TI's OMAP Applications Processor Selected as a Development Platform for Windows CE 6 Beta Release

Device makers that choose this processor can power compelling advances like richer multimedia, 3D graphics and system integration for consumer electronic devices, while reducing power consumption. TI's OMAP2420 processor, which has shipped in millions of devices to date, will be the first ARM11-based solution that supports Windows CE 6, with a roadmap to include future OMAP processors.

The new OMAP2420 platform for Windows CE 6, expected to be available later
this year, is ideally suited for richer multimedia and low power
applications including portable navigation devices, media players, remote
monitoring equipment and gaming devices. This platform showcases the
next-generation features and capabilities of the redesigned Microsoft
Windows CE 6 kernel on TI's ARM11-based OMAP 2 platform, which will benefit
a wide range of device manufacturers designing on the OMAP 2 family of
processors. As a result of Microsoft's high level of testing methodology,
this platform will give manufacturers a higher-quality, better-performing
Windows CE 6 experience on the OMAP2420 processor.

"We're pleased with Microsoft's decision to use the OMAP2420 processor as
the first ARM11-based hardware solution for its Windows CE 6 platform
launch," said Richard Kerslake, worldwide general manager for TI's OMAP
platform. "With this partnership, we've tailored a solution for the broader
portable consumer electronics market that leverages the compelling
multimedia capabilities of the OMAP 2 platform, including features like low
power consumption, rich multimedia, 3D graphics acceleration and system
integration."

The OMAP2420 processor is built on TI's OMAP 2 "All-in-One" mobile
entertainment architecture, which provides the foundation for mobile device
manufacturers to merge today's most compelling high-end consumer electronics
in smartphones and other converged portable multimedia devices. These
processors enable high-quality digital TV, Hi-Fi music with 3D effects,
DVD-quality video, high-end gaming functionality, digital cameras up to 6
megapixels, analog and digital broadcast reception, high-speed wireless
connectivity, greater than VGA resolution color LCD displays and more.

In addition to delivering the most advanced multimedia features, the
OMAP2420 processor provides enhanced power and performance management
through TI's SmartReflex(tm) solutions. TI's SmartReflex power and
performance management technologies incorporate a broad range of intelligent
and adaptive hardware and software technologies that dynamically control
voltage, frequency and power based on device activity, modes of operation
and process and temperature variation. These features save additional power
without compromising end performance to run complex multimedia applications.

"High-performance and power-efficient processing are critical to consumer
electronics innovation," said Jonas Hasselberg, Group Product Manager,
Mobile and Embedded Devices Division, Microsoft Corp. "The integration of
TI's OMAP2420 processor in the Windows CE 6 platform will give our thousands
of device maker partners worldwide a powerful processing choice for
next-generation portable consumer electronics."

TI's OMAP2420 stand-alone application processor is the first device in the
marketplace to leverage the ARM11 micro-architecture and is TI's second
generation of OMAP processors to use 90-nanometer technology. The OMAP2420
chip includes an ARM1136JS-F core, a TI programmable audio DSP, a TI imaging
and video accelerator (IVA), a 2D/3D graphics accelerator offering up to 2
million polygons per second, integrated camera interface, M-Shield(tm)
hardware-based security solution and more. The OMAP2420 processor is
powering handsets on the market today.