Memory Stick Technology Hits DragonBall Processors

By Veronica Hendricks
iApplianceWeb
(05/24/01, 09:46:38 AM EDT)

Motorola plans to license and integrate Memory Stick technology as a peripheral in the DragonBall microprocessor family portfolio. By including the circuitry for communicating with the storage format on-chip, DragonBall customers will be able to design products that use Memory Stick media.

Memory Stick media is an ultra-small, high-capacity, solid-state removable media designed to link different digital products. By using the Memory Stick peripheral, design engineers can create products that transfer, store, organize, and use digital information, such as digital photos and music files, between computers, cameras and players, PDAs, smart phones, and other Internet appliances.

The DragonBall family is Motorola's DigitalDNA solution specifically targeted for advanced information appliances and messaging applications like Palm OS-based handheld computers and Motorola's two-way messaging devices.

The Memory Stick interface is being incorporated into the new members of the DragonBall family scheduled for introduction throughout 2001, including the 68K-based and ARM-core media-ready DragonBall platforms. These products will enable continued mobility, scalability, and connectivity for creating the next generation of wireless PDA, smart phone, Internet appliance, and connected portable consumer products.