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Epson New LCD Controller

Epson Releases New LCD Controller

Seiko Epson Corporation ("Epson") announced today that it has developed a new addition to its line of Mobile Graphics Engine LCD controllers. Known as the S1D13511, the latest LCD controller supports cameras up to the three-megapixel class, making it the ideal controller for next-generation camera-phones. Designed specifically for the camera-phone market, where the demand for megapixel cameras and improved rendering performance is growing, Epson's latest Mobile Graphics Engine lightens the load on a handset system's main CPU by providing a variety of hardware engines. S1D13511 samples, which are priced at ¥3,500 (excluding sales tax), will begin shipping this month.

Epson developed a Pixel Processor, a new graphics-processing engine, for the S1D13511. The Pixel Processor greatly facilitates the image processing of photo data in internal SDRAM, enabling smooth zooming/shrinking, filtering and JPEG processing. Epson also further boosted the performance of the 2-D graphics engine that was used on earlier models by adding sprites and Alpha blending, thus enhancing animation and game rendering performance while simultaneously lightening the burden placed on a system's main CPU.

The Mobile Graphics Engine series is a key product, and Epson will continue to support customers' requirements by further expanding this line of products for the feature-rich camera-phones of tomorrow.

Product Specifications

Model name	S1D13511
Embedded memory	320 Kbyte embedded SRAM + 16 Mbyte stacked SDRAM
Camera interface	QXGA max. (approximately 3 megapixels), 2 lines
Host interface	16-bit generic asynchronous CPU interface (Type 80 / Type 68)
LCD interface	Support for 2 panels, maximum 240 x 320 pixels RGB interface, parallel interface, serial interface
Display colors	Simultaneous display of 256 colors / 65,000 colors / 260,000 colors /1.6 million colors
JPEG encoding/ decoding	Built-in hardware JPEG codec
Graphics engine	BitBLT, sprites (up to 8 sprites), Alpha blending Pixel Processor (filter, zoom/shrink, rotation, histogram)
Display functions	Hardware rotation (SwivelViewTM), arbitrary size window display (Picture-In-Picture Plus), overlay display, etc.
Other interfaces	I2C bus, SD memory card interface, LED control PWM (4ch)
Clock	32.768 kHz external clock multiplied by internal PLL
Operating voltage	I/O = 3.0V; Core = 1.8V
Package	240-pin PFBGA, 0.5 mm pitch

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