TI, M-Systems Team Up On Mobile Device
March 1, 2004 (4:40 p.m. EST)
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Texas Instruments has included support for M-Systems Mobile DiskOnChip flash disk in its OMAP 1710 application processor, the firms have announced.
Mobile DiskOnChip software drivers are integrated in the ROM code of the TI processor, paying the way for integration of NAND-based mobile storage in mobile devices that utilize the product.
“For the end users of feature phones and mobile multimedia applications, the combination of secure, high-performance, energy-efficient OMAP processors and Mobile DiskOnChip further enables the smooth performance of multimedia messaging service, video, email and MP3 playback.” Paul Werp, worldwide marketing for TI's OMAP platform, said in a statement.
The integrated support enables secure boot up and secured applications, the firms said last Thursday. The secure boot feature permits the authentication of OS before execution.
