Spreadtrum’s SC8825 is a highly integrated mixed signal baseband processor for dual-mode TD-SCDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA/HSPA+ and GSM/GPRS/EDGE applications. SC8825 integrates a dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A5 processor, a dual-core Mali 400 graphics processor and multimedia and hardware accelerators in a highly efficient system architecture that brings differentiated performance and user experience to low-cost smartphones. SC8825 is coupled with Spreadtrum’s single-chip tri-band TD-SCDMA/quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM RF transceiver for small footprint, and ships with turnkey Android systems software for rapid time to market and efficiency in handset design.
SC8825 Baseband Chip Diagram
SC8825 Key Features
Core Description
ARM Cortex-A5 dual-core, clock speeds up to 1.2GHz
32KB I-Cache, 32KB D-Cache
32KB I-Cache, 32KB D-Cache
128bit FP data path
Communication Features
GSM/GPRS/EDGE standards, GSM850/EGSM900/DCS1800/PCS1900
EGPRS Class 12
TD-SCDMA standards (3GPP R7), 2010~2025MHz / 1880~1920MHz/2300~2400MHz
HR, FR, EFR, AMR-NB
HSPA+ 4.2 Mbps,HSUPA 2.2 Mbps
Multimedia Support For
Mali 400 GPU MP2,40MTri/s,700Mpix/s, OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0
Decoder:MPEG4/H.263 720p@30fps; H.264 720p@30fps ; VP8 720p@30fps
Encoder:H.263/H.264/MPEG4 D1@30fps
Video Streaming: MPEG4/H.263/H.264 720p@30fps
3G-324M Video Telephony
8 MP Camera Sub-system JPEG decoder/encoder
Support MP3/AAC/AAC+/MIDI/AMR-NB/WAV format
Audio codec included
LCD Display Features
Support up to HD resolution
Built-in LCD Controller,touch panel controller
MIPI and RGB @60fps
Support OSD / Rotation / Scaling
Memory I/F Support For
NAND flash(8bit and 16 bit devices)
HW ECC, multi-bit ECC
2G byte SDR/LPDDR1/LPDDR2 (16bit and 32bit devices)
eMMC(4.4.1) boot
Peripheral I/F Support For
HS USB 2.0
4 x UART
3 x SPI interface , 3-wire SPI,4-wire SPI, synchronous SPI
4 x I2C interfaces
2 x I2S and PCM interface
3 x SDIO interfaces
1 x eMMC interfaces
2 x SIM/USIM interfaces
4 x PWM outputs
ETM port
More than 100 GPIO pins
8*8 keyboard interfaces
Other Features
Operating ambient temperature range: -45 to +95 degrees centigrade
12.1mm×12.1mm 517-ball, 0.4mm ball pitch
SC8825 Baseband Chip Diagram
SC8825 Key Features
Core Description
ARM Cortex-A5 dual-core, clock speeds up to 1.2GHz
32KB I-Cache, 32KB D-Cache
32KB I-Cache, 32KB D-Cache
128bit FP data path
Communication Features
GSM/GPRS/EDGE standards, GSM850/EGSM900/DCS1800/PCS1900
EGPRS Class 12
TD-SCDMA standards (3GPP R7), 2010~2025MHz / 1880~1920MHz/2300~2400MHz
HR, FR, EFR, AMR-NB
HSPA+ 4.2 Mbps,HSUPA 2.2 Mbps
Multimedia Support For
Mali 400 GPU MP2,40MTri/s,700Mpix/s, OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0
Decoder:MPEG4/H.263 720p@30fps; H.264 720p@30fps ; VP8 720p@30fps
Encoder:H.263/H.264/MPEG4 D1@30fps
Video Streaming: MPEG4/H.263/H.264 720p@30fps
3G-324M Video Telephony
8 MP Camera Sub-system JPEG decoder/encoder
Support MP3/AAC/AAC+/MIDI/AMR-NB/WAV format
Audio codec included
LCD Display Features
Support up to HD resolution
Built-in LCD Controller,touch panel controller
MIPI and RGB @60fps
Support OSD / Rotation / Scaling
Memory I/F Support For
NAND flash(8bit and 16 bit devices)
HW ECC, multi-bit ECC
2G byte SDR/LPDDR1/LPDDR2 (16bit and 32bit devices)
eMMC(4.4.1) boot
Peripheral I/F Support For
HS USB 2.0
4 x UART
3 x SPI interface , 3-wire SPI,4-wire SPI, synchronous SPI
4 x I2C interfaces
2 x I2S and PCM interface
3 x SDIO interfaces
1 x eMMC interfaces
2 x SIM/USIM interfaces
4 x PWM outputs
ETM port
More than 100 GPIO pins
8*8 keyboard interfaces
Other Features
Operating ambient temperature range: -45 to +95 degrees centigrade
12.1mm×12.1mm 517-ball, 0.4mm ball pitch