Product category: Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: NXP (formerly Philips Semiconductors)
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 14 May 2004
Programme demonstrates multimedia commitment
Royal Philips Electronics has joined the Symbian Platinum Programme
With Philips joining the programme, mobile phone manufacturers can benefit from seamlessly integrated multimedia applications for their smartphone offerings. As a result, mobile phone manufacturers can bring complete and easily upgradeable mobile multimedia solutions to market rapidly. Joining the symbian Platinum Programme is part of Philips' commitment to mobile multimedia.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 14 May 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Philips delivers hardware and software products that improve quality while the limiting power consumption and extending the battery life of mobile phones.
Its offerings include solutions that support mobile multimedia features such as audio, video, imaging, and connectivity applications; colour (touch) screens; built-in cameras; organiser functions; and Internet access.
"By working closely with smartphone OS market leader Symbian, we will be able to provide our customers with integrated, sophisticated Nexperia Mobile solutions for the smartphone market", said Mario Rivas, Executive Vice President, Business Unit Mobile Communications, Philips Semiconductors.
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"As a leading provider of multimedia processors for mobile phones, this agreement will enable Philips to further realise its vision of the connected consumer".
Symbian develops and licenses Symbian OS, the global industry standard operating system for smartphones, to the world's leading handset manufacturers, which account for more than 85% of annual mobile phone sales worldwide, according to Gartner's report from December 2003: "Mobile terminal market shares: worldwide, 3Q03".
"The smartphone business is rapidly growing and Symbian OS is at the heart of it", commented Ian Weston, Vice-President, Partner Support, Symbian.
"Philips' expertise in media processing and connectivity will bring added value and further technology developments to the Symbian OS ecosystem".
Philips Nexperia solutions provide a portfolio of reprogrammable and ready-to-integrate system and IC solutions for mobile-based multimedia applications.
These offer customers flexibility through extensive software IP libraries, which allow software upgrades to future-proof product designs and to provide a fast, low-risk and cost-effective route to market.
Built on proven know-how in SoC design, Nexperia Mobile combines quality and high- performance, thanks to Philips' expertise in media processing and connectivity including USB On-The-Go (OTG) and Bluetooth.
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