Panasonic to roll out 32nm generation system LSI

According to Panasonic, this advanced technology enables system LSIs with higher performance and lower power consumption to be used for consumer electronics including digital tvs, Blu-ray disc recorders and players. The MN2WS0150 system LSI features 32nm generation transistors and Panasonic's UniPhier integrated platform for digital consumer electronics. It has been designed for Blu-ray disc players which are compatible with Blu-ray 3d discs. According to Panasonic, the newly developed technology enables the reduction of LSI's power consumption by approximately 40% and the mounting footprint by 30% compared to current models. The company says this has been achievable by employing high density integration of microscopic transistors and power consumption control according to the LSI's operations. The system has been realised based on factors such as new cmos process technologies for multi-Vth, MPEG-4 MVC decoding technologies for Blu-ray 3d, HDMI high-speed data transfer circuit technologies, and graphics engine technologies that also support 3d and curved surface drawing. Circuit technologies have also been designed to minimise power consumption, such as clock frequency control, supply voltage application/shut off and high speed analogue / digital mixed signal circuit forming technologies.