing to the StemCell Computing array full HD 1080p high-profile H.264 video decode, simultaneous H.264 encode and decode at 720p, 1080p 24fps encode, accelerated OpenGL ES 2.0 3D graphics at up to 1 Gpixels/sec, 2D processing, compositing, image processing and advanced Xtreme Fidelity X-Fi Audio effects are offered.
“Combining advanced ARM technology with its own media processing IP has enabled ZiiLABS to deliver the high performance and low-power consumption required to enable the next leap in the mobile internet revolution†stated Ian Drew, EVP Marketing, ARM.
“The ZMS-08 processor confirms the flexibility and scalability of our architecture and enables our customers to develop richer mobile and connected devices that are four times faster and twice as power efficient as previous solutions. Its new capabilities such as Blu-ray quality playback, 720p simultaneous encode and decode of H.264 video, accelerated OpenGL ES 2.0 and rich peripheral integration such as dual USB controllers and HDMI are blurring the boundary between the capabilities of the traditional PC and connected device,†mentioned Hock Leow, President of ZiiLABS.
The ZMS-08 flexible StemCell Computing array offers 64 fully programmable floating point processing elements that off-load the media processing from the ARM CPU to provide advanced media capabilities along with enhanced application performance. Due to the flexible array architecture users can experience the widest range of community generated and commercial content like H.264, Microsoft WMV9, MPEG2, MPEG4, OpenGL ES and Adobe Flash.
The device supports ZiiLABS’ optimized Linux-based Android and native Plaszma operating systems and development platforms. The bulk shipment of the ZMS-08 is expected to begin by the first quarter of 2010.
