Sunnyvale, California – August 27, 2013 – Vivante Corporation, provider of the world’s smallest, fastest and coolest GC (graphics and compute) series IP cores, today announced its GC1000 powers the revolutionary Marvell®  ARMADA® 1500-mini multi-screen solution. The ARMADA 1500-mini transforms the way you watch and stream content from the cloud, making the immersive multimedia experience ubiquitous across multiple screens at home or on the go. The integrated low power GC1000 GPU and Composition Co-processor (CPC) augments user experience through complex 3D graphics rendering and dynamic butter smooth UIs.  

“We believe the introduction of ARMADA 1500-mini will revolutionize the way we consume content in the home by seamlessly streaming cloud content from applications like YouTube, Netflix and Google Play to any screen in the home. With Vivante’s GPU core, consumers can enjoy secure 1080p video streaming that includes 3D gameplay and extensions that support an immersive UI experience,” said Gaurav Shah, vice president of marketing for Smart TV Business Unit at Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.

“The GC1000 inside the ARMADA 1500-mini is an excellent example of how Vivante works with key partners like Marvell to deliver amazing products with the latest innovations and APIs that mass market consumers can see, feel and experience,” said Wei-Jin Dai, Vivante President and CEO. “This collaboration expands Vivante’s developer ecosystem and allows GC Core developers to access mainstream platforms they can build advanced applications on for home and mobile multimedia built around the ARMADA product line.”

Please visit the  Vivante technology page for more information on the mass market leading GC1000 GPU core and companion CPC user interface accelerator.

About Vivante Corporation

Smaller – Faster – Cooler: Vivante Corporation, a leader in multi-core GPU, OpenCL™, CPC Composition Engine and Vector Graphics IP solutions, provides the highest performance and lowest power characteristics across a range of Khronos™ Group API conformant standards based on the ScalarMorphic™ architecture. Vivante GPUs are integrated into customer silicon solutions in mass market products including smartphones, tablets, HDTVs, consumer electronics and embedded devices, running thousands of graphics applications across multiple operating systems and software platforms. Vivante is a privately held company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with additional R&D centers in Shanghai and Chengdu. For information, visit  www.vivantecorp.com or contact  Email Contact.