HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. has thrown its support behind the OMAPI standard initiative announced by STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments last December to boost open standards for 2.5-generation and third-generation mobile phones, personal digital assistants and other portable and multimedia products.
“By developing common interfaces, the semiconductor manufacturers significantly reduce the amount of work needed for implementing their products in mobile terminals,” said Yrjo Neuvo, Nokia chief technology officer.
“But even more importantly, the benefits of their cooperation extend across the entire mobile value chain by reducing complexity and fuelling innovation in terms of application and peripheral development and reducing cost.”
