TI Korea (CEO Kent Jeon, www.ti.com/ww/kr ) January 9, 2013 – TI (CEO Kent Jeon) announced the launch of the Automotive OMAP™ processor, capable of enabling unprecedented in-vehicle entertainment and telematics capabilities. Designed under the codename “Jacinto 6,” the new DRA74x processor builds upon TI’s proven OMAP 5 architecture to provide optimized automotive solutions by adding audio, analytics, radio accelerators, automotive interfaces, and peripherals. By integrating automotive interfaces into the processor architecture, it delivers best-in-class performance while reducing the electronic component Bill of Materials (BOM) for automotive infotainment customers by more than 25%. (For more detailed product information, please refer to the Jacinto 6 web page.)

Curt Moore, General Manager of TI’s OMAP product line and Automotive sector, stated, “Today, consumers want to be ‘always-on,’ allowing them to conveniently access infotainment and entertainment with a single finger in all environments—office, home, play, and outdoors.” He added, “Jacinto 6 connects people, cars, and the world around them through a rich user interface, 3D navigation, real-time HD video, and other interactive features. TI’s infotainment processors have already been adopted by more than a dozen major automotive manufacturers to enable highly functional infotainment systems.” “TI is very pleased to be able to work with customers using Jacinto 6 and take automotive infotainment performance to the next level,” he said.

DRA74x Automotive OMAP Processor
The new DRA74x (“Jacinto 6”) processor, based on the OMAP 5 architecture and featuring dual ARM® Cortex™-A15 cores, dual Cortex-M4 cores, and Multi-Imagination Technologies’ POWERVR™ SGX544-MPx graphics core, has improved ARM CPU performance by up to 5 times and graphics (GPU) performance by up to nearly 7 times compared to the previous generation “Jacinto 5”. These processors also added the following elements based on the OMAP 5 processor to meet specific automotive infotainment requirements.

 AEC Q100 certified and supports a wide temperature range
 Automotive Interfaces: 2x CAN, MOST MLB (Media Local Bus), PCIe, Ethernet AVB, 3.3VI/O
 Optional 680MHz floating-point VLIW DSP for SDR (Software-Defined Radio), advanced audio, and voice processing integration
 Provides multiple high-definition camera and video input ports capable of implementing next-generation surround-view cameras and consumer devices
 A robust software ecosystem including QNX, open-source Linux, and Android support
 Integration of TI's WiLink™ 8Q Wireless Automotive Connectivity Solution

Major infotainment vendors support TI's automotive OMAP (“Jacinto”) processor
TI is collaborating with ecosystem partners consisting of major automotive suppliers to realize the capabilities of the future. Many of these ecosystem partners have adopted TI’s “Jacinto” processors and are expressing high expectations for the newly released Jacinto 6 products.

Jugal Vijayvargiya, Senior Vice President and President of Delphi Electronics & Safety at Delphi, said, “The automotive infotainment market has undergone dramatic changes over the past five years. “The automobile has transformed from a mere means of transportation into a portable command center,” they stated. “Delphi provides practical solutions that innovatively implement connectivity technology, voice recognition, and audio streaming to accelerate this transformation.” "We are pleased to partner with key partners like TI, and we look forward to Jacinto 6 taking the future automotive infotainment experience to a new level," he said.

Michael Mauser, Executive Vice President and Co-President of Infotainment and Lifestyle at Harman, said, “Today, 25 million vehicles use Harman’s audio and infotainment, and we are proud to be working with partners like TI to help redefine the automotive infotainment experience. The new ‘Jacinto 6’ in TI’s highly reliable and scalable OMAP processor line will provide consumers with seamless and feature-rich infotainment, making driving safer and more enjoyable wherever they go.”

David Taylor, Director of Research and Advanced Development at Panasonic Automotive Systems of America, said, “We share a common goal with technology partners like TI in that we aim to provide a more exciting and enriching driving experience. The launch of TI’s ‘Jacinto 6’ will be a significant turning point for automotive manufacturers looking to integrate next-generation infotainment features into future vehicles, and we have high expectations for how ‘Jacinto 6’ will transform navigation, multimedia, and other interactive functions for occupants and drivers while driving.”

Linda Campbell, Director of Strategic Alliances at QNX Software Systems, said, “TI and QNX have maintained a close partnership for over a decade, developing innovative automotive connectivity solutions, and vehicles, mobile devices, and people“It has changed the way we interact,” he said. “Jacinto 6 provides new and optimized performance and power, enabling QNX to implement massively innovative features that will change the market landscape for future vehicle models. QNX hopes to achieve this success through continued collaboration with TI and will deliver best-in-class features based on Jacinto processors to cars around the world.”

Supply period
The DRA74x “Jacinto 6” processor is scheduled to begin supplying samples in the middle of this year, with mass production targeted for the second half of 2014. Like other OMAP processors, these DRA74x are intended for bulk automotive customers and will not be supplied through distributors.