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Imagination Technologies Group PLC
09 April 2003
Imagination Technologies Group plc
Imagination Technologies Announces New Licensee for PowerVR MBX Graphics Core
London, UK, 9th April 2003: Imagination Technologies (LSE:IMG), a leader in
system-on-chip intellectual property (SoC IP), announced today that Texas
Instruments Incorporated (TI), has licensed Imagination's PowerVR MBX graphics
core for integration with TI's OMAPTM family of application processors for
mobile devices. PowerVR MBX is a very compact and efficient 2D/3D graphics
solution for future wireless multimedia devices, optimised for low power and
high performance.
Imagination's PowerVR MBX graphics cores provide mobile communication devices
with stunning embedded graphic capabilities, thereby opening up a new world of
mobile phone content, including 3D gaming.
"The convergence of communication network technologies and phones with powerful
multimedia capabilities, will enable content-rich applications that will drive
the new wireless market," said Paul Werp, worldwide director of marketing for
TI's OMAP platform. "The combination of TI's application processor expertise and
Imagination's graphics technology will provide the basis for a mobile content
revolution."
The PowerVR core will be coupled with applications processors to deliver best in
class processing performance for advanced mobile applications like 3D gaming,
videoconferencing, multimedia messaging services (MMS) and many other compelling
services, while still delivering industry-leading power consumption. PowerVR's
unique tile-based graphics cores offer scalability and performance with
unparalleled memory efficiency and image quality.
Under the terms of the agreement Imagination Technologies will receive both
license fee and royalty revenues.
"Texas Instruments is the world leader in wireless semiconductors, and
Imagination is pleased to provide them with compelling embedded graphics
features that will define content trends in wireless markets worldwide," said
Hossein Yassaie, CEO, Imagination Technologies.
About Imagination Technologies
Imagination Technologies Group plc is an international IP licensing company that
develops, licenses and supplies market-leading graphics/video cores, real-time
DSP-enabled multithreaded processors, communication and broadcast technologies
for the consumer entertainment and PC markets. It supplies both licensable IP
(Intellectual Property) and related advanced development tools to leading
semiconductor and consumer electronics companies worldwide. Imagination
Technologies Group plc has its corporate headquarters in the United Kingdom and
is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange (FTSE:IMG). See: www.imgtec.com.
9 April 2003
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Imagination Technologies Group plc Tel: 01923 260 511
Hossein Yassaie / Trevor Selby
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