Freescale Releases Board Support Package.Release Extends Semiconductor Company's Deep Commitment to Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Mobile Operating Systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. AUSTIN, Texas -- Freescale Semiconductor Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. is an American semiconductor manufacturer. It was created by the divestiture of the Semiconductor Products Sector of Motorola in 2004. Freescale focuses their integrated circuit products on the automotive, embedded and communications markets. announced today the availability of a Windows Mobile The Windows platform from Microsoft for handheld devices, including PDAs, cellphones and Portable Media Centers. See Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone and Portable Media Center. 6 board support package (BSP BSP Bromsulphalein, a dye used in the study of liver function. See also sulfobromophthalein clearance test. ) for the popular i.MX31 multimedia applications processor platform. One of the first applications processors based on the ARM11[TM] core to support the Windows Mobile 6 operating system (OS), Freescale's BSP is designed to provide a simple and efficient migration path for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with devices running previous versions of Windows Mobile. The i.MX31 Windows Mobile 6 BSP is designed to support Windows Mobile 6 Professional and comes with the requisite components to enable the developer to jump-start their project, including the OS kernel, OS graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to and middleware, i.MX31 processor-specific device drivers, application development system (ADS)-specific device drivers, other OS-specific software, and OS test suites. The BSP contents are designed to include a boot loader, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and adaptation layer (OAL OAL Office of Administrative Law OAL Overall Length (see LOA) OAL Open Audio License (EFF) OAL Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa (Portugese: Lisbon Astronomical Observatory) ), device drivers for peripherals on the i.MX31 ADS board, configuration files and build scripts, BSP documentation, release notes, a user manual and sample images. "Windows Mobile 6 enables mobile device manufacturers to create versatile, advanced smart devices that are easy to deploy and manage," said Scott Phillips, senior product manager of Mobile and Embedded Devices at Microsoft Corp. "Freescale offers Windows Embedded board-support packages on all i.MX applications processors, and we appreciate their efforts to expand this support to Windows Mobile 6 and the i.MX31." The i.MX31 processor's exceptional balance of high performance at very low power makes the advanced BSP ideal for feature-rich Windows Mobile phones, navigation devices and other handhelds with computationally intensive applications. This allows OEMs to take advantage of the advanced features enabled by Windows Mobile 6, such as a video player, instant messaging, a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. , productivity, voice recognition and security, without significant impact on battery life in their devices. "OEMs and design firms seeking to take advantage of the advanced features in Windows Mobile 6 in their next mobile device can download our i.MX31 board support package today," said Brad Hale, manager of product management for Freescale's multimedia applications division. "Freescale works very closely with Microsoft on their Windows Mobile operating systems releases to ensure availability of our BSPs as close to Microsoft's release date as possible. It is a customer and market imperative." The i.MX31 Windows Mobile 6 BSP, as well as the recently announced i.MX31 Windows CE 6.0 BSP, is available for download now at no charge on the Freescale Web site at www.freescale.com/imx31. Freescale's i.MX31 Multimedia Applications Processor The Freescale i.MX31 multimedia applications processor is designed for a broad range of applications such as smartphones, automotive entertainment systems, video and audio media players, mobile gaming consoles and GPS systems, as well as PDAs, ultra portable handheld computers and other wireless mobile devices. The i.MX31 processor is designed to include leading power management, security management, digital rights management, and image processing technology, a formidable combination of features OEMs desire to drive high-performance video, audio and 3D gaming content on wireless mobile devices. The processors are designed with Freescale's Smart Speed Technology that is designed to enable ultra low power An ultra low power, or ULP device, is an electronic gadget that has milli- or micro-watt power consumption. Some examples of ultra-low power devices:
Availability The i.MX31 multimedia applications processors are commercially shipping in volume and can be ordered through your distributor or direct from Freescale. For more information, please visit www.freescale.com/imx31. About Freescale Semiconductor Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies with sales of $6.4 billion (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) for the most recently reported four quarters. www.freescale.com Reader Inquiry Response: Freescale Semiconductor P.O. Box 17927 Denver, CO 80217 The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Freescale[TM] and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. [c] Freescale Semiconductor Inc. 2007. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion