Toshiba Launches ARM Cortex-A9 Based Application Processors with Enhanced Sound and Image Data-Mining and Security Functions

TOKYO-- December 1, 2014 --Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the launch of three new application processors, the “TZ2100 group,” as the latest additions to its ApP Lite^TM family’s ARM^® Cortex^®-A9-based “TZ2000 series”.

The “TZ2100 group” are high performance application processors supporting enhanced sound and image data-mining, communications and security functions. Sample shipments will start from mid-December, with mass production scheduled to start in June, 2015.

Recent advances in big data are making it easier to sift through huge volumes of data and to develop services that provide users with greater value and convenience. These advances require higher performance application processors that support secure communication and provide timely processing of text, sound and images. “TZ2100 group” devices can operate at a maximum frequency at 600MHz, a rate supporting high speed processing. They are ideal for a wide range of products such as the embedded devices that will realize the Internet of Things (IoT), handheld devices, and industrial equipment.

Toshiba will also launch development starter kits for the “TZ2100 group” from December on, comprising a reference board and device driver. These will support a simple prototype development and evaluation environment for diverse applications.

Key Features of New Products

• ARM® Cortex®-A9 operating at 600MHz
  L1 Cache: 32KByte, L2 Cache: 128KByte, Embedded FPU
  300MHz version is also available.

• Accommodates DDR3-800/DDR3L-800 16bit width
• Toshiba’s original power-saving technology enables long time data back-up and RTC operation
  Enables long time data back-up and RTC operation with one single coin cell battery.

• Camera input, graphics and LCD output
  Suitable specification for applications such as panel control devices.

• Secure boot system and data encryption function
  Building-up robust secure system which uses encryption circuit is available as an option. Incorporating program area in a chip can be robust against data falsifying and hacking.

• 1MByte SRAM built-in
  1MByte of built-in SRAM supports processing of start-up code and data during program execution, without any need for external DRAM.

• External expanded bus interface
  Supports use of memory with an external connection, which is necessary for amusement devices and industrial equipment.

• Customers can choose suitable specifications by setting up a “Configuration pin”
  Supports a wide range of applications, from small display devices to industrial equipment.

About ApP Lite^TM

The IoT will see more and more devices connected to the internet and to each other. Increasingly, functions to process a wide variety of data from simple text to data-heavy audio and visual sources effectively and to transfer them safely are required. ApP Lite^TM (Application Processor Lite) microprocessors are ideal for such processing.

For further information about this product, please visit:
http://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/ap-en/product/assp/applite/tz2000.html

About Toshiba

Toshiba Corporation, a Fortune Global 500 company, channels world-class capabilities in advanced electronic and electrical product and systems into five strategic business domains: Energy & Infrastructure, Community Solutions, Healthcare Systems & Services, Electronic Devices & Components, and Lifestyles Products & Services. Guided by the principles of The Basic Commitment of the Toshiba Group, “Committed to People, Committed to the Future”, Toshiba promotes global operations towards securing “Growth Through Creativity and Innovation”, and is contributing to the achievement of a world in which people everywhere live in safe, secure and comfortable society.

Founded in Tokyo in 1875, today’s Toshiba is at the heart of a global network of over 590 consolidated companies employing over 200,000 people worldwide, with annual sales surpassing 6.5 trillion yen (US$63 billion).
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