Panasonic MN2WS0038AP

The Matsushita UniPhier, short for Universial Platform for High Quality Image Enhancing Revolution, is packaged with Panasonic markings. It allows two high definition screens to be processed at the same time, in this case at resolutions of 1080P. Releasing a 45nm device provides some significant benefits. The device is smaller, thus enabling more die per wafer to be created. From a manufacturing point of view, a vendor buys a wafer for a set amount, whether they make one chip or a thousand chips on it. A process shrink can increase the number of dice per wafer. This nets a much higher return, even if the yield decreases. This can also lead to lower power consumption, estimated to be as much as 70% less, which is very beneficial for consumer products. Granted a DVD player is plugged in, so there is no concern about battery life, but the lower power means less electricity used. It also means less heat generated, which will reduce the amount of time fans will turn on, lessening noise and further reducing overall system power used.