Sony Corporation today announced the development of the new "Handheld EngineTM" application CPU which will be incorporated into the new CLIE PEG-UX50 handheld. The PEG-UX50 will be available in Japan from August 9, 2003.
The Handheld EngineTM is an application CPU designed to function as the heart of CLIETM products developed and produced by Sony. It will be manufactured at Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s semiconductor fabrication facility in Nagasaki Prefecture, SCE Fab. The Handheld Engine achieves low power consumption and offers AV performance advantages such as smooth video playback at low clock speeds by utilizing low-voltage large capacity/wide band-width 64Mbit embedded DRAM technology, Sony's original wide band-width BUS architecture, and a 0.18um production process.
The newly developed "DVFMTM (Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Management)" technology achieves efficient power consumption by automatically selecting a clock rate and then adjusting the power supply voltage to match via a speed monitoring function. The CLIETM PEG-UX50 represents the world's first commercial product implementation of such a voltage control function.
Moreover, the "Handheld EngineTM" application CPU contributes to the miniaturization of CLIETM handheld devices by integrating various I/F functions including a two-dimensional graphics engine, camera interface and Memory Stick interface onto a single chip.
