Dear IP User,
Welcome to the first Chipidea Newsletter, our e-mail update to provide the Analog and Mixed Signal IP Community with the
latest Chipidea's news and information.
In this issue we will cover:
When designing the next Set Top Box platform, check Chipidea's "one stop shop" for the
different components. We offer a complete range of Analog and Mixed Signal solutions among different areas such as
Power Management, Voice and Audio, Data Converters and Analog Front Ends for Communications and Video, RF, USB interface,
etc., designed to meet your specific needs (check our solutions in orange - diagram below).
 Typical Set Top Box Diagram
Chipidea Audio Codec IP has a unique blend of audio features, audio performance and risk-free integration for
System-on-Chip (SoC) devices and Multi-chip-Modules (McMs) targeting mobile audio, communications and multimedia systems.
Available in TSMC, UMC and CSM, down to 65nm LOGIC technologies in over 15 different foundries.
Two unique offerings:
(1) High-end full-featured Audio Codec IP offers both high-fidelity and features including digital sound effects,
jack detection and audio PLL, enabling the integration of audio functions on McMs and SoCs, previously only available
from standalone ICs;
(2) Optimized cost-performance Audio Codec IP enables high-fidelity audio quality with multiple analog interface
capabilities - microphone, line-in/out, headphone and loudspeaker, compact area around 2.9mm2 and low power consumption
of 12mW for 96db DR in playback at 48 kHz - helping SoC designers keep die sizes small and manufacturing costs low.
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Block Diagram ( CI7825tl) - Optimized Cost Performance Audio Codec IP
Advantages: Compact Chip Area (2.9mm2) featuring all major analog functions. Low power operation (12mW @
playback)
Applications: MP3 Players/Recorders, PDAs, Mobile Phones and Smart Phones
See also (CI7825tlCI7821tm,
CI7819pg)
Advantages: Very Compact Chip Area (< 2mm2) and Very Low Power
Applications: DSC, MP3 Players, BT Headsets, etc.
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Chipidea has three advanced low-power DCDC Converter cores that improve performance and time-to-market results even for
companies that have in-house power management design skills. These cores are ideal for designers of ASICs or SoC solutions
using TSMC and TSMC-like foundry technologies at 0.18um, 0.13um and 90nm.
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Block Diagram (CI2514) -
H-Bridge Converter, optimized for Flexibility. Includes advanced control techniques that enable power
conversion from any source voltage to any target voltage, 500kHz switching frequency and a 150uA no load power
consumption, ideal for micro-drive supply and white LED supply functions in SoC designs.
Applications: Smart Phones, Media Players, etc.
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See also (CI2512)
Step Down DCDC Converter - optimized for Small Inductor
Advantages: Very compact (0.55mm2 for 400mA), high efficiency (>90%). Features provisions for usage as primary supply
(On/Off Control, Internal Supply Modules, Internal Oscillator, etc.) up to 5V operation without 5V compliant devices.
Applications: Any Li-Ion supplied circuit, mainly < 1.2V digital cores needing further power efficiency for differentiation.
See also (CI2513)
Step Up DC/DC Converter, optimized for Low Input Voltage.
Our wide offer of Analog Front Ends (AFE) for Broadband Communications, uses Chipidea's cutting edge high performance / low
power pipeline ADC and DAC technology. Chipidea has been designing complete application specific AFEs since 2003. The most
recent solutions are designed in a platform that enables low-risk porting across processes.
Chipidea's Silicon Proven Broadband communications technology supports, compact area and low power
dissipation, multiple communication standards (802.11x, 802.16e) and multi-Antenna applications (MIMO). Flexible operation
modes for power savings in battery-powered systems are available. The complete AFE is ready for easy Customer integration
in SoC.
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| E.g. Block Diagram of a 10-bit, 80MHz AFE in 90nm |
See also (CI7632tm)
and (CI7635tm) - AFEs for
(m)WiMAX/Wibro/WFi in 90nm LP and (CI7621tl)
10-bit, 40MHz mWiMAX/WLAN AFE in 0.13um.
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Chipidea has a wide range of solutions with proven Video Technology in Video AFE, Video DAC
and Mobile TV. Currently, all designs take into consideration the range of processes we cover for low risk
porting across processes.
Chipidea's Silicon Proven Video DAC modular technology supports: multiple video formats,
double and single terminated video cable transmission, compact area, power conservation modes and low risk
porting to different processes. Chipidea's Video DACs are now already available in 65nm.
This solution targets applications such as Portable Media Players, DVD, VCR, Video, DSC (Still Cameras),
Set-Top Boxes, Game Boxes and any system with Analog Video output.
Block Diagram (CI8714tm) -
Triple 10-bit, 200MHz, 3.3V/1.2V Video DAC - Area (< 0.6mm2), cable detection, 90nm LP 1P5M CMOS technology.
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Find more details about our low risk silicon IP solutions at our website www.chipidea.com
or contact us through email at sales@mips.com
Best Regards,
The Chipidea Team - Your Silicon IP partner
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