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Osaka, Japan, Sept 16, 2010 - (ACN Newswire) - Panasonic Corporation has successfully developed a new mass-production technology for leading-edge 32-nm generation system LSIs, and is ready to ship system LSIs (model number: MN2WS0150) based on this technology from October 2010 for use in Blu-ray Disc(TM)(1) players. This advanced technology enables system LSIs with higher performance and lower power consumption to be used for consumer electronics including digital TVs and Blu-ray Disc(TM)(1) recorders and players.
As the market for new consumer electronics, such as Blu-ray 3D Disc(TM)(1) players, is rapidly growing, there was an urgent need for a mass-production technology that can support low-power, high-performance microscopic transistors on 32-nm or later generation system LSIs.
The world's first(2) technology Panasonic has developed for fabricating high-k/metal gate transistors in a gate-first process can significantly improve CMOS transistors' performance by up to 40% compared to its current models. The MN2WS0150 system LSI, featuring 32-nm generation transistors and Panasonic's proprietary UniPhier(R)(3) integrated platform for digital consumer electronics, is designed for Blu-ray Disc(TM)(1) players which are compatible with Blu-ray 3D(TM)(1) discs. The newly-developed technology enables reducing LSI's power consumption by approximately 40% and the mounting footprint by 30% compared to the current models by employing high-density integration of the microscopic transistors and power consumption control according to the LSI's operations.
Panasonic's advanced 32-nm generation system LSI's have been realized based on the following technologies:
1. New CMOS process technologies(4) for multi-Vth based on new gate structure forming technologies employing hafnium (Hf)-based high-k gate dielectrics and metal gate electrodes, and microscopic Cu wiring technologies using ELK (extremely low dielectric constant) dielectrics that reduce signal delay on wires.
2. MPEG-4 MVC (multiview video coding system, an extension to the ITU-T H.264 advanced video coding system) decoding technologies for Blu-ray 3D(TM)(1), HDMI high-speed data transfer circuit technologies, and high-performance and high-speed graphics engine technologies that also support 3D and curved surface drawing.
3. Power-saving circuit technologies that minimize power consumption according to the LSI's operations, such as clock frequency control, supply voltage application/shut-off and high-speed analog/digital mixed signal circuit forming technologies.
(1): Blu-ray Disc(TM), Blu-ray(TM), Blu-ray 3D(TM) and their associated logos are trademarks of Blu-ray Disc Association.
(2): Based on Panasonic data as of September 15, 2010
(3): UniPhier is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation.
(4): Jointly developed with Renesas Electronics Corporation based on the program developed by imec (a leading-edge technology research and development organization in Belgium).
Contact:
Overseas Public Relations Office
Panasonic Corporation
Tel: +81-3-6403-3040
Fax: +81-3-3436-6766
Topic: New Product
Source: Panasonic
Sectors: Electronics
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