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Saving System Power with ARM Multimedia IParm Blogs - Sean EllisOct. 24, 2013 |
ARM’s Multimedia IP portfolio is designed to work together to reduce overall system power while delivering the performance that is central to the mobile device experience.
What is the Multimedia Experience?
Most of the interactions that users have with modern tablets and smartphones count as a multimedia experience, integrating sound, vision and interaction for every task. From our point of view, the most complex part of this experience is vision - pushing pixels.
Device resolutions are growing fast. Already, smartphones commonly run at 1080p and tablets sport 2560x1600 display panels. There is no sign of this trend slowing down any time soon. At the same time, the display refresh is expected to be smooth, with 60 frames per second now seen as a minimum target rather than a luxury.