The TZ1201XBG, the latest product in the ApP Lite™ processor family

Toshiba Electronics & Storage Corporation announced that it has started mass production of the TZ1201XBG ApP Lite™ processor family for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, including wearable products.

This compact TZ1201XBG graphics processor is based on a high-performance 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4F processor capable of operating at 96 MHz (up to 120 MHz with accelerated speed). The combination of the ARM core and on-chip power management provides the TZ1201XBG with low power consumption of 70 μA/MHz in active mode. With a 350 mAh battery and always-on display, it can be used for approximately one month with the second hand clock application charged, and about two months with the minute hand clock.

Equipped with 2.2MB of built-in high-speed SRAM, an advanced LCD controller, and a 2D graphics accelerator, the TZ1201XBG processor provides a powerful platform for image alpha-blending, drawing, rotating, texturing, resizing, and instant color conversion. Additionally, this processor supports HVGA (480x320) displays at 30fps or QVGA displays (320x240) at up to 60fps.

The high-precision analog front-end (AFE) supports direct sensing by combining a 24-bit delta-sigma ADC, a 12-bit ADC, a 12-bit DAC, and an LED DAC. Combined with software filtering, these significantly save space and power. 120 free GPIOs and integrated USB, UART, SPI, and I2C interfaces support the use of external sensors and peripherals to monitor activity and movement by expanding the scope of customer applications.

It also provides an integrated audio interface for voice command and voice trigger processing, and a 2D graphics accelerator.