Nexperia (processor)

Nexperia was the brand used by NXP Semiconductors (originally Philips Semiconductors) for a range of processors, mainly media processor system-on-chip (SoC) devices and media co-processors, with a short-lived line of highly integrated mobile SoCs. The media processors grew out of the earlier TriMedia series, while the mobile side included application processors, imaging co-processors, and baseband and RF components.

PNX1300

The media processor line began with the PNX1300, a basic chip for DVD players, set-top boxes, and internet appliances. It ran a 200 MHz TriMedia CPU core, handled DVD decryption and descrambling, offered partial hardware acceleration for MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 decoding, and included 10/100 Ethernet support. It was designed as a pin-compatible upgrade to the TriMedia TM-1300.

The PNX1500 followed as a media processor SoC with a 266 MHz TriMedia TM3260 CPU core, 2D graphics acceleration, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 decoding, and 10/100 Ethernet. It was code-compatible with the PNX1300.

PNX1700

Announced in March 2005, the PNX1700 was an HD media processor SoC for connected media devices such as set-top boxes, PVRs, and TVs. It featured a 500 MHz TriMedia TM5250 CPU core, 10/100 Ethernet, and an LCD controller. It could decode HD video formats including Windows Media Video, DivX, MPEG-4, and MPEG-2, and could simultaneously encode and decode full D1 resolution MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 video, with support for H.264. It was pin-compatible with the PNX1500.

The PNX5100 was a full-HD video post-processor.

Nexperia PNX4000

On the mobile side, Philips had been making Nexperia chips since 1999. The PNX4000, publicly launched in November 2003, was an imaging co-processor for mid-range camera phones. It appeared in several Sony Ericsson models before its official announcement: the P800 (September 2002), P900 (January 2003), and P910 (2004).

Nexperia 6100 platform

The Nexperia 6100 platform, launched in February 2005, was a cellular system solution built around an ARM9 processor with EDGE support and Java with JSR 135 Mobile Multimedia API. It powered the 2006 Samsung SGH-P200.

Also launched in February 2005, the Nexperia 7130 platform extended the 6100 with support for 2.75G/EDGE and 3G/UMTS.

The Nexperia 5130 platform was a $5 part aimed at enabling low-cost basic phones (around $20), using an ARM7 baseband processor (OM6357).