Imagination acknowledges assistance of Yorkshire Forward for Research Initiative

Simon Hill, Executive Director of Business at Yorkshire Forward comments: “We are delighted that Imagination is already able to demonstrate the first fruits of this project thanks to our support.. Grants such as these ultimately promote the world-class innovation in Yorkshire and Humber businesses and supports our work in securing industrial excellence in the region.”

One key result of this first phase of research was the completion of a study into how best to map the Android™ operating system from Google onto the META processor’s unique architecture. Imagination expects that the research project supported by Yorkshire Forward will result in further innovations as the work progresses, not only in terms of Operating Systems and application platforms, but also methodologies to achieve high performance SoC solutions based on Imagination’s innovative META multi-threaded processor.

Jim Whittaker, VP Processor IP, Imagination says: “We are delighted with the support for research offered by Yorkshire Forward which complements the significant investment Imagination has making for many years in our processor technology. Our research team in Leeds is developing new technologies that are being positively received by product development teams across all parts of Imagination’s engineering community. As a result of Yorkshire Forward’s support, we look forward to continue growing the capability and scope of activities of our Leeds-based research team.”