Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) announced that Microsoft has selected TI’s OMAP2420 applications processor as the first ARM11-based development platform for its Windows CE 6 beta release distributed to device makers worldwide. A Board Support Package for TI’s OMAP2420 processor will be integrated into the Windows CE 6 Platform Builder toolkit.
The new OMAP2420 platform for Windows CE 6, expected to be available later this year, is suited for richer multimedia and low power applications including portable navigation devices, media players, remote monitoring equipment and gaming devices.
Richard Kerslake, worldwide general manager for TI’s OMAP platform, said, “We are pleased with Microsoft's decision to use the OMAP2420 processor as the first ARM11-based hardware solution for its Windows CE 6 platform launch. With this partnership, we have tailored a solution for the broader portable consumer electronics market that leverages the compelling multimedia capabilities of the OMAP 2 platform, including features like low power consumption, rich multimedia, 3D graphics acceleration and system integration.”
Jonas Hasselberg, group product manager, mobile and embedded devices division, Microsoft Corp., stated, “High-performance and power-efficient processing are critical to consumer electronics innovation. The integration of TI’s OMAP2420 processor in the Windows CE 6 platform will give our thousands of device maker partners worldwide a powerful processing choice for next-generation portable consumer electronics.”
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