100 series
Marvell ARMADA 166E
FEATURES
BENEFITS
• Integrated high-performance EPD controller
• Elimination of external controller with associated NAND and DDR
provides BOM and power reduction, as well as significant BOM savings
• Support for high-resolution panels, partial- and parallel-update modes,
and fast updates
• Refreshing only changed pixels in a parallel fashion improves
performance, especially for displays up to 1600x1200
• Simplified UMA architecture
• Unified memory architecture enables simple programming model of
traditional frame-buffer rendering techniques
• Strategic roadmap
• Marvell investment in EPD market provides support for next-generation
products. OEMs can take advantage of significant code reuse
• Marvell Sheeva core and support for fast DDR SDRAM
• Faster CPU speeds and more efficient MIPS/MHz than competition
brings richer features to mainstream tiers while retaining full ARM®
v5TE and XScale compatibility
– L2 cache and direct path to LP-DDR memory up to 200 MHz and DDR2
memory up to 400 MHz
• L1 and L2 caches and fast DDR2 speeds provide memory bandwidth
for video and graphics
• WMMX2 SIMD co-processor
• Extensive clock gating and low-voltage 55 nm process
• “Zero-power” suspend-to-DDR mode
– Targeting support for up to MPEG-4 and H.264 D1 video, 30 fps
• Clock-gating and low SoC voltages support efficient MIPS/mW to
reduce power consumption and extend battery life
• Suspend-to-DDR mode supports extended battery life during periods
of inactivity
• Highly integrated SoC
• Highly integrated SoC helps enable low BOM and save PCB space,
helping device manufacturers to improve margins
– 5-in-1 card reader for SD/MMC, xD, Sony Memory Stick PRO™, and CF
• Support for DDR2 allows OEMs flexibility to take advantage of
commodity memory pricing vs. mobile SDRAM/DDR
– Support for DDR2/LV-DDR2, and raw and managed MLC NAND; boot
from NOR/NAND/MMC/SD/SPI and download from USB
– SSPs, UARTs, IrDA, 10/100 Ethernet MAC
– USB 2.0 OTG with PHY
– AC97, PWM, one-wire and two-wire serial interfaces (OWSI, TWSI)
• Integrated multimedia acceleration
– WMMX2 technology
• Integrated HW components enable high-quality still-image and video
on high-resolution displays
• WMMX2 accelerates multimedia without external chip along with
familiar programming model
– Graphics acceleration
• LCD support up to WUXGA, 24 bpp
• ITU-656 camera input
• Graphics accelerator enhances GUI effects for differentiation
• Support for video conferencing and for content from cameras and
personal media players
• Qdeo™ Intelligent Color Remapping (ICR)
• Qdeo ICR enhances color to make vivid images without hue shifts or
clipping while preserving skin-tones. Part of the award-winning Qdeo
suite of video processing
• Complete software offerings from drivers to GUI level
• Software compatibility with ARMv5, XScale, WMMX2
• Hardware reference designs for multiple vertical segments
• Optimized BSPs, middleware for Windows Embedded CE and linux,
as well as GUIs with Android, Adobe® FlashLite, or Silverlight for
Embedded offer flexibility for system design
• Software compatibility enables access to established wealth of
applications and software ecosystem
• Turnkey reference designs enable fast time-to-market
THE MARVELL ADVANTAGE: Marvell chipsets come with complete reference designs which include board layout designs, software,
manufacturing diagnostic tools, documentation, and other items to assist customers with product evaluation and production. Marvell’s
worldwide field application engineers collaborate closely with end customers to develop and deliver new leading-edge products for quick
time-to-market. Marvell utilizes world-leading semiconductor foundry and packaging services to reliably deliver high-volume and low-cost
total solutions.
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