- VideoCore
VideoCore is a low-power mobile multimedia processor architecture originally developed by
Alphamosaic Ltd , now owned byBroadcom . Its two-dimensional DSP architecture makes it flexible and efficient enough to decode as well as encode a number of multimedia codecs in software, while maintaining low power usage. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20030209213838/www.alphamosaic.com/videocore/ Alphamosaic Ltd > Technology – VideoCore] , archived onFebruary 9 ,2003 .]The VideoCore II-based [http://www.broadcom.com/products/Cellular/Mobile-Multimedia-Processors/BCM2722 BCM2722] processor notably provides video capabilities for Apple's 5th generation iPod. [ [http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/video-ipod.ars/6 Ars Technica: Video iPod – Vivisection] , accessed on
March 29 ,2008 .]References
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