FXI and Atmel Create World’s First microSD Gaming-Console for Mobile Phones
Atmel Corporation today announced that the world’s first cross-platform mobile phone gaming consoles will be implemented in microSD cards, based on a system-on-chip (SoC) developed by FXI Technologies AS using Atmel’s 90nm SiliconCity Flexible Architecture. When embedded in a microSD card, the FXI die can turn slot-enabled, hand-held devices into high-end “console gaming” platforms. The FXI SoC integrates a 3-D graphics accelerator, interface logic and ARM9 processor that can be seamlessly coupled to the manufacturer’s traditional flash memory. Video games played on an FXI-enabled microSD Card allow card vendors and others to offer an extremely compelling gaming experience. MicroSD card-based gaming consoles will be marketed by SD card vendors and gaming content providers, among others, and can be used in virtually any device with a microSD slot, irrespective of its manufacturer or the native application processor.
Isaac van Kempen, FXI’s CEO said, “Traditionally, cell phone games have been limited to downloading games that use the same processor engine already in the device. MicroSD cards with FXI’s die will include everything – the graphics accelerator, interface logic and high end ARM9 processor within the same microSD that stores gaming and other applications. It will vastly upgrade cell phone performance, while providing consumers a console-class gaming experience.”
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