TI to offer new processors and software for e-readers

Texas Instruments plans to enter the e-reader market, and offer new processors and software for e-reader makers, together with E Ink.

The new chips integrate E Ink's e-paper displays with TI power management ICs and OMAP 3 processors - in the world's first power management integrated circuit for E Ink displays. TI has also developed a new software-based display controller.

The companies says that this will result in smaller silicon footprint and cheaper hardware that are more energy efficient than before.