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"Basically, the strength of the design lies in the tremendous success of the company without PrimeSense Israeli factory," said Allan Yogasingam, Technical Marketing Manager at UBM TechInsights. "They provided the most innovative part of Kinect with its image processor, audio and video interface."
The Kinect includes four audio microphones on the front console that can locate the user in hearing projection, according to the UBM TechInsights badysis. The system also detects motion using an infrared camera (Clbad 1, indicating that it is not light-emitting diode) and two image sensors, the company said. The image sensor includes a 32-bit color VGA RGB resolution sensor and a 16-bit monochrome QVGA sensor, UBM TechInsights said.
"Future applications of this technology could be fascinating," Yogasingam said. "I see that this is being incorporated into the TVs, allowing users to switch channels by waving their hand, essentially replacing the remote."
According to UBM TechInsights, about $ 17 of the PrimeSense nomenclature, including cameras, microphones and processors, is worth about $ 17. UBM TechInsights said Microsoft plans to resell the Kinect system for $ 149 and make substantial profits on each unit.
According to Microsoft, UBM TechInsights estimates that Microsoft will sell 5 million Kinect units by Christmas, which will boost PrimeSense, Marvell, TI, STMicro and other system component vendors.
Kinect is Microsoft's first foray into video games, a category popularized – and dominated – by Nintendo's Wii. Sony Corp. has also recently proven itself in the ring with a $ 99 package for its PlayStation 3, Sony Move, which UBM TechInsights performed a disbadembly badysis last month.
UBM TechInsights is a division of United Business Media, the parent company of EE Times.
A list of the main pieces found by UBM TechInsights in Kinect:
- PrimeSense PS1080-A2 – SoC PS1080 image sensor processor (works with a CMOS image sensor and an infrared light source)
- Marvell 88AP1-BJD2 – Possible Marvell Camera Interface Controller
- Elpida E5116AJBG-6E-E – DDR2 SDRAM Memory at 70 nm (SI # 18324)
- (2) Marvell G39 00A1P
- H1025519 XBOX1001 X851716-006 GEPP – EEPROM Series for Marvell Controller
- Fairchild Semiconductor FDS8984 – N Channel PowerTrench MOSFET
- NEC uPD720114 – USB 2.0 Hub Controller
- (2) Wolfson Microelectronics WM8737G – Stereo CAN with microphone preamplifier (one for two microphones)
- STMicroelectronics 25P16V6G – M25P16 – 16 Mbit Low Voltage Flash Memory with SPI Bus Interface at 50 MHz
- STMicroelectronics H28A 9017
- WT245 – Texas Instruments SN74AVC4T245RGYR – 4-Bit Non-Diverter Dual Power Bus Transceiver
- Texas Instruments 70530-08T-AVF4 – TPS3705-30 – Processor Monitoring Circuits with Power Failure
- Texas Instruments TAS1020B – Universal Serial Bus Device Interface Device (USB)
- Kionix KXSD9 – 3 Axis Accelerometer
- (2) Analog Devices AD8694 – CMOS Quad-Track, Low-Noise, Low Noise, Rail-Output Operational Amplifier
- TI ADS7830I – 8-Bit 8-Channel Sampling A / D Converter with I2C Interface
- Allegro Microsystems A3906 – Low Voltage Stepper Motor Controller and Single / Dual DC
- STMicroelectronics M29W800DB – 8 Mbits NV Flash Memory (1 MB x 8 or 512 KB x 16)
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