GoForce

The Nvidia GoForce was a line of graphics chipsets that was used mainly in handheld devices such as PDAs and mobile phones. Nvidia acquired graphics display processor firm MediaQ in 2003, and rebranded the division as GoForce. It has since been replaced by the Nvidia Tegra series of SoCs.

Features GoForce 2100 Featuring VGA image capture, 2D graphics acceleration, JPEG support, and MJPEG acceleration. Used in the Samsung SCH-M500 Palm OS based flip-phone.

GoForce 2150 Featuring 1.3-megapixel camera support, JPEG support, and 2D graphics acceleration. Supports 3-megapixel images with the upgrade.

GoForce 3000/GoForce 4000 The GoForce 4000 supports 3.0-megapixel camera and MPEG-4/H.263 codec, whilst GoForce 3000 is a low-cost version of the GoForce 4000 with limited features.

GoForce 4500 Features 3D graphics support with a geometry processor and programmable pixel shaders, used in the Gizmondo device.

GoForce 4800 Supports 3.0-megapixel camera and a 3D graphics engine. It was used in the Sony Ericsson W900i, and in the Motorola V3x.

GoForce 5500 The GoForce 5500 is a multimedia processor, incorporates Tensilica Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio EngineNVIDIA GoForce 5500 Employs Tensilica's Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine for High-Quality Audio in Mobile Phones (based on the Xtensa LX processor licensed in 2005Tensilica's Xtensa LX Processor Licensed by NVIDIATensilica's Xtensa LX Processor Licensed by NVIDIAHiFi 2 & HiFi EP Audio/Voice DSP Product BriefTensilica's Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine Provides Low-Power, Turnkey 24-bit Audio for SOC Designs; 2nd Generation Audio Engine Supports All Popular Audio Standards). It can decode video and audio formats, such as WMV, WMA, MP3, MP4, MPEG, JPEG and supports H.264. Also including a 24-bit 64-voice sound processor with supports up to 32 MB of external memory, 10-megapixel camera support, and 3D graphics engine version 2. It was used in the i-mate Ultimate 6150 smartphone.

GoForce 5300 Equipped with 2.25 MiB embedded DRAM (eDRAM) on TSMC's 65 nm process,Beyond3D Forum thread - response from official NVIDIA PR being the first in the GoForce product line. Its multimedia technology is claimed to be similar to the 5500's, but it does not sport a 3D engine and only supports much smaller screens.

GoForce 6100 The latest chipset in the series, the GoForce 6100 (showcased in 2007), claiming the first applications processor by NVIDIA, adds 10-megapixel camera support and integrated 802.11b/g support (with external RF), based on a 130 nm process. It contains a 250 MHz ARM1176JZ-S core.GoForce 6100

Implementations

Acer N300 PDA HTC Foreseer Gizmondo iMate Ultimate 6150 iMate Ultimate 8150 iRiver G10 Kyocera W41K Kyocera W51K Kyocera W52k LG KC 8100 Mitsubishi M900 Motorola E770v Motorola E1000 Motorola RAZR V3x Motorola RAZR V3xx Motorola RAZR2 V9 Motorola RAZR maxx V6 O2 Xda Flame Samsung i310 Samsung SGH-P910 Samsung SGH-P940 Samsung Sync SGH-A707 Sandisk Sansa View Sendo X Sharp EM-ONE S01SH SimCom S788 Sony Ericsson W900 Toshiba Portege G900

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