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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Falanx Announces Availability of Geometry Processors for Mobile Gaming
SAN FRANCISCO, March 8 -- Falanx Microsystems, Inc.,
developer of mobile graphics IP cores for system-on-chip (SoC) semiconductor
manufactures, today announced the availability of the Mali(TM)GP (Geometry
Processor). Used in addition to either the Mali110 or Mali55, single pipeline
2D/3D/Video IP rasterizer cores, the MaliGP provides the fast, high-quality 3D
graphics power needed to make immersive gaming on the mobile phone a reality.
The full line of Mali IP cores and supporting technologies will be on
display this week at the Game Developers Conference at the San Francisco
Moscone Center in Booth 137. At the conference, the Company is rolling out
its formal Developer Relations Program, designed to simplify the porting of
robust 3D games to the mobile platform.
"An immersive game experience requires fast polygon processing," said
Borgar Ljosland, president and CEO of Falanx. "Mobile devices that combine
the low power, high-performance of the Mali110/Mali55 with the geometry and
media processing of the MaliGP will provide developers the ultimate high-end
mobile gaming platform."
The Mali Pixel Processors
Both the Mali110 and Mali55 are single pipeline 2D/3D/Video IP rasterizer
cores that deliver 30fps encode and decode of video, the only advanced 16X
Full Scene Anti-Aliasing (FSAA) support and texture filtering for increased
bandwidth savings for high-performance multimedia devices. The Mali55 is a die
shrink of the Mali110, allowing for advanced multimedia capabilities for the
value market. Since both use only standard interfaces and retain binary
compatibility for software, the Mali110 and Mali55 do not require any
modifications to the SoC environment, thereby making the solution scalable for
different custom applications.
MaliGP -- Geometry Processing
Used as an additional processor to either the Mali110 or Mali55, the
MaliGP (geometry processor) delivers integer, floating-point and 3D graphics
in a high performance media processor hardware IP core and supports all
functionality specified in the OpenGL(R) standards. This integrated geometry
processor performs complex transform and lighting, while offloading the main
CPU in the handheld and enables rich 3D applications to run extremely fast
while consuming minimal power.
The Mali family of products is designed to offer the utmost in visual
quality without compromise. Falanx offers the complete tools necessary to
support FLXTC texture compression that further reduces bandwidth consumption
while increasing quality. All Mali IP cores also come with a software tool,
PAT (Performance Analysis Tool) that streamlines the process of platform-
specific compatibility and performance testing.
For more information about the Mali line visit www.falanx.com. To inquire
about the new Developer Relations Program, please contact Justin Radeka, vice
president of developer relations at justin@falanx.com.
About Falanx Microsystems
Falanx Microsystems develops graphics accelerator IP cores, marketed to
semiconductor system-on-chip (SoC) vendors, that deliver high quality
multimedia images without compromising performance, power consumption and
system cost. Unlike most graphics IP cores, Falanx Mali Graphics
Core -- designed from the ground-up for mobile applications such as cell
phones, PDAs and portable game platforms -- is the only graphics IP core
offering a complete integration of 2D, 3D and video, plus software and
interoperability drivers, in an all-in-one solution. Falanx is headquartered
in Trondheim, Norway, and is privately-held. For more information about Falanx
and the Mali IP Core Family, visit www.falanx.com.
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