Marvell, Seagate collaborate on consumer storage technology
(Technology News, 08 Mar 2007 )
By Vinod Kataria
Marvell—in storage, communications and consumer silicon solutions-and Seagate Technology, announced that the two companies have collaborated on a storage platform, engineered for rich mobile multimedia, and featuring an integrated wireless solution from Marvell.
The ultra-portable Seagate Digital Audio Video Experience (DAVE) storage platform assists consumers' access to hours of rich multimedia content wirelessly. DAVE features the Marvell PXA310 applications processor (internally codenamed Monahans) and Marvell's 88W8686 WLAN technology. The DAVE platform also provides a range of secure, wireless storage capacities in a small, sleek form factor. This comprehensive software/hardware platform, built with Marvell wireless communications technology and Seagate's hard disc drive (HDD) technology and Storage Management Module software(SMM), is a flexible option for storage in consumer electronics devices and mobile phones. DAVE technology also includes Seagate's Storage Management Module, software that, combined with the power-saving features of the PXA family of application processors, delivers optimal battery life in mobile devices.
Marvell and Seagate are working closely to create an open development environment to allow seamless device connectivity. This open framework ecosystem will enable exciting new applications for the mobile device market and a array of easily connected portable consumer devices.
Sam Arditi, senior vice president of cellular and handheld business group at Marvell, said, "Marvell and Seagate have a history of partnering on cutting-edge storage devices. By working with Seagate on the DAVE wireless storage platform, Marvell is enabling consumers to have instant access to the multimedia content that is so critical to media-hungry consumers on the go."
Patrick King, senior vice president and general manager of consumer electronics business unit of Seagate, stated, "DAVE is advancement in portable storage for consumers and enterprises- assisting seamless access to multimedia content on your mobile device without sacrificing the slim form factors consumers want. By opening the door to integrating hard drives onto the PXA3xx family, our mutual technology focus will make new business models come alive for mobile media applications that rely on Marvell for performance, efficiency and scalability."
