3DS uses DMP's PICA(R)200 chip

[alfredofroylan]

Slowly the specs for the 3DS are being revealed, the heart of the system is actually a chip developed by Japanese company DMP

 http://www.dmprof.com/

Here's the official PR, sorry no english version yet.

http://prw.kyodonews.jp/open/release.do?r=201006189844

The chip was first revelaed in 2006, there's a quite nice artcile about it here.