Sony Ericsson chooses new chip for future smartphones
7 February 2005 by axxxr Philips has introduced a new version of their mobile processor chip they call the Nexperia;Sonyericsson has used nexperia generation chips in the P800/P900/P910 smartphones. Royal Philips Electronics today announced the release of an advanced Nexperia™ Mobile Multimedia Processor PNX4008, targeted at the rapidly growing market for smartphones. The Nexperia processor provides sophisticated video, graphics, imaging, audio and security functions for feature-rich mobile handsets, enabling a wide range of applications for the Connected Consumer. Sony Ericsson, who already deployed previous Nexperia generations in its very successful P800/P900/P910 smartphone family using Symbian OS and UIQ user interface, has selected the PNX4008 for future of Symbian OS phones products. The PNX4008 is based on an ARM9® processor accelerated by dedicated, tightly integrated engines providing high-end multimedia functions for excellent power consumption and overall system performance. The video and imaging system from Philips delivers full frame rate video for record/playback and video telephony, an enhanced music/audio system from CEVA, extreme gaming using an advanced PowerVR 3D graphics engine from ARM and Imagination Technologies, and a complex security subsystem from Discretix. "By introducing the Nexperia Mobile Multimedia Processor to the market, we enable leading-edge multimedia features for smartphones," said Gert-Jan Kaat, senior vice president and general manager business unit Mobile Communications, Philips Semiconductors. "By deploying the PNX4008, a handset can become truly convergent, acting as a PDA, digital camera, camcorder, gaming console and MP3-player, with minimal power consumption." www.semiconductors.philips.com.
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