Texas Instrument announces dual-core OMAP4440 processor; 1.5GHz, 1080p stereoscopic 3D

By on Dec 8, 2010 at 10:38 AM
Hardware December 8, 2010

Today, Texas Instrument announced a new, ARM-based, dual-core processor that has a lust-worthy specification sheet. The OMAP4440 processor, which is based on the Cortex-A9 MPCore, will have both cores clocked at 1.5GHz. The chip will provide a “1.25x increase in graphics performance, a 30 percent decrease in webpage load time, and a 2x increase in 1080p video playback performance.” The press release goes on to note that the new chip will support 1080p stereoscopic 3D, 1080p video conferencing, gesture recognition, two 12 megapixel cameras working in parallel, and a plethora of video codecs and formats.

The OMAP 4 platform is a highly-optimized system-on-chip (SOC) leveraging two ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore general-purpose processors, reaching speeds of 1.5 GHz per core, complemented by two ARM Cortex-M3 cores to power-efficiently offload time-critical and control tasks. High-performance multimedia capabilities are provided by programmable cores including a POWERVR™ 3D graphics engine, TI IVA 3 for high-definition/multi-standard video, TI image signal processor (ISP) for high-quality/high-megapixels imaging, TI low-power audio processor and TI digital signal processor (DSP) based on the TI C64x DSP for natural user interface and signal processing innovations optimized for mobile applications.

Texas Instrument says that the OMAP4440 will be shipped in sample quantities to manufacturers in the first half of 2011 with full production kicking off during the second half of the year.

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  • michael scott

    Wow that’s impresive. Now I can plow through my battery in minutes instead of a couple hours.

    • Some Random Techie Guy

      Dual Core processors actually use less battery than Single Core

    • WT

      Although I agree with what you’re implying. Just because it’s more powerful doesn’t mean it’s necessarily more power consuming than current CPUs.

  • Tux

    My new Android phone will have this! :) Can’t wait!

    • michael scott

      Wait…Norm already has this in his Droid riiiiight? Lol

  • Anonymous

    That’s going to make one hell of a graphing calculator.

  • p.mcgee

    i ThiNk tHiS is KEwL fOr fOnEs aNd i LiKE hOw iT HAs HdMi aNd a KEyPaD w00t w00t

    • Anonymous

      kill yourself

  • TunaCan

    Man, how about a better battery technology that goes with these beautiful specs!! I mean 1.5 ghz means nothing if the damn phone or tablet wont last a whole day of intense use ive been seeng the same 1500 li-ion/poli battery for the Past 2 years

    • Anonymous

      I clicked this story to post the same as you, thanks for saving me the trouble!

    • Donny

      I would rather have a thicker phone with a bigger battery than this let’s make these phones as thin as possible thing they got going.

  • Don

    So ia there even a battery that power this for more than 4 minutes.

  • sirpaul

    Sweet, the TI90 is going to have an HD display, as well as cameras so we can now take a picture of our homework and it will automatically display solutions in high res!

  • Steel

    Coming soon to Blackberry, circa ~2020.

    • http://twitter.com/taylortbb Taylor Byrnes

      The 1Ghz version of this chip is what’s in the prototype, and presumably release, BlackBerry PlayBooks. Given that the 1Ghz version isn’t going to be available until early 2011, same time the PlayBook launches, I think RIM using the newest TI chips they can get.

      • sirpaul

        I think RIM designs with what is currently available. You don’t have time to design and test a product with a non-tested chip in 1 or 2 months…

      • http://twitter.com/taylortbb Taylor Byrnes

        I was referring to availability in production quantities. Sample quantities generally arrive about 6 months earlier to let companies do the design and testing. The current PlayBooks are obviously built with sample quantity chips in them.

  • Petas

    Don’t forget the ability to sign and lock down your bootloader, no thanks!

    • Anonymous

      Oh my….you bring up an excellent point….

      I wonder if the bootloader can be locked down like that in the Tegra 2….

  • Anonymous

    The great part about this announcement has nothing to do with TI though. There are quite a few ARM licensees and one in California that is important come the next two months. Hello Dual Core A4 (A8???)

    • http://twitter.com/atlharry Harold Min

      Did the earth just start spinning around Apple? Nothing to do with TI?!?!?! REALLY!?!?!?

      Troll.

      • Anonymous

        No, the tech earth has been spinning around Apple since the late 1970′s. For those that need a history lesson.

        Personal Computer brought to market by…………. Apple
        GUI brought to market by………..Apple
        First rub of viable tablets brought to market by………..Apple (Newton/Newton message pad, Google it)
        MP3 player mastered by…………..Apple
        Digital Media dominated by……………Apple
        Smart phones brought to new heights with multi-touch brought about by………….Apple
        Tablets re-imagined with the use of multi-touch by………….Apple

        For reference see also, NeXT, Fingerworks and PA Semi

        So in closing, it has always been about Apple. Generally the other companies have a chance to feed their families because Apple always shows them what is next. In the next ten year there will be a lot fewer players and Apple will be multiple times bigger than they are currently.

      • http://twitter.com/atlharry Harold Min

        Wow. So you stand by your assessment that this article has nothing to with TI.

        Good for you. Stand by your guns. Troll.

      • Orange

        Sounds like you have an apple or two spinning in your ass as we speak. Amazing!

  • SuperChunk

    I really like all the new higher end stuff coming out, but when this stuff is announced it really needs to be coupled with new battery tech/sizes so that we can still keep a full day’s use out of our phones.

    ALL of my previous phones could go a couple days without being plugged in. This helped when I left on camping or various trips when I forgot my charger. My Android due to its better technology and of course me using it more for a lot of non-phone related things just makes it through the day typically. In fact, for the first time ever I am buying a USB cord for my work to plug it in at work so I can play games during down time. :)

    But, what I always notice is the same li-ion sized batteries in every phone regardless of the increased tech and capability. They can no longer be rated like other phones as they do so much more and people like me use them a lot more for web and games than making calls.

  • MGN87

    Im sure manufactures and everyone else in the technology developing world, has already thought out the battery life thing, to accommodate our future, neck breaking speed, power hogging gadgets….Do you really think the next generation phones and battery supply, are only going to handle and hour or two of funzy time?? I dont think so..

  • http://twitter.com/XIPRELAY David

    isn’t 444 the sign of death in china or japan ?

  • bluehorseshoe

    It’s “Texas Instruments,” not “Instrument.” It’s a company, not a musical device from Texas. I’d understand the typo, but you did it three times. :)

  • Philbert

    Sounds good, although the GPU is a bit anemic for something coming out in 2H 2011. The Hummingbird in the Galaxy S already has a SGX540 in it, so I’m guessing there will be better GPUs out in a year…

  • Anonymous

    Wow, this really does make a lot of sense when you think about it.

    http://www.privacy-solutions.edu.tc

  • Anonymous

    In case anyone missed it, Nvidia posted a white paper about their dual core. In it, it claims dual core chips have better battery life than single core.

    I wouldnt worry too much about battery life. Worry more about whether the phone manufacturer will ship it with a tiny battery, ala HTC and their 1200 mAh batteries in some of their recent phones.

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