Qualcomm MSM6xxx
Developer	Qualcomm, ARM Holdings
Manufacturer	TSMC, IBM
Type	System on chips
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 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. These chips have various support levels 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

Value Platform

MSM6xxx Value Platform SoCs
Model	Launched	Core	Process	Freq	Package	cdmaOne	CDMA2000	GSM	GPRS	UMTS
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		✘	✘	✔	✔	✔
Count: 6

Documents

• Value Platform Overview

Multimedia Platform

MSM6xxx Multimedia Platform SoC
Model	Launched	Core	Process	Freq	Package	cdmaOne	CDMA2000	GSM	GPRS	UMTS
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		✔	✔	✔	✔	✘
Count: 8

Documents

• Multimedia Platform Overview

Enhanced Multimedia Platform

MSM6xxx Enhanced Multimedia Platform SoC
Model	Launched	Core	Process	Freq	Package	cdmaOne	CDMA2000	GSM	GPRS	UMTS
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		✔	✔	✔	✔	✘
Count: 8

Documents

• Enhanced Multimedia Platform Overview

Documents

• MSM6xxx (2002)
• MSM6xxx (2004)