Pixelworks content-optimized motion and HDR processing for mobiles

Smartphones have held the high ground in acuity and PPI for a few years now, exceeding PCs and TVs by a factor of 1.5× or more, even as the screen size has increased. However, PPI is one part of the equation, dynamic range and tone mapping are another, and frame rate is yet another. In recent years, smartphone display technology—notably refresh rates and dynamic range—has been advancing faster than content formats, as most video is still streamed in Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) at 24—25 fps. Phone vendors are using Pixelworks processor to dynamically scale content to higher frame rate and