Panasonic using ARM technology in connected TV SoC

Silicon specialist ARM’s Cortex-A9 is to be part of Panasonic’s UniPhier system-on-a-chip for internet connected digital TVs.

Panasonic’s new UniPhier MN2WS0220 SoC includes dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processors, ARM CoreLink NIC-301 network interconnect and the ARM Cortex-A9 processor optimization pack for low-power process.

“Panasonic Corporation aims to provide customers with exciting multimedia solutions that combine high-quality audio and video with low power consumption, real-time processing, and secure technology,” said Yoshifumi Okamoto, director of corporate system LSI division, semiconductor company, Panasonic. “Working with ARM allows us to deliver on the promise of an integrated platform that enables ubiquitous networking and makes services easily accessible to consumers, anytime and anywhere. Future generations of UniPhier SoCs using ARM technology will offer even more to our customers and, ultimately, consumers.”