Product category: Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: Alphamosaic
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 7 May 2004
Samsung picks processor
for second handset
The VC01 multimedia processor chip has been used by the global electronics giant Samsung for the second multimedia phone in the past three months
Confirmation that Alphamosaic's VideoCore technology is rapidly establishing itself as the leading provider of low power, high quality multimedia processing for mobile phones has been given a further boost. The company has announced that resulting from its technology collaboration agreement, its multimedia processor chip, VC01, has been used by the global electronics giant, Samsung, for the second multimedia phone in the past three months.
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Handset features video-on-demand technology
VideoCore technology is being used to deliver advanced multimedia functions for the recently launched Samsung SCH-V450 mobile phone
Big claims for mobile multimedia processor
Having scored a world-first with VideoCore, Alphamosaic has launched the VC02, which it bills as the world's most advanced mobile multimedia processor
The phones, which carry the code name SCH-V4200 have been manufactured by Samsung for the Korean market and the network operator KTF.
The SCH-V4200 mobile phone incorporates advanced features including: MP3, a megapixel class camera and movie recorder/playback.
Says Jalal Bagherli, CEO at Alphamosaic: "VideoCore is becoming the industry standard not only because of its versatility and performance characteristics, but also because of Alphamosaic's industry-leading middleware which makes it easy for manufacturers to integrate our products into their designs".
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