The APPROACH 5C is Zoran’s fifth generation application processor for handheld and mobile multimedia phones.
The APPROACH 5C integrates Zoran’s leading DSC Image Signal
Processing (ISP) providing the highest available quality stills in resolution of 5MP and VGA resolution video capture.
Description
The APPROACH 5C family provides innovative features such 3D gaming accelerator, VGA LCD support, full interface of PAL/NTSC composite TV out, and digital mobile TV support.
The APPROACH 5C is a complete solution including software
applications enabling handset manufacturers and design houses to differentiate high performance multimedia products with a variety of features and long battery life.
Benefits Overview
APPROACH delivers leading class digital still and video for higher value handsets
High integration delivers low cost BOM cost and saves PCB space
Superior multimedia performance extends longevity of customer’ products
Pin compatible family provides multiple handset designs using one platform, saving design and production investments
Integrated applications and SDK tools enable fast time-to-market and reduce development efforts and risks
Low power process and SOC design maximize battery life
Package selected for lowest PCB and assembly cost
Fast integration via co-processor architecture (BB accelerator)
Software and Applications
Integrated firmware
Board Support Package: drivers for LCD, camera sensor, NAND, SD/MMC and common HW
Video: MPEG4, DivX, H264, H263, JPEG, GIF, PNG
Audio: AMR, MP3, AAC, AAC+, MIDI
Graphics: Open GL ES API
Applications: video player, audio player, digital still camera, thumbnail viewer, video & photo editing
Optional applications
3D surround rendering engine
Third party games
Mobile TV Applications
DRM
Webcam
PictBridge
APPROACH 5C Packaging
Family of pin compatible models
Package size: 8mm x 8mm x 1.2mm
32Mb or 64Mb embedded mobile SDRAM
Different memory configurations suit different embedded
applications
High End 5MP DSC
High quality ISP, supports 5MP CCD and CMOS sensors
DSC-like performance and user experience: Fastest click-to-click, burst mode, high frame rate
Signal Processing supports AWB, AE, AF, lens shading and bad pixel correction
Engines control for optical zoom, AF, shutter and flash
DVD Quality Video
HW based CODECs for low power and high performance
Capture and playback-VGA 30fps MPEG4/DivX
CIF 30 H.264 and VC1
PAL/NTSC composite TV out
Audio CODECs
MIDI player, 64 poly, multiple standard
AMR NB/WB
MP3, AAC, AAC+
3D surround audio
2D/3D HW accelerator
Low power and high quality gaming accelerator
Rendering: 700k polygon per sec
Fill rate: 100 Mpixel per sec
Open GL ES 1.1 and JSR184 standard API
Mobile Digital TV
Infra structure for DVB-H, T/ S-DMB
Need only external tuner/demodulator
DRM Crypto accelerators for low power deciphering
Peripheral Interfaces
USB2.0 (high speed), UART, I2C
PCM, AC97, SPI, I2S
Boot memory options
ROM on chip for fast and safe boot
Bootable NAND flash
Bootable SPI Flash
Boot from Baseband
Boot from UART (hostless testing and development)
Mass storage
Hard Disk (CE-ATA interface)
SD/MMC, MMC V4/dual voltage
Large NAND (no size limitation)
Technology
ARM9, up to 270MHz
1V (Core) 1.8-3.3V (I/O)
Package – 8mm x 8mm x 1.2mm
90nm CMOS
Power
Sleep (no clock, but LCD bypass) less than 100uW
Very low active power due to HW engines and advanced process
APPROACH 5C System Diagram
