Qualcomm MSM6xxx
Developer	Qualcomm, ARM Holdings
Manufacturer	TSMC, IBM
Type	Baseband Processors
Introduction	March 20, 2001 (announced) 2002 (launch)
Architecture	Mobile baseband system-on-a-chip
ISA	ARMv4, ARMv5
µarch	ARM7TDMI, ARM926EJ-S
Word size	32 bit 4 octets 8 nibbles
Process	250 nm 0.25 μm 2.5e-4 mm , 180 nm 0.18 μm 1.8e-4 mm , 130 nm 0.13 μm 1.3e-4 mm , 90 nm 0.09 μm 9.0e-5 mm , 65 nm 0.065 μm 6.5e-5 mm
Technology	CMOS
Clock	20 MHz-270 MHz
Package	FBGA-208, CSP-225, CSP-351, CSP-409
Succession
←	→
MSM5500	MSM7xxx

MSM6xxx (Mobile Station Modem 6xxx) was a family of 32-bit mobile ARM baseband system on chips with 2G/3G capabilities designed by Qualcomm and introduced in 2002.

Overview

Qualcomm announced the MSM6xxx family of system on chips in March of 2001. The chips offered key technologies such as second-generation (2G) and third-generation (3G) wireless technologies and wireless global roaming. All chips have support for gpsOne position location capabilities, Bluetooth connectivity capabilities, UMTS Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), Removable User Identity Module (R-UIM) and advanced multimedia features such as Qtunes audio decoders, MPEG, MP3, and Compact Media Extension (CME) MIDI software support.

MSM6xxx is broken down into 3 platforms:

• Value Platform - basic entry-level devices features such as basic color screens support, position-location services, music, ringtones and voice recognition features.
• Multimedia Platform - mid-range devices features such as position-location services, video, audio, and gaming.
• Enhanced Multimedia Platform - high-end devices features such as security, position-location, camera & imaging, audio, video, streaming, and conferencing.

	Value Platform	Multimedia Platform	Enhanced Platform
Music	CMX / MP3 / AAC+	CMX / MP3 / WMA / REAL / AAC+ / E-AAC+	CMX / MP3 / WMA / REAL / AAC+ / E-AAC+
3D		50k Triangles/sec 400k 3D pixels/sec	225k Triangles/sec 7M 3D pixels/sec
Camera	2Mpixel	3Mpixel	5MPixel
Video	Playback QCIF @15 fps	Playback QCIF @15 fps Record QCIF @15 fps	Record QVGA @15 fps Playback @30 fps
Location	A-GPS Mode	A-GPS Mode	A-GPS Mode
Mediacast	Bluetooth 1.1/1.2	Bluetooth 1.1/1.2	Bluetooth 1.2 WLAN
Display	QCIF (176x144)	QCIF+ (176x220)	QVGA (320x240)

Members

MSM6xxx System on Chips
Model	Launched	Core	Process	Freq	Package	cdmaOne	CDMA2000	GSM	GPRS	UMTS
ZZZZZValue Platform
MSM6000	15 April 2002	ARM7TDMI	250 nm 0.25 μm 2.5e-4 mm	20 MHz 0.02 GHz 20,000 kHz		✔	✔	✔	✘	✘
MSM6025	September 2003	ARM7TDMI	180 nm 0.18 μm 1.8e-4 mm	40 MHz 0.04 GHz 40,000 kHz		✔	✔	✔	✘	✘
MSM6050	January 2003	ARM7TDMI	180 nm 0.18 μm 1.8e-4 mm	40 MHz 0.04 GHz 40,000 kHz		✔	✔	✔	✘	✘
MSM6200	August 2002	ARM7TDMI	180 nm 0.18 μm 1.8e-4 mm	40 MHz 0.04 GHz 40,000 kHz		✘	✘	✔	✔	✔
MSM6225	14 April 2005	ARM926EJ-S	90 nm 0.09 μm 9.0e-5 mm	146 MHz 0.146 GHz 146,000 kHz		✘	✘	✔	✔	✔
MSM6245	May 2006	ARM926EJ-S	65 nm 0.065 μm 6.5e-5 mm	180 MHz 0.18 GHz 180,000 kHz		✘	✘	✔	✔	✔
ZZZZZMultimedia Platform
MSM6100	November 2002	ARM926EJ-S	90 nm 0.09 μm 9.0e-5 mm	146 MHz 0.146 GHz 146,000 kHz		✔	✔	✔	✘	✘
MSM6125	November 2005	ARM926EJ-S	90 nm 0.09 μm 9.0e-5 mm	146 MHz 0.146 GHz 146,000 kHz		✔	✔	✔	✔	✘
MSM6250	September 2003	ARM926EJ-S	130 nm 0.13 μm 1.3e-4 mm	146 MHz 0.146 GHz 146,000 kHz		✘	✘	✔	✔	✔
MSM6250A		ARM926EJ-S	90 nm 0.09 μm 9.0e-5 mm	180 MHz 0.18 GHz 180,000 kHz		✘	✘	✔	✔	✔
MSM6255A	May 2006	ARM926EJ-S	65 nm 0.065 μm 6.5e-5 mm	225 MHz 0.225 GHz 225,000 kHz		✘	✘	✔	✔	✔
MSM6260	May 2006	ARM926EJ-S	65 nm 0.065 μm 6.5e-5 mm	225 MHz 0.225 GHz 225,000 kHz		✘	✘	✔	✔	✔
MSM6300	30 September 2002	ARM926EJ-S	90 nm 0.09 μm 9.0e-5 mm			✔	✔	✔	✔	✘
MSM6500	9 July 2003	ARM926EJ-S	90 nm 0.09 μm 9.0e-5 mm	146 MHz 0.146 GHz 146,000 kHz		✔	✔	✔	✔	✘
ZZZZZEnhanced Multimedia Platform
MSM6150	August 2004	ARM926EJ-S	130 nm 0.13 μm 1.3e-4 mm	225 MHz 0.225 GHz 225,000 kHz		✔	✔	✔	✘	✘
MSM6275	December 2004	ARM926EJ-S	90 nm 0.09 μm 9.0e-5 mm	225 MHz 0.225 GHz 225,000 kHz		✘	✘	✔	✔	✔
MSM6280	September 2005	ARM926EJ-S	90 nm 0.09 μm 9.0e-5 mm	270 MHz 0.27 GHz 270,000 kHz		✘	✘	✔	✔	✔
MSM6550	August 2004	ARM926EJ-S	130 nm 0.13 μm 1.3e-4 mm 90 nm 0.09 μm 9.0e-5 mm	225 MHz 0.225 GHz 225,000 kHz		✔	✔	✔	✔	✘
MSM6575	2006	ARM926EJ-S	65 nm 0.065 μm 6.5e-5 mm	270 MHz 0.27 GHz 270,000 kHz		✔	✔	✔	✘	✘
MSM6600	2003	ARM926EJ-S				✔	✔	✔	✔	✘
MSM6700	2004	ARM926EJ-S				✔	✔	✔	✔	✘
MSM6800	April 2006	ARM926EJ-S	130 nm 0.13 μm 1.3e-4 mm 90 nm 0.09 μm 9.0e-5 mm	270 MHz 0.27 GHz 270,000 kHz		✔	✔	✔	✔	✘
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Documents

• MSM6xxx Chipset solutions