Tao Group and Imagination Technologies today publicly announced their partnership that combines Tao's intent(R) universal media software platform with Imagination Technologies META(TM) multi-threaded processor cores. This will enable multi-function system-on-chip (SoC) solutions, driving highly integrated, cost effective consumer products.
The customers of both companies will experience the full benefits of
this collaboration in the following ways. Tao's intent gives access to
an unrivalled breadth of multimedia and application execution features,
such as audio, video, media plug-ins and Java technology. The multi-
threaded META supports both high performance DSP and general-purpose
instruction sets, and a patented hardware control system that ensures
real-time response, even in systems where there is a requirement for
concurrent multimedia, communications and general-purpose activities.
The unique acceleration and integration benefits from the combination of
META and intent provides solutions for the complete range of embedded
consumer applications. Initial focus is on DAB (Digital Audio
Broadcast), STB, iDTV and Mobile/PDA environments.
Francis Charig, Chairman and CEO of Tao Group commented: "There are so
many similarities in the technology philosophies and commercial focus of
our two companies. The META architecture, like intent, offers its
customers a truly scalable and flexible solution. Our collaboration
brings together first-class hardware and software to create the perfect
multimedia match for a broad range of client devices."
Hossein Yassaie, CEO of Imagination Technologies said: "Scalability and
flexibility are the keys to customer adoption in this highly competitive
market. The combination of intent and META enables a broad range of
embedded hardware devices to access the spectrum of key multimedia
content in an approachable, cost-effective and future-proofed way."
