Lenovo Mobile Adopts TI Single-Chip Platform for Handsets in China
June 30, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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Lenovo Mobile selected a "LoCosto" single-chip platform made by Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) for a new family of handsets to be sold in China.
Lenovo is leveraging TI's scalable "LoCosto" solution to deliver low-cost handsets at a competitive, entry-level price, said TI.
The i323 handset, the second in this series, is available to China consumers now, followed by the i515 available in June. The i366 handset is also available.
TI's "LoCosto" single-chip solution incorporates TI's Digital RF Processor (DRP) technology to lower overall system costs while enabling more affordable handsets with a wide range of robust multimedia features, according to TI.
Taking advantage of the "LoCosto" solution's multimedia capabilities, including 15 frames-per-second Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG) 4 record and playback, video graphics array (VGA) and megapixel camera and MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3) music player, Lenovo's family of phones are designed to offer handsets packed with multimedia functionality, claims TI.
TI's low-power "LoCosto" device also extends battery life.
TI's "LoCosto" platform is shipping in volume production.
Source: Texas Instruments Inc.