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Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RMI Alchemy Au1250 Media Processor Selected by Destinator Technologies for
Newest Portable Navigation Devices — End Products to Demo at Computex
2008
Destinator 7 Portable Device Navigation Software Solutions Gain Operation Efficiency On RMI
Power-Optimized Alchemy Processor
CUPERTINO, Calif. and TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 4, 2008 — RMI Corporation, a leading provider of
High Performance Processor Solutions for Networking, Communications and Media Rich
Applications, today announced that it has partnered with Destinator Technologies to
incorporate the Destinator 7 portable navigation device software for the PND (personal
navigation device) market onto the RMI Alchemy™ Au1250™ media processor. Both
companies will demonstrate the superior product performance of the combined technologies
at Computex 2008, being held in Taipei, Taiwan, June 3 to 7.
“RMI and Destinator currently have common customers with products in the marketplace,”
said Mike Wodopian, vice president and general manager, Media Processor Solutions, RMI.
“The Destinator software has already been adapted for the RMI Alchemy™ architecture and is
a ready environment with proven performance now available for new product applications. We
are excited to partner with Destinator and to be demonstrating the combined capabilities at
Computex 2008.”
Destinator Technologies provides flexible navigation software to world-leading consumer
brands and mobile device manufacturers, and maintains a strong global market share in the
fast growing PND sector. The powerful multi-functional portable devices developed by
Destinator 7 customers will be utilizing the Alchemy Au1250 Processor, operating at 700MHz,
which provides a highly integrated solution delivering the full performance capabilities of the
MIPS-based architecture with one of the lowest power points in the industry.
“We are pleased to partner with RMI and extend the Alchemy Processor technology to our
newest product, Destinator 7,” said Jeff Kukowski, chief operating officer, Destinator
Technologies. “The integration levels of the Alchemy Au1250; combined with the high
performance and power-optimization provided by the 700MHz processor is unmatched for the
capabilities we are offering the market.”
RMI® products offer advanced processor technology in performance and integration, and are
used by system and original equipment manufacturers to address the infrastructure,
enterprise, and consumer markets. The company’s XLR™, XLS™ and Alchemy Processor
families are based on an innovative MIPS-compatible architecture creating highly-integrated
designs incorporating advanced internal architectures and built on leading-edge silicon
process technologies.
About Destinator Technologies
Destinator Technologies makes navigation easier for mobile people: It develops and
distributes navigation solutions for use on mobile devices. Important information in terms of
location and destination is, as such, available anytime, anywhere on, for example, a PND,
PDA or Smartphone to suit the individual requirements of any user. To this end, Destinator
Technologies cooperates with leading hardware and mobile communications suppliers.
Founded in 2003, Destinator Technologies is one of the leading companies in the mobile
navigation market. The company maintains offices in USA, Canada, Germany, Israel, Taiwan
and China. For further information, please visit www.destinatortechnologies.com.
About RMI Corporation
RMI Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company providing highly integrated, feature-rich products ranging from power-optimized High-Performance Super System-on-a-Chip (SuperSoC™) Processor solutions for the Infrastructure, Enterprise, and Consumer Media Digital markets. Applications include Wireless, Networking Security, Thin Clients, and Connected Multi-Media. RMI offers a broad platform of advanced MIPS®-compatible processing solutions with both 32/64-bit architectures supporting frequencies from 300MHz to 1.2 GHz. RMI is headquartered in Cupertino, CA with branch and subsidiary operations in Texas, United Kingdom, India, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and China. More information about RMI can be found on the company's website at http://www.RMICorp.com.
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Alchemy, Alchemy-Based, Au1200, Au1210, Au1250, Media Acceleration Engine, Media
Processor Solutions, SuperSOC and the other trademarks named on the RMI website are
trademarks of RMI Corporation. All other trademarks named herein are the property of their
respective owners.
Media Contact - RMI
D. Christopher Keil
Sr. Director, Marketing
RMI Corporation
ckeil@RMICorp.com
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