ARM core based multimedia microprocessor
Solomon Systech

The MagusCoreTM family from Solomon Systech is an application processor platform designed for portable multimedia applications. The MagusCoreTM processor, based on dual-core architecture, has integrated an Advanced RISC Machine (ARM) core with a highly-efficient multimedia core，AV-DSP or VPU, to provide high performance multimedia applications and flexible connectivity design with wireless, wired and external multimedia devices. It provides a very cost competitive system solutions with comprehensive audio/video capabilites, power saving features, efficient memory usage and proven user interface design for multimedia products.

The Video Processing Unit (VPU) in SSD1938 provides full HD decoding and 720p encoding capability at 200MHz clock speed. The AV-DSP provides a high level of processing power and flexibility to support a wide range of codec including MPEG-2, MPEG-4, AVC/H.264 up to D1 resolution. The support of MPEG-2/H.264 D1 decoding and the Transport Stream Interface (TSI) make the SSD1935/36 family an ideal solution for mobile digital TV applications.