ST-Ericsson has announced its fastest LTE smartphone platform, the NovaThor L8580 ModAp has an eQuad application processor running at up to 2.5GHz.
The NovaThor L8580 will be available to sample in Q1 2013.
It is built on 28nm FD-SOI process technology.
The NovaThor L8580 integrates an eQuad 2.5GHz processor based on ARM Cortex-A9, an Imagination PowerVR SGX544 GPU running at 600MHz and an multimode LTE modem on a single 28nm FD-SOI die.
"As committed 10 months ago, ST-Ericsson is demonstrating the disruptive nature of FD-SOI technology for the mobile market," said Didier Lamouche, president and CEO of ST-Ericsson. "The creative combination of the key technology ingredients - FD-SOI, ultra thin active and isolation layers and innovative double-gate vertical transistors enabling smart body biasing - delivers the response the mobile industry needs in terms of higher performance, extreme power efficiency and technology robustnesss," said Lamouche.
The NovaThor L8580 supports up to ten LTE/HSPA/TD-SCDMA/GSM bands in a flexible and compact radio solution, addressing the need for a cost effective solution for widespread global adoption of LTE smartphones.
The NovaThor L8580 integrates an advanced next generation multimode LTE modem with support for 3GPP Release 10 with LTE up to Category 4 (150Mbps).
It will also deliver extraordinary multimedia performance, supporting 1080p video encoding and playback at up to 60 frames per second, 1080p 3D camcorder functionality, support for displays up to WUXGA (1920x1200) at 60 frames per second and support for cameras up to 20 megapixels.
