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Epson Develops Mobile Graphics Engines for Camera Phones With Video Recording and Playback Capability

Posted on: Tuesday, 11 May 2004, 06:00 CDT

Tokyo, Japan , Feb. 24, 2004 - (JCN Newswire) - Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724) has developed a new addition to its line of Mobile Graphics Engines for digital video recording and playback. The S1D13732 is an LCD controller that is ideal for mobile phones, PDAs, and other mobile information terminals equipped with a mega-pixel camera. Samples of the new product, which will be priced at 2,000, will begin shipping shortly.

The S1D13732 features faster processing speeds than the proven S1D13715, which is currently in production. The new LCD controller also provides hardware support for MPEG-4 functionality, as well as H.263, a digital video compression standard common in Europe. This LCD controller realizes reduced mobile phone power consumption, as the controller enables video recording and playback without the need to process software with a fast, power-hungry 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 mobile phones of tomorrow.

Product Overview

S1D13732

Embedded memory 448 KB Camera interface SXGA Max. (approx. 1,310,000 pixels), single-port YUV-RGB conversion Built-in YUV-RGB converter circuit Host interface 16-bit 80-series / 68-series CPU Indirect interface, direct interface, and serial interface LCD interface Support for 2 panels; maximum 240 x 320 pixels Embedded RAM type and non-embedded type Display colors Simultaneous display of 256 colors / 65,000 colors / 260,000 colors Other interfaces I2C bus; SD memory card interface JPEG encoding/decoding Built-in hardware JPEG codec (up to SXGA) Video codec assist MPEG-4 and H.263 codec assist (up to QCIF) High-speed drawing function Built-in 2-D BitBLT hardware accelerator Display functions Hardware rotation (SwivelViewTM), arbitrary size window display (Picture-In-Picture Plus), overlay display, Fractional Zoom, etc. Clock 32.768 KHz external clock multiplied by internal PLL Operating voltage I/O = 2.85V or 1.85V; Core = 1.5V Package 161-pin FCBGA (8 x 8 x 1.0 mm, 0.5 mm ball pitch)

About Epson

The Epson Group increases its corporate value through its innovative and creative culture. Dedicated to providing its customers with digital image innovation, its main product lines comprise information-related equipment such as printers and projectors, electronic devices including displays, semiconductors and quartz devices, and precision products such as watches. Epson products are known throughout the world for their superior quality, functionality, compactness and energy efficiency.

The Epson Group is a network of 73,797 employees in 114 companies around the world, and is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and to the communities in which it is located. Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corp., which is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Group had consolidated sales of 1,322 billion yen in fiscal 2002.

Source: Epson

Contact:

Epson Corporate Communications Dept., Seiko Epson Corporation http://www.epson.co.jp/e/contact/contact.htm +81-266-58-1705 or +81-3-3340-2637

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