TI samples OMAP 4 mobile processor

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Bernard Cole
iApplianceWeb
(02/15/10, 8:15 AM GMT)

Barcelona, Spain – At the Mobile World Congress here, Texas Instruments said it is starting to sample its OMAP-4 processor, initially only to high volume makers of mobile devices.

OMAP 4 is based on the Cortex-A9 multicore processor from ARM Holdings plc married to DSP capability from TI that can handle high definition graphics and video.

OMAP 4 is now sampling and is expected to be in production in the second half of 2010, TI said, which matches with the roadmap given one year ago.

The OMAP 4 platform is paired with its Blaze mobile development platform and includes dual 3.7-inch WVGA capacitive touch displays; an HDMI output for third screen display support; a DLP picoprojector; three multi-megapixel cameras; a suite of sensors including accelerometer, compass, ambient light, proximity, barometric and temperature sensors, together with multiple digital microphones, stereo speakers and audio outputs.

The WL1281combo chip provides Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth and FM functionalities. Similar to the processor, TI is currently offering the Blaze development platform only to selected customers, which is planned to go on general availability by mid-2010.

TI is using Mobile World Congress to show off other company's software running on OMAP 4. The demonstrations include user interfaces, Flash 10.1, 3D gaming and Android running on multiple screens.

To learn more, go to www.ti.com.

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