| List of Figures |
ix |
| List of Tables |
xi |
| About the Authors |
xiii |
| About the Publisher |
xv |
| Preface |
xvii |
| Executive
Summary |
xix |
| |
|
| Chapter
1. Wireless Handsets |
1 |
| Types
of Cellular Devices |
1 |
| Ultra-Low-Cost
Phones |
2 |
| Basic
Phones |
3 |
| Feature
Phones |
3 |
| Smartphones |
5 |
| Cellular Data Cards |
6 |
| Cellular Networks |
6 |
|
Cellular Technologies |
8 |
| 2G
Technologies |
9 |
| 2.5G
Technologies |
10 |
| 3G
Technologies |
10 |
| 3.5G
Technologies |
11 |
| 4G
Technologies |
11 |
| Chapter
2. Handset-Processor Technology |
13 |
| Cellular Standards |
13 |
| GSM
|
13 |
| GPRS and EDGE |
14 |
| UMTS |
15 |
| HSPA |
15 |
| LTE |
17 |
| CPU
Microarchitecture |
18 |
| Instruction
Issue |
18 |
| Pipelining
and Penalties |
19 |
| Caches |
20 |
| Security
Standards |
20 |
| Encryption |
20 |
| Hashing |
21 |
| Multimedia
Standards |
21 |
| Screen
Sizes and Frame Rates |
22 |
| Audio
Codecs |
23 |
| Video
Codecs |
24 |
| Digital
Rights Management |
26 |
| Mobile
Digital TV |
27 |
| Standard
Interfaces |
28 |
| SPI and UART |
28 |
| Memory
Cards |
29 |
| SIM
Cards |
29 |
| Audio
Interfaces |
30 |
| Video
Interfaces |
30 |
| RF
Interfaces |
30 |
| Sensors
and Displays |
31 |
| USB |
31 |
| Wi-Fi |
32 |
| Bluetooth |
32 |
| GPS |
33 |
| Testing |
33 |
| Chapter
3. Handset Processors |
35 |
| What
is a Handset Processor? |
35 |
| Common
Characteristics |
37 |
| CPU
Complex |
37 |
| Baseband
Subsystem |
38 |
| Multimedia
Engines |
39 |
| Security
Engine |
41 |
| Internal
Memory |
42 |
| Memory
Controllers |
42 |
| Memory
Cards |
43 |
| LCD, Keypad, and Touchscreen Controllers |
43 |
| System
Interfaces |
44 |
| Power
Management |
44 |
| RF
Functions |
45 |
| Packaging |
45 |
| Handset-System Design |
46 |
| Feature-Phone Design |
46 |
| Smartphone Design |
48 |
| ARM
CPUs |
48 |
| ARM
Instruction Set |
49 |
| ARM
CPU Cores |
49 |
| Chapter
4. Market Size and Trends |
51 |
| Market
Size and Share |
51 |
| Handset
Market |
51 |
| Cellular
Data Cards |
53 |
| Baseband-Processor
Market |
53 |
| UMTS Processor Market |
56 |
| Market Trends and Forecast |
57 |
| Cellular Device Forecast |
57 |
| Baseband-Processor Forecast |
58 |
| Air
Interfaces |
60 |
| Smartphones |
62 |
| Connectivity
Features |
62 |
| Handset
Technology Trends |
64 |
| Camera/Video
Phones |
64 |
| Mobile
Video |
65 |
| Screen Size and Resolution |
66 |
| Advanced User Interfaces |
66 |
| Noise Cancellation |
67 |
| Dual-SIM
Phones |
67 |
| WiMax Versus LTE |
67 |
| Processor
Technology Trends |
68 |
| RF Integration |
68 |
| Connectivity Functions |
69 |
| Multicore
Design |
70 |
| Baseband Design |
71 |
| Chapter
5. Broadcom |
73 |
| Company
Background |
73 |
| Key
Features and Performance |
74 |
| Internal
Architecture |
46 |
| System
Design |
77 |
| Product
Roadmap |
79 |
| Conclusions |
79 |
| Chapter
6. Infineon |
81 |
| Company
Background |
81 |
| Key
Features and Performance |
82 |
| GSM/GPRS Processors |
82 |
| EDGE Processors |
84 |
| UMTS Processors |
84 |
| LTE Processors |
86 |
| Internal
Architecture |
86 |
| System
Design |
88 |
| Development
Tools |
90 |
| Product
Roadmap |
91 |
| Conclusions |
92 |
| Chapter
7. MediaTek |
95 |
| Company
Background |
95 |
| Key
Features and Performance |
96 |
| MT-Series Processors |
96 |
| SoftFone Baseband Processors |
98 |
| Internal
Architecture |
99 |
| System Design |
100 |
| Development
Tools |
102 |
| Product
Roadmap |
102 |
| Conclusions |
103 |
| Chapter
8. Qualcomm |
107 |
| Company
Background |
107 |
| Key
Features and Performance |
108 |
| Basic Phones |
108 |
| Feature Phones |
110 |
| Smartphones |
111 |
| Data Cards |
113 |
| Internal
Architecture |
114 |
| System
Design |
116 |
| Development
Tools |
118 |
| Product
Roadmap |
119 |
| Conclusions |
120 |
| Chapter
9. ST-Ericsson |
123 |
| Company
Background |
123 |
| Key
Features and Performance |
125 |
| 2G Processors |
125 |
| 3G Processors |
126 |
| LTE and TD-SCDMA Processors |
129 |
| Internal
Architecture |
130 |
| Aero Processors |
130 |
| Feature-Phone Processors |
131 |
| Smartphone Processors |
131 |
| System
Design |
132 |
| Aero Processors |
132 |
| Feature-Phone Processors |
133 |
| Development
Tools |
134 |
| Product
Roadmap |
134 |
| Conclusions |
135 |
| Chapter
10. Other Baseband Processors |
139 |
| Minor Vendors |
139 |
| Commsys |
139 |
| T3G |
139 |
| Via Telecom |
140 |
| Freescale |
141 |
| Icera |
141 |
| Company
Background |
141 |
| Key
Features and Performance |
142 |
| Conclusions |
144 |
| InterDigital |
145 |
| Marvell |
145 |
| Company
Background |
145 |
| Key
Features and Performance |
147 |
| Product Roadmap |
148 |
| Conclusions |
149 |
| Renesas |
150 |
| Company
Background |
150 |
| Key
Features and Performance |
150 |
| Design Details |
152 |
| Conclusions |
154 |
| Spreadtrum |
155 |
| Company
Background |
155 |
| Key
Features and Performance |
156 |
| Conclusions |
157 |
| Texas Instruments |
158 |
| Chapter
11. Comparing Handset Processors |
161 |
| Ultra-Low-Cost
(ULC) Phones |
162 |
Basic
Phones |
164 |
| GSM/GPRS Processors |
165 |
| EDGE Processors |
166 |
| Basic UMTS Processors |
169 |
| Feature Phones |
171 |
| Smartphones |
174 |
| Low-End Smartphone Processors |
174 |
| Midrange Smartphone Processors |
174 |
| High-End Smartphone Processors |
177 |
TD-SCDMA
Handsets |
180 |
Data
Cards |
181 |
| HSPA Modems |
181 |
| LTE Modems |
183 |
| Chapter
12. Conclusions |
185 |
| Market and Technology
Directions |
186 |
| Device Types |
186 |
| Air-Interface Trends |
186 |
| Emerging
Features |
187 |
| Top
Handset Processors |
188 |
| Vendor
Outlook |
189 |
| Closing Thoughts |
192 |
| |
|
| Appendix:
Further Reading |
195 |
| Index |
197 |