Single-chip EDGE multimedia
PNX4910 – Mass market EDGE solution with enhanced connectivity and multimedia features
The PNX4910 extends our leadership in EDGE through industry-leading single-chip integration. In addition to a proven high-performance telecom pipe, it delivers rich multimedia and connectivity features including 3-Mpixel camera, MPEG-4 QVGA video, high speed USB, stereo Bluetooth® and FM. As the third generation of the single-chip PNX49xx family, the PNX4910 retains proven best-in-class RF performance, longest battery life, lowest cost of ownership and robust security. It enables you to make EDGE handsets that are low cost yet feature-rich for exceptional user satisfaction.
HIGHLIGHTS
Lowest cost of ownership
- Complete quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE modem in 500 mm2 with less than 60 external components.
- Complete handset with multimedia and connectivity features in 850mm2 with less than 145 external components on an inexpensive 6-layer PCB.
- Fast time-to-market is ensured by a flexible, pre-integrated and fully validated software solution that also reduces R&D expenses.
Better end-user experience
- Best multimedia for mass-market EDGE: high-performance camera interface (3-Mpixel with less than 1 second shot-to-shot delay), large color display (QVGA 262 k colors), video playback and record (MPEG-4 QVGA), music playback (MP3, AAC+, WMA).
- Versatile connectivity: USB-HS, Bluetooth with A2DP for stereo music headset, 4-bit SD card for increased user storage.
- Exceptional call quality and lowest dropped call rate thanks to best-in-class audio and RF performance.
Security and maturity
- Robust hardware-based security ensures ample protection against hacking.
- A mature telecom protocol stack tested across 50 operator networks.
KEY FEATURES
- Complete EDGE solution in a single IC
- GPRS/EDGE class 10
- SAIC for increased network capacity
- A5/1, A5/2, A5/3 encryption
- TTY/CTM support
- R99 protocol stack, mature and field-tested worldwide
- Completely integrated RF transceiver
- Quad-band
- Proven, industry-leading Aero transceiver core
- Complete PMU subsystem
- Integrated battery-charging circuitry and all voltage regulators (LDO and DC-DC)
- Integrated audio subsystem
- 64-voice MIDI ringtones
- Stereo MP3, AAC+, WMA playback and MP3, AAC record
- Microphone amplifier with 2 different inputs
- 3 audio output amplifiers, including a high-performance 8-Ω driver
- Speakerphone with echo cancellation and noise suppression
- Integrated stereo DAC
- Stereo FM record
- Hardware security based on 2048-bit RSA
- Robust yet flexible SIM/Flash lock, DRM
- HW accelerated AES, SHA2, 3DES
- Secure RTC, true RNG
- Integrated multimedia and connectivity
- 3-Mpixel camera interface
- Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, AVRCP, BIP, SAP, HSP, HFP, DUN, SYNC, OPP
- Stereo FM playback and record
- HW accelerated MPEG-4
- USB-2.0 HS CEA936-A
- 4-bit SD/MMC support
- I2 C-bus, SPI, two UARTs, PCM, PWM
- Touchscreen support
- 1.8/3-V SIM card interface
- Color LCD up to 320 x 240 pixels, 262 k colors
- Standard RoHS-compliant package
- 384-ball PBGA (12 x 12 mm, 0.5 mm pitch)
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