Entropic has licensed Mali-400 and Mali-450 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) technology from ARM and has also entered into a new license agreement for the Cortex-R5 processor. This partnership enables Entropic to provide more advanced media and connectivity processing across the connected home ecosystem.
Specialising in STB system-on-a-chip (SoC) and MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance)-based connectivity solutions, the company is increasingly utilising the combination of ARM MPCore Cortex processors and graphics processing technology as the basis for the fundamental platform.
The Company delivers and processes multimedia digital content throughout the home to support the transition from traditional broadcast to IP streaming video delivery.
This partnership comes at a time when global Pay-TV service providers are accelerating their evolution toward IP video gateway/client architectures in the home, which require faster, more robust media processing solutions.
Entropic is investing in ARM’s Mali GPUs, which offer high performance, power efficiency and improved system cost. ARM’s Mali-400 and Mali-450 GPUs are designed to minimise power and bandwidth requirements. These devices have been optimised with a special focus on energy and bandwidth savings.
Our strengthened partnership with ARM is an important step to advancing the evolution of the connected home,” said Vahid Manian, senior Vice President, Global Operations, Entropic.
“The ARM multi-core architecture coupled with its high-speed graphics engine enables Entropic to deliver richer, faster media experiences in its next-generation platform silicon solutions.”
“ARM is delighted to see its relationship with Entropic broadening to bring the benefits of combined Mali GPU and ARM Cortex processing into the connected home,” said Pete Hutton, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Media Processing Division, ARM.
“Delivery of a powerful, energy-efficient heterogeneous platform provides Entropic’s customers with many opportunities to deliver differentiated services and to shape the future of home-based consumer electronics.”
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