7th Feb 2005 07:01
Imagination Technologies Group PLC07 February 2005 Imagination Technologies Group plc IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES AND TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EXTEND LICENSING AGREEMENT TI Licenses PowerVR MBX Lite Graphics Core London, UK: Imagination Technologies (LSE:IMG), a leader in system-on-chipintellectual property (SoC IP), announced today that Texas InstrumentsIncorporated (TI), has licensed Imagination's PowerVR MBX Lite(TM) graphics corefor integration into a new range of applications processors based on TI's OMAP(TM) 2 architecture for mobile phones. This deal extends the existing collaboration between Imagination Technologiesand TI that has already seen another member of Imagination's mobile graphicsfamily, namely the PowerVR MBX(TM) graphics core, integrated into TI's OMAP 2architecture. "The combination of the cost-efficient PowerVR MBX Lite with TI's OMAP 2architecture allows TI to bring console-quality gaming content to a broaderrange of mobile terminals based on OMAP 2," said Paul Werp, Worldwide Directorof Marketing, TI Cellular Systems. "The expanded range of terminals, coupledwith full support for industry standards OpenGL ES and M3G Java(TM), will enable a seamless gaming content platform for content creators and owners on the OMAP 2architecture." "This important extension of our collaboration with TI will enable advancedgraphics capabilities and state-of-the-art gaming content to be brought to aneven wider range of mobile handsets and their users," said Hossein Yassaie, CEO,Imagination Technologies. Under the terms of its licensing arrangements Imagination Technologies receiveslicense fees and royalty revenues on SoCs incorporating ImaginationTechnologies' IP shipped by partners. Notes to Editors The PowerVR MBX Lite and PowerVR MBX IP cores are members of Imagination'slow-power and high performance graphics processor family. PowerVR MBX Lite isspecifically developed to meet the growing multimedia needs of ultra-low power,cost-sensitive system-on-chip (SoC) applications such as mainstream mobilephones and handheld gaming devices. When used with embedded microprocessorcores, PowerVR MBX Lite enables the migration of complex 3D/2D graphics andvideo content to such platforms. The PowerVR MBX graphics processor targets moreadvanced and higher end mobile devices and PDAs as well as graphics requirementsin other embedded consumer systems. About Imagination Technologies Imagination Technologies Group plc - a leader in SoC IP - develops, licenses andsupplies market-leading graphics, video and display cores, real-timemulti-threaded DSP/RISC processors and communication and broadcast technologiesfor the consumer entertainment and PC markets. It supplies both licensable IP(Intellectual Property) and related advanced development tools to leadingsemiconductor and consumer electronics companies worldwide. ImaginationTechnologies Group plc has its corporate headquarters in the United Kingdom andis publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange (FTSE:IMG). See: www.imgtec.com. 7th February 2005 Contact:Imagination Technologies Group plc Tel: 01923 260511Hossein Yassaie, CEOTrevor Selby, CFO College Hill Tel: 020 7457 2020Nick ElwesKate Pope This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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