Nvidia Presents Family of Tegra Processors

Nvidia has introduced Tegra 650 chip. According to the company, it is the world's first single-chip computer - capable of providing the rich high definition and Internet experiences. Nvidia Tegra is a tiny computer-on-a-chip, smaller than a US dime (10-cent piece), designed from the ground up to enable the 'visual PC experience' on a new generation of mobile computing devices - while consuming the smallest amount of power. "Our vision was to create a platform that will enable the second personal computer revolution - which will be mobile centric, with devices that last days on a single charge, and yet has the web, high definition media, and computing experiences we've come to expect from our PC. Shrinking down a 50 watt PC architecture will not create the discontinuity this industry needs. The culmination of nearly 1,000 man years of engineering, Tegra is a completely ground-up computer-on-a-chip architecture that consumes 100 times less power," said Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of Nvidia. The Nvidia Tegra 650 processor is the second product in the Tegra line, the first being the Nvidia Tegra APX 2500 processor, which is enabling the next generation of windows mobile smartphones. With the launch of this new processor, the Nvidia Tegra products will reach consumers towards the end of the year. Some of the key features of Nvidia Tegra 650 are - i) All-day media processing, for 130 hours audio, 30 hours HD video playback, ii) HD image processing for advanced digital still camera, and HD camcorder functions, iii) Optimised hardware support for Web 2.0 applications for a true desktop-class Internet experience, iv) Display support for 1080p HDMI, WSXGA+ LCD and CRT, and NTSC/PAL TV-Out, v) Display support for 1080p HDMI, WSXGA+ LCD and CRT, and NTSC/PAL TV-Out and vi) Direct support for WiFi, disk drives, keyboard, mouse, and other peripherals and vii) A complete Board Support Package (BSP) to enable fast times to market for Windows mobile-based designs.