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Jeff Bier's Impulse Response - Mobile Application Processors Shift to Embedded ApplicationsInside DSP - BDTiOct. 23, 2012 |
Texas Instruments recently stated that it intends to de-emphasize application processors for smartphones and tablets, and instead refocus its OMAP processors on embedded applications. And Qualcomm, which has been very successful lately in smartphone and tablet application processors, is dipping its toe in the embedded space as well.
These are very interesting developments to me, because for some time I've been thinking about the role of mobile application processors in embedded applications.