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RMI Partners with CSR and SiGe Semiconductor
By
ChannelTimes Staff
International Desk, Sep 19, 2008 1120 hrs IST
RMI Corporation, a provider of high-performance processors for communication and media, has increased its partner alliance with the addition of CSR and SiGe Semiconductor. The new partners will work with RMI to deliver a low-cost GPS implementation in RMI s mPND reference solution.
RMI's mPND reference design is based on its Alchemy Au1250 and Au1210 media processors to enable the fast, easy design of new feature-rich portable media products. Already in high-volume production and shipping into multi-function, media-capable navigation devices, these RMI Alchemy processors enable playback of video at full-frame-rate speeds and deliver DVD-quality video and audio without the need to transcode.
For its mPND reference design, RMI selected the E5000 software solution from CSR. The CSR implementation enables the low cost GPS design by elimination of hardware GPS logic and leverages the processing capability of the RMI Alchemy processor.
Stuart Strickland, VP of CSR's Location Based Services Business Unit, said, "We chose to partner with RMI for the performance achieved by the Au1210/Au1250 processors and because of the breadth of new features and video capability it enables in portable consumer products."
RMI also selected to partner with SiGe Semiconductor, which provides the GPS radio solution to accompany the Au1250 processor in the software GPS implementation. The SiGe 4120 is used to enable its Alchemy-Based Media Portable Navigation Device (mPND) solution.
"The SiGe Semiconductor SE4120 is an integral component of our new mPND reference design," said Mike Wodopian, vice president and general manager, RMI. "The SE4120 provides the optimum features/cost balance for implementing a software-based GPS solution."
Besides its low cost and high performance, RMI also considered SiGe's proven track record in the PND market, including its long-standing relationship and interoperability with software-based E5000 GPS engines from CSR.
"The mPND market shows great promise, and we are pleased to team with RMI to bring a low-cost solution to this cost-sensitive consumer market," said Alistair Manley, vice president marketing. "We designed the SiGe SE4120 IC to provide the lowest cost implementation for the GPS function in the PND market, without compromising on performance."
Combining mobile TV, navigation, and other multimedia functions, mPNDs are an emerging new market for mobile TV content and navigation services. RMI, a leader in the mPND space, has defined the lowest cost solution by integrating the CSR E5000 GPS software and the SiGe SE4120 GPS receiver IC, for its new reference design.
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