Chipsets enable connected mobile entertainment

A Qualcomm product story

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Feb 12, 2008

Combined support for wireless connectivity; high-accuracy multimode GPS positioning; a high-performance applications processor; support for broadcast mobile TV; and rich multimedia.

Qualcomm has developed a family of three chipsets designed to power the next evolutions of mobile consumer devices.

The QST1000, QST1100 and QST1105 are a single platform of devices with a range of highly integrated features and capabilities, including wireless connectivity; high-accuracy multimode GPS positioning; a high-performance applications processor; support for broadcast mobile TV; and rich multimedia.

The new QST-series chipsets are designed to enable the next generation of wirelessly connected mobile entertainment, TV, navigation and mobile Internet browsing devices - all while delivering time to market and efficiency advantages to device manufacturers.

The first commercial devices are sampling now and are expected to begin launching this year.

"Qualcomm is quickly moving a step beyond cellphones and gaining strong customer traction in the consumer electronics market by delivering industry-leading solutions for the next evolutions of today's most popular consumer electronics", says Luis Pineda, senior vice president of marketing and product management for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies.

"With a complete range of QST solutions broadening our product portfolio for nontraditional wireless devices, we are well positioned to accelerate the evolution of personal navigation and entertainment gadgets".

The QST1000 chipset combines: an integrated ARM11 applications processor running at 528MHz with support for third-party operating systems; a comprehensive range of popular audio and video codecs; rich multimedia features, including camera, video playback at up to VGA resolution and TV-out; a seventh-generation gpsOne engine with support for stand-alone GPS and Assisted-GPS modes; and support for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and FM radio.

The chipset is produced using 65nm process technology for enhanced battery life and bill-of-materials savings.

The QST1100 chipset adds wireless WAN connectivity for voice calls and data capabilities.

The QST1105 also has a hardware-accelerated 2D/3D graphics core capable of performing up to 2.8 million triangles per second for compelling user interfaces and gaming applications.

All three chipsets interface with Qualcomm's Universal Broadcast Modem (UBM) solution for MediaFlo, DVB-H and ISDB-T mobile broadcast TV support.

The three chipsets are pin-compatible and use a common base of software, offering device manufacturers significant flexibility and highly efficient designs in choosing specific functionality for their products.