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News Release from: ARM
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 03 October 2005
NEC puts processor to handset duties
NEC Electronics Corp has licensed the ARM1156T2-S processor, following successful collaboration on previous members of the ARM11 processor family in 2003.
NEC Electronics Corp has licensed the ARM1156T2-S processor, following successful collaboration on previous members of the ARM11 processor family in 2003 The ARM11 processor family will enable the development of high-performance, next-generation mobile phones without sacrificing battery performance
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Consumers now demand an advanced wireless solution which has elaborate multimedia functions, without sacrificing portability and battery performance", said Masakazu Yamashina, General Manager, Mobile Systems Division of Third Systems Operations Unit, NEC Electronics.
"Looking at the technology and the market, this partnership with ARM, which has a large share in this market, makes perfect sense to meet such demands".
"The ARM1156T2-S processor complements the other ARM11 family processors, providing the system LSI for mobile devices to meet the demands of next-generation mobile technology, and NEC Electronics already has a strong relationship with ARM which will be enhanced further by this agreement".
"The decision to integrate the ARM1156T2-S processor into NEC Electronics' next-generation mobile devices demonstrates the full potential of ARM technology, which already powers more than 90% of 32/64bit microprocessors in the mobile handset market", said Takafumi Nishijima, President of ARM in Japan.
"ARM will continue to be committed to enabling our partners to capitalise on this opportunity, while offering a scalable framework of development tools so that companies can evolve their offerings".
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