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4K, HEVC and 3D TV: Trends and highlights from the 2013 NAB Show

This post was written by Simon Forrest on May 8th, 2013

Over the last eight years the NAB Show (held yearly at the LVCC in Las Vegas) has continuously evolved and grown. Over 90,000 media and entertainment professionals attended from over 150 countries, representing more than 1,500 companies in the broadcast industry. Overall the 2013 NAB Show focussed on the consolidation of existing technologies rather than [...]

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From Google Glass to Samsung Galaxy S4, PowerVR SGX is mobile’s leading GPU

This post was written by Alexandru Voica on April 30th, 2013

As the accelerated rate of adoption for mass-market smartphones and tablets is creating an increased pull from OEMs and ODMs to promote hype and buzz terms above everything else, consumers can easily lose track of which solution is better and why. Recent product announcements like Samsung Galaxy S4, Lenovo K900, Alcatel One Touch HD range [...]

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GPU compute on PowerVR with Android’s Filterscript API

This post was written by Alexandru Voica on April 22nd, 2013

Android is Google’s mobile and embedded operating system that targets every consumer electronics product from smartphones and tablets to handheld gaming consoles or smart TVs and wall ovens. Yes, you’ve read correctly – an oven capable of running OpenGL ES apps. But graphics APIs aside, the latest version of the Android operating system (Android 4.2 [...]

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PowerVR graphics give the quad-core Allwinner A31s a competitive edge

This post was written by Alexandru Voica on March 29th, 2013

Quad-core Allwinner A31s, a high-performance SoC for phablets With numerous flavours of supported operating systems, high screen resolutions, and rich connectivity options, the quad-core Allwinner A31s platform has been designed and optimized for enjoying a wide range of content, from streaming video and reading eBooks to console-quality gaming and social media interaction. At its core, [...]

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Renesas Mobile previews the brand new APE6 processors with PowerVR Series6 graphics at MWC 2013

This post was written by Alexandru Voica on February 25th, 2013

At MWC 2013, Renesas Mobile is showcasing the APE6 ultra-high performance application processor integrating Imagination’s PowerVR Series6 Rogue graphics engine, the industry’s leading GPU IP solution. Renesas Electronics has been one of Imagination’s long-standing partners, having licensed our PowerVR graphics for over 15 years. The company is a Japan’s largest semiconductor manufacturer with R&D and [...]

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PowerVR G6100: small is powerful

This post was written by Alexandru Voica on February 25th, 2013

The PowerVR G6100 is the latest addition to the highly efficient Series6 family of graphics IP cores, making it the smallest member of the ‘Rogue’ area-optimized GPUs to date. A single core, single cluster GPU, it will enable mass-market adoption of OpenGL ES 3.0 on a wide range of computing platforms. Products supporting the latest [...]

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4K TVs and the Connected Home take center stage

This post was written by Simon Forrest on February 13th, 2013

The dust is starting to settle over one of the largest consumer electronics shows of the year so it’s the perfect time to review some of the best technologies we’ve seen during a very busy week for Imagination in Las Vegas. CES 2013 saw a record number of consumer electronics companies exhibiting, with exciting new [...]

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Mythbusters | Imagination’s GPU Compute special edition

This post was written by Alexandru Voica on January 21st, 2013

There seems to be a dangerous trend proliferating recently in certain circles that promote misleading concepts about what GPU compute is all about. But worry not; we here at Imagination have decided to put an end to all the nonsense and give you the proverbial facts in a no-spin zone. We’ve assembled the best engineers [...]

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LG’s H13 is the first SoC to feature PowerVR Series6 graphics, aims at smart TVs

This post was written by Alexandru Voica on January 9th, 2013

The highly anticipated and perhaps most awaited day of the past 12 months has finally arrived. While CES 2012 saw the announcement of the first IP cores in Imagination’s ground-breaking PowerVR Series6 GPU core family, this year we are proud to reveal the first product that integrates a ‘Rogue’ core: the LG H13 SoC designed [...]

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The Allwinner A31 SoC has PowerVR graphics, is ready for your New Year 4K resolutions

This post was written by Alexandru Voica on January 2nd, 2013

There have been some interesting announcements from Imagination’s vibrant ecosystem of partners but perhaps one of the most exciting collaborations to be revealed lately is the release of the Allwinner A31 SoC (System-on-Chip) integrating a SGX544MP graphics core. This graphics processor (GPU) IP core is part of the PowerVR Series5XT family of graphics processors which [...]

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