AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. announced a new version of its mobile-phone reference design, the company’s Innovative Convergence platform, which features technologies from a variety of vendors that Motorola said will cut down on phone development times.
Motorola’s new i.250-21 Feature Phone Reference Design, based on its i.250-21 platform Innovative Convergence platform, is a mobile-phone reference design for sale to phone designers and builders. Motorola has sold its phone design platforms to companies like Siemens, BenQ and Compal.
Motorola said it added a variety of new technologies to its platform for GSM phone makers. The company said the platform includes Bluetooth technology from Cambridge Silicon Radio; camera-phone software from CoreLogic Inc.; phone building technology from e-SIM; 3D graphics from HI Corp.; camera-phone sensors from Hynix; memory technology from STMicroelectronics; ring tone technology from Yamaha; as well as technology from other vendors.
Such reference offerings have become commonplace from the world’s major wireless players as more and more manufacturers look to quickly and painlessly enter the mobile-phone market.
