Freescale is bringing Adobe Flash Player 10.1 to its i.MX platforms through close collaboration with Adobe and Movial, enabling the creation of consumer products running either the Linux or Android operating systems.
Starting with i.MX51 family of processors, the companies are collaborating to accelerate flash player 10.1, which is scheduled to be released in the first half of 2010. Smartbooks, smartphones, netbooks and other internet-centric consumer products based on the i.MX51 family of processors will be able to run H.264 video playback when accessing content built with the flash platform, including HD and SD video from sites like YouTube.
Freescale plans to support Flash Player 10.1 that leverages i.MX51 processors’ integrated graphics (OpenGL/ES) and video (H.264) cores to deliver video experiences while conserving battery life and minimizing resource utilisation. Movial has been integrating and testing Flash Player 10.1 on the i.MX51 family of processors.
Freescale sells a full platform service that includes an i.MX system-on-chip, accessory chips, BSP and middleware software. The first consumer devices ready to support Flash Player 10.1 and based on Freescale’s i.MX chipsets are expected to be the smartbooks.
Ken Obuszewski, director of product management for multimedia applications division at Freescale, said: “Freescale, Movial and Adobe have optimised Flash Player 10.1 on Freescale’s popular i.MX processors. With this announcement, we are enabling our customers to deliver world-class video and web experiences for a growing number of smart mobile devices.”
