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| SigmaTel's Software Development Kit for STMP3600 SigmaTel, Inc. has launched its new Software Development Kit (SDK) 4.201 for its fourth-generation System on Chip portable multimedia player solution, the STMP3600. The SigmaTel SDK 4.201 provides customers with a more robust software development environment offering Microsoft PlaysForSure version 1.2 support for Windows Media (WM) DRM10. The SigmaTel SDK 4.201 for the STMP3600 offers designers and manufacturers the following features: -- MicrosoftPlaysForSure version 1.2 support for WMDRM10 content -- Ability to store and playback WMDRM10 content from removable media (SD and MMC cards) -- Audio playback with simultaneous JPEG decoding for slideshows and wallpaper -- Standard interface support to add product differentiating features, including Bluetooth functionality -- WMA encode capability -- Power consumption - up to 70 hours battery life Future iterations of the STMP3600 SDK will provide support for the Microsoft PlaysForSure version 2.0 specification, required of all MP3 players seeking the PlaysForSure logo certification after July 2006, as well as support for multi-format video decode functionality (H.264, MPEG4 ASP, and VC1). SigmaTel's portable multimedia SoC solutions, including the STMP3600, provide audio playback for portable devices such as MP3 players, language learners, and jukeboxes. Through patented semiconductor and software solutions, SigmaTel's product integration and support allows customers to develop multimedia devices with the longest battery life and smallest form factors. The company's portable multimedia solutions offer Hi-Speed USB 2.0, up to 70 hours of battery life on a single AA battery and reduction in PCB area through integration. With flexible software support and upgrade options, SigmaTel solutions offer support for MP3, Windows Media Audio, and OGG Vorbis. Additionally, SigmaTel SoCs support a wide range of NAND Flash solutions, including large block SLC and large block MLC Flash. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Computing News :: home page |