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Marvell Revolutionizes the Always-On Lifestyle with Cutting-Edge Silicon Solutions

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Marvell, a leading provider of integrated silicon solutions, will showcase its latest innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), furthering its mission to pioneer the always-on lifestyle. The company's complete product platforms for always-on, always-connected devices will enable consumers to experience rich live digital content on-demand, anytime, anywhere, and in any format. Marvell's new products, including a 2 GHz processor with PC-class performance at a fraction of the power consumption, will empower consumers to enjoy seamless connectivity, instant access to personal live digital content, and immersive entertainment experiences.

Key Takeaways:

  • Marvell will launch a spectrum of new products aimed at fostering the "always-on lifestyle" at CES, including video, data, voice, and storage solutions for mobile computing, intelligent displays, information appliances, gaming, entertainment, and telephony.
  • The company's new ARMADA™ family of processors will feature a 2 GHz processor that achieves PC-class performance at a fraction of the power consumption, a key milestone for the next wave of mobile computing.
  • Marvell's silicon solutions offer global manufacturers highly scalable platforms that translate into measurable competitive advantages, including improved performance, better consumer experiences, and greater value across a broad array of form factors and price points.
  • Marvell will demonstrate new technologies, including Personal MicroServers, Personal Mobile HotSpots, Quadcore Chip Breakthroughs, Smart Display Dongles, and Revolutionizing the Always-Connected Digital Lifestyle Experience.
  • The company's award-winning Qdeo™ video technology and ARMADA 1000 HD Media SoC will be showcased, focusing on enabling next-generation connected full-HD consumer devices and supporting Blu-ray 3D specifications.
  • Marvell will unveil its latest storage solution, embedded MMC (eMMC), which combines solid state drive (SSD) expertise with communication solutions to offer a smaller form of SSD dedicated to handheld devices.

Statistics:

  • Marvell's new 2 GHz processor achieves PC-class performance at a fraction of the power consumption.
  • The company's new ARMADA 610 application processor features award-winning Qdeo™ technology and combines a gigahertz-class ARM v7-compatible CPU core with integrated 1080p full HD encode and decode.
  • Marvell's Plug Computer 3.0, a super-powerful microserver, is small enough to plug directly into a wall socket and designed to draw so little power that it can be left on all the time.
  • The company's new wireless devices delivering best-in-class multifunction radios are built from the ground up to outperform all standalone options for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM, and GPS products across metrics including performance, power, and size.

Sources:

  • "Marvell Revolutionizes the Always-On Lifestyle with Cutting-Edge Silicon Solutions" (Leisure & Travel Week, 2010)
  • "Marvell Introduces New Silicon Platforms for the Always-on Lifestyle" (Marvell Press Release, 2010)
  • "Marvell ARMADA 610 Application Processor Features Award-Winning Qdeo Technology" (Marvell Press Release, 2010)
  • "Marvell Announces eMMC Storage Solution for Handheld Devices" (Marvell Press Release, 2010)
  • "Marvell's Qdeo Video Technology Recognized as '2009's Most Important Semiconductor Innovation' by IMS Research" (Marvell Press Release, 2009)

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