Ainol launches tablet product featuring Actions' Owl series ATM7029 chipset

CHINA: Actions Semiconductor Co. Ltd announced the introduction of the Ainol Novo 10 Hero, a 10.1" Tablet product featuring the Owl Series ATM7029 chipset from Actions Semiconductor.

Actions' ATM7029 chipset supports Android 4.1(Jelly Bean) operating system and will also support the upgrade to Android 4.2. With the ARM Cortex multi-core CPU, multi-core 3D GPU, full spec 1080p video encode/decode engine and USB2.0/3.0 PHY integration, the ATM7029 provides unprecedented levels of performance and power efficiency.

"As a leading Consumer Electronic brand in China, we are proud of the partnership with Actions Semiconductor. It's really exciting to be the first one who delivers products integrating Actions' ATM7029 chipset," stated Zaimin Wang, GM of Ainol. "In the fast-paced consumer electronics business, time-to-market and innovation is critical for solution providers, and more important, to our end-user customers. Through the high performance of the ATM7029 chipset, we believe our customers will enjoy the complete user experience of our product."

"In our view, the partnership with the leading brand, Ainol, is a major milestone for Actions Semiconductor as we are one of the first companies in China to provide the multi-core CPU SoC beyond dual CPU solution to the tablet market," commented Dr. Zhenyu Zhou , CEO of Actions Semiconductor.

"ATM7029 is the first chipset of Actions' Owl Series. Ainol's decision to utilize our ATM7029 chipset for its Novo 10 Hero Tablet affirms their confidence in the integrity and performance of our products. Together, Actions and Ainol will satisfy the needs of our customers by delivering tablet products with the best price-to-performance ratio. We are excited about this product introduction and our continued work with numerous OEM and design house partners to develop new solutions utilizing our ATM7029 technology."