A Guide to Wireless Handset Processors,
Third Edition

     
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Figure 1-1. Handset market segmentation in 2007
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Figure 1-2. An idealized cellular network
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Figure 2-1. CPU pipelining examples
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Figure 3-1. Generic handset-processor block diagram
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Figure 3-2. Video power comparison
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Figure 3-3. Standard hard-wired 3D pipeline
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Figure 3-4. Standard programmable 3D pipeline
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Figure 3-5. Stacked-die and package-on-package techniques
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Figure 3-6. Generic 3G handset diagram
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Figure 3-7. Manufacturing cost distribution for sample ULC and 3G handsets
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Figure 3-8. PowerVR 3D performance comparison
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Figure 4-1. Handset vendor market share, 2004–2007
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Figure 4-2. Handset shipments by region, 2007
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Figure 4-3. Unit market share of the top vendors of cellular baseband processors, 2006-2007
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Figure 4-4. Revenue market share of the top vendors of cellular baseband processors, 2006–2007
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Figure 4-5. UMTS baseband-processor market share, 2007
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Figure 4-6. Handset shipment forecast, 2005–2012
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Figure 4-7. Data-card shipment forecast, 2005–2012
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Figure 4-8. Baseband-processor forecast, 2005–2012
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Figure 4-9. Air-interface forecast, 2005–2012
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Figure 4-10. TD-SCDMA device shipment forecast, 2008–2012
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Figure 4-11. Adoption rate of various handset features, 2005–2012
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Figure 5-1. Broadcom BCM21551 handset diagram
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Figure 6-1. Ericsson Mobile Platforms (EMP) U330 platform
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Figure 7-1. Freescale MXC91321 handset diagram
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Figure 8-1. Infineon X-Gold 213 handset diagram
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Figure 9-1. Marvell PXA900 (Hermon) handset diagram
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Figure 10-1. MediaTek MT6229 simplified block diagram
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Figure 10-2. MediaTek MT6229 handset diagram
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Figure 11-1. Comparison of Qualcomm 6000 series and 7000 series
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Figure 11-2. Qualcomm MSM7201A handset diagram
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Figure 12-1. Renesas SH-Mobile G3 block diagram
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Figure 12-2. Renesas SH-Mobile G3 die photo
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Figure 13-1. NXP PNX4901 block diagram
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Figure 13-2. NXP PNX5225 block diagram
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Figure 14-1. Texas Instruments OMAPV1035 eCosto handset diagram
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Figure 15-1. Icera Livanto in Espresso 300 reference design
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Figure 15-2. InterDigital IPC6071 in a data card
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