The companies stated that cooperation will speed up bringing consumers a better gaming experience in terms of high quality graphics, video and audio on their mobile devices. At the same time it will improve the user interface with enhanced performance, quicker responses and the ability to implement 3D graphics. The availability of the platform will enable developers to reduce the time-to-market of content and applications for next generation devices, the companies reported.
The ARM Mali Developer Center fosters a growing developer community of software engineers by providing resources such as graphics software development tools, example code, documentation and access to upcoming hardware through a community-based Web portal.
"ARM has welcomed the opportunity to launch this joint initiative with ST-Ericsson. The availability of this development platform will help achieve and accelerate the Mali vision of outstanding graphics in any consumer electronic device," said Lance Howarth, general manager, ARM Media Processing Division. "By using the platform, members of the Mali Developer Center will be able to access Mali GPU capabilities early and create outstanding content and applications for the next generation of consumer devices."
"Advanced graphics play a key role in the user experience for a wide variety of portable and consumer devices. Our collaboration with ARM will bring the Mali GPU capabilities to the developer community," said Marc Cetto, vice president, 3G Multimedia and Platforms Division, ST-Ericsson. "With this co-operation we foresee that our customers will benefit from the early availability of a broad range of innovative content for their devices."
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