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Freescale Semiconductor introduces the i.MX37 multimedia applications processor a highly advanced device for portable media player (PMP), mobile Internet and portable GPS navigation (PND) markets. The device further extends Freescale's i.MX product family into price sensitive, high volume consumer markets where maximum performance and advanced user interface features are key. It also offers developers an outstanding platform for quickly introducing products to market.

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OMAP(TM)-DM coprocessors enable eight mega pixel still images and DVD-quality video capabilities in mobile phones

DALLAS (March 31, 2008) - A news-breaking event, a baby's first steps, a winning goal in the final seconds of a game are all milestones that occur in the blink of an eye and shape peoples' lives. In order to capture these important events spontaneously when they occur, consumers demand an ever-present device that delivers the vividness and accuracy they've come to expect from standalone cameras, and mobile phones are increasingly the answer. To address this demand, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) has expanded its OMAPTM processor portfolio to include a line of coprocessors that boost the multimedia and imaging performance of mobile phones. The newest device in this family is the OMAP-DM510 coprocessor which improves the user experience of advanced handset capabilities with support for up to eight mega pixel still images and DVD-quality video capabilities.

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Embedded World, 26th February 2008 - Renesas Technology Europe announced today the immediate availability of the MIGO-R, Multimedia Integration GO, reference design based on the Linux Operating System and the SH7722 low power multimedia processor with dedicated video processing engine supporting H.264 video encode and decode.

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LONDON, UK – 4th February 2008 — Renesas Technology Europe today announced the development of the SH7786 group of dual-core processors built around twin SH-4A CPU cores. The SH7786 group is intended for high-performance multimedia systems, especially Car Information Systems (CIS) such as car navigation systems. It incorporates dual Renesas Technology SH-4A high-performance CPU cores to achieve superior processing power of up to 1920 million instructions per second (MIPS)*¹ (when operating at 533MHz).

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LONDON, UK 1st February - Renesas Technology Europe announced today the immediate availability of the SH7721 microprocessor for battery-operated devices that use TFT displays and feature-rich Linux user interfaces.
The SH7721 SH-3-based microprocessor has 170 DMIPS performance, 32Kbyte unified cache and a five-stage pipeline. It integrates a TFT-controller with up to 1024x1024 resolution, depending on colour depth, and with an associated dedicated 2.4Kbyte line-buffer RAM to prevent flickering.

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Innovative PNX9520 selected to integrate the digital home into the car enabling multiple streaming video screens and many additional multimedia features

NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, has announced collaboration with leading global automotive supplier Visteon to push the envelope in car entertainment. Visteon has selected the Nexperia PNX9520 multimedia processor from NXP for the development of several new automotive infotainment innovations in visual and audio processor technologies.

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The introduction of a new family of NXP microcontrollers based on the ARM Cortex-M3 processor will be a major milestone in 2008. Our LPC2000 and LPC3000 microcontroller families are already extremely popular within the industry, and NXP will continue to offer our customers the broadest range of choice available when it comes to 32-bit MCUs,said Geoff Lees, vice president, microcontroller product line, NXP Semiconductors. The low-power Cortex-M3 processor, which combines high system performance with significantly reduced memory use, will enable NXP to continue our innovation in embedded Flash, and provide a strong option for designers looking to migrate from 8- and 16-bit to 32-bit microcontroller platforms.

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Qosmos Qoala DPI software runs on Freescale multi-core processors for enhanced network performance and security

BARCELONA, Spain (Mobile World Congress) - Feb. 11, 2008 - As the world's telecommunications carriers migrate to packet-based IP protocols, they face a new set of challenges to preserve network security and assure performance integrity across a range of sophisticated end-user applications. To help its customers overcome these challenges, Freescale is readying its multi-core processors to enable a new generation of secure and intelligent application-aware networks.

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MPC5121e processor's triple-core architecture and rich peripheral set provide versatile, cost-effective platform for ultra-mobile PCs

LAS VEGAS (Consumer Electronics Show) %u2013 Jan. 7, 2008 %u2013 The personal computing world is going ultra mobile. And Web 2.0 applications and services are redefining the Internet. Freescale Semiconductor is addressing the convergence of these two trends with a highly integrated multi-core embedded computing platform adopted by LimePC's newly introduced line of ultra-mobile and affordable consumer PC products.

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Acoustic guitar pedals keep the music coming with 32-bit audio processing and long battery life

Norwood, MA(3/3/2008) - Playing unplugged is the essence of making music with an acoustic guitar -- one big reason acoustic musicians have had relatively few choices in effects processors, while plugged-in electric guitarists have so many. With the help of Analog Devices' Blackfin processor, Fishman Transducers, Inc. specifically designed its AFX pedals to play right to what acoustic musicians want: tonal nuances, rich natural sound, and many hours of unplugged operation on stage and in studio.

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