Marvell ARMADA 1500 Ultra
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APPLICATIONS
The ARMADA 1500 Ultra delivers the ideal SoC solution for Ultra HD set top boxes with Smart TV services. Marvell is delivering a
strong portfolio of SDKs in the ARMADA 1500 Ultra platform including both Android TV and RDK. Service Operators are depending
on new open standards SW platforms with proven ecosystems to enable this content and application convergence across all the
screens. To shorten system manufacturers’ design cycles and accelerate time to market, Marvell provides complete ARMADA 1500
Ultra development platforms and reference designs with device drivers, schematics, layout files and other documentation.
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
SPECIAL FEATURES BENEFITS
•Up to 14000 DMIPs Quad Core ARM
CA53 CPU with 1MB L2 Cache
•Enabling rich media/web-based TV applications and Android TV services in single SoC,
64-bit CPU enables unification of application development with mobile ecosystem.
Power ecient: 0.05 mW/DMIPS
•3840x2160 (UHD) at 60 frames per
second 10-bit HEVC Decode + PiP
+1080p60 Transcode concurrent
operation
•Decodes highest resolution video, a critical feature that consumers will demand with
the mass installation of 4K TVs over the next several years
•Encode/Decode for multi-screen and video calling applications
•Includes patented noise reduction, scaling, format conversion and enhancement
•8-core, 51 GFLOP GPU (Vivante
GC7000XS) w/ HW tessellation and
geometry shaders
•OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0/3.0/3/.1, OpenCL 1.2 and DirectFB
•HW Tessellation and Geometry Shaders, optimized for Android L (AEP) gaming
applications
•Dedicated Robust Security Engine
including secure boot, Trusted Rendering
Path, full TrustZone®, video watermarking
•Oers premium content support with multiple DRM/CAS options: Verimatrix® Ultra,
Widevine®, Playready®, DTCP-IP
•Trusted Path certified by Service Operators and Content Owners Worldwide
•Hybrid Architecture
•Quad TS inputs supports PayTV Operator STB requiring both broadcast (DVB-T,C,S)
and IP content for deployment of a compelling unified OTT and PayTV entertainment
experience
•Full suite of peripherals
•SATA, SDIO, USB 3.0 for operator/consumer apps such as DVR
•10/100/1000 Ethernet MAC with RGMII interface for robust IP connectivity
•PCIe for additional connectivity options for 4x4 Wi-Fi, cable modem
•Smartcard interfaces
•Android TV and RDK SDK support
•Full Integration and complete SDK for Fast time to deployment of Unified PayTV and
OTT services
•Complete platforms with multiple connectivity options including Marvell Wi-Fi (2x2 or
4x411ac), LTE, ZigBee® and Powerline (G.hn) technologies
•Advanced power management
architecture
•Eliminates need for expensive thermal management hardware
•Enables Small form factors down to 75mm x 75mm