Europe
: Imagination Technologies is pleased to report that Texas Instruments'
('TI') has announced that TI's OMAP2420 application processor has
been selected to power NTT DoCoMo's new 3G FOMA 902i series handsets.
TI's OMAP2420
incorporates the PowerVR MBX 2D/3D graphics core and fully programmable
VGP vertex processor core licensed by TI from Imagination Technologies.
TI's OMAP2420
has been selected for the new NTT DoCoMo FOMA 902i series 3G handsets
to provide advanced multimedia capabilities. Expected to launch later
this year, these handsets will represent the first OMAP 2-based mobile
devices on the market. Additional OMAP 2-based FOMA phones are expected
to follow.
Under the terms
of its licensing arrangements Imagination receives license fees and
royalty revenues on SoCs incorporating Imagination's IP shipped by
partners.
TI states that
driven by the strength of its OMAP platform and wireless technology,
its wireless solutions power more than 50 percent of 3G handsets shipped
today. With more than 15 million 3G subscribers in Japan, NTT DoCoMo
is a leader in the rapidly accelerating 3G marketplace.