Intel has said that the general manager of its mobile business is leaving the company.
Anand Chandrasekher, a senior v-p and 24 year veteran with Intel, has said that he will leave the processor company to pursue other interests.
Intel was quick to re-state its commitment to the mobile chip business, which has been a target for the company for a number of years.
Yet despite investment which has included the acquisition of Infineon’s cellular modem chip business, it is still to see its first major mobile phone design-win.
“We continue to make the investments needed to ensure that the best user experience on smartphones and handhelds runs on Intel Architecture, and to ship a phone this year,” said David Perlmutter, executive vice president and Intel Architecture Group general manager.
As part of its mobile investments, Intel last month acquired Silicon Hive, a Dutch video processing spin-out of Philips.
The intention is clear, to add its own imaging and video acceleration IP to its Atom-based mobile phone platform.
This will position it in the mobile system-on-chip market against rivals like, Qualcomm, ST-Ericsson, TI and Nvidia.
Currently Intel licenses the Power VR SGX grahics processor core from UK-based firm Imagination Technologies.
Silicon Hive has dedicated video processor IP as well as compilers and software tools.
Silicon Hive has semiconductor IP for a new type of low power programmable device for imaging, video and wireless communication applications.
Mike Bell vice president of IAG and Dave Whalen vice president of IAG, will step I to manage the mobile business unit.
“We’d like to take this opportunity to thank Anand for numerous contributions to Intel over his 24-year career here, and wish him well in his future endeavors,” said Perlmutter.
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