Display processor aims to offer superior views

“The Mali-DP650 display processor will enable mobile screens with multiple composition layers, for graphics and video, at Full HD (1,920x1,080 pixels) resolutions and beyond while maintaining excellent picture quality and extending battery life,” said Mark Dickinson, General Manager, Media Processing Group, ARM. “Smartphones and tablets are increasingly becoming content passports, allowing people to securely download content once and carry it to view on whichever screen is most suitable. The ability to stream the best quality content from a mobile device to any screen is an important capability ARM Mali display technology delivers.”

Mali-DP650 supports a diverse range of display resolutions. It is optimised for 2.5K formats including WQXGA (2,560x1,600 pixels) for tablets and WQHD (2,560x1,440 pixels) for a mobile screen. The ability to stream 4K (3,840x2,160 pixels) content from a mobile device to larger screens is also making the production of higher quality visual materials more cost effective as viewers can get access wherever they are.

“The mobile market is transitioning quickly toward high resolution products beyond full HD, with 2.5K the most popular choice now and 4K a priority target,” said Lingyun Shi, Director of Research, BOE Technology Group Co, a supplier of semiconductor display technologies, products and services. “BOE and ARM have formed a valuable partnership to ensure each other’s complementing display products are future-proofed. The ARM Mali-DP650 display processor caters to this as it is optimised for 2.5K but is also 4K capable, and by using split display mode to double the available pixel data rate along with a variable refresh, it enables higher resolutions in a highly energy efficient way.”