Dialog Semiconductor aiming for mass production in late 2011.
The chip analyses each 2D video frame and creates a layered depth map, and converts original image pixels into left and right eye pixels.
When viewed through a parallax barrier filter they render the 3D image directly, without the need for glasses.
Mark Tyndall, VP corporate development and strategy at Dialog Semiconductor, said: "The demand for a 3D experience on your smartphone is now here, but very little 3D content currently exists.
"Using the DA8223 our customers can, without compromising battery life, create a truly unique offering; products with immediate access to unlimited 3D content."
Device samples will be available early in 2011, with mass production scheduled from the second half of 2011.
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