The 10-Gbit switch is a natural adjunct to the "GigaPlatform" for the AccelArray structured array for communication and storage markets. The ASIC offers pre-diffused serdes macros, and other blocks to support up to 24 channels of Ethernet, ATM, and IP communication.
Currently, interfaces at 10 Gbits/s support only standard XAUI, though ASIC marketing manager Simone Shaghafi said "extended XAUI from the 10-Gbit switch is definitely in our roadmap for the AccelArray."
Fujitsu also used eUSA to debut the next-generation series of Mobile Media Processors, with dedicated MPEG-4 and JPEG codec blocks. The MB86V00 and MB86V01 are intended for mobile phones with advanced 2D and 3D graphics requirements. Codecs can be adjusted in speed to achieve the proper balance between performance and power dissipation, with the device consuming as little as 13 mW when the MPEG-4 block is clocked at 13.5 MHz.
Dan Landeck, marketing manager for wireless devices, said that the chip includes an ARM9 processor, though it is dedicated to hard-wired management functions and is not programmable. Graphics operations use a special scene-adaptive-motion estimation algorithm to reduce execution volumes. The current devices use an MPEG-4 core nicknamed "Owen," and a 3D/3D graphics accelerator called "Coral."
Future devices in the family also will include "Millenia," a color-interpolation image processing engine that can handle CCD or CMOS camera imaging up to 16 megapixels.
