Mobile Devices
Lead the smartphone revolution
Today, there are over two billion mobile phones shipped annually. Smartphones lead the market, having become massively powerful portable productivity and communication tools. They demand cutting-edge technology and processor, all of which are packaged into a form-factor small enough to be carried in a jacket pocket and powerful enough to meet user needs. Tablets remain a strong and vibrant market, providing a large-screen experience in and out home that, for many, renders the laptop redundant and powerful tablet processors are essential to make this possible.
Imagination’s PowerVR graphics, Vision & AI and Ensigma Communications technologies will enable you to build world-beating mobile products that will help your product stand out from the crowd in these highly competitive marketplaces.
Redefine mobile possibilities
Imagination is the architect of the smartphone and tablet revolution. Our mobile graphics technology underpinned the success of iconic products such as the Nokia N95 and seeded the step-change in the smartphone market back in 2007 when the iPhone fundamentally reconceived what a mobile phone should be.
When the first tablet launched, it was PowerVR technology that delivered the premium experience that users demanded. As a result, billions of smartphones and tablets harness the innovation we provide, with touchscreens and the associated graphics technology at the heart of the user experience.
Connectivity for your mobile world
Connectivity is at the heart of any mobile device and faster communications standards such as 5G and 802.11ax Wi-Fi are continuing to push the boundaries of radio performance. Ensigma connectivity cores deliver a comprehensive system solution comprising RF, baseband and all necessary software for high-performance Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Our unique combination of technology and system-level expertise gives you faster time-to-market; more importantly, this ensures you achieve optimum radio designs within your SoC.
The smartphone just got smarter
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the new frontier for mobile technology, with devices that can learn and adapt to users and their environment. Ensuring AI processing and technology is at the core of a product is essential to provide a seamless experience for users.
Put simply, the smartphone is about to become even smarter. For this new wave of device, our PowerVR neural network and vision technologies deliver compute performance previously unattainable in smartphone SoCs. Quite simply: we’re leaders in artificial intelligence – it’s what we do.
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In previous blog posts, we have demonstrated using neural networks to do things such as object recognition and digit recognition. In this post, we will demonstrate a more practical example of vision, AI and machine learning running on PowerVR GPUs.