| BMW Selects MOST Multimedia Networking Technology SMSC announced that its MOST(R) multimedia networking technology has been selected for the new BMW 3-Series infotainment system, successfully introduced in early 2005. The BMW 3-Series is the largest selling vehicle for BMW. With the launch of the 3-Series, MOST is now the standard network for the infotainment systems across the full range of BMW volume platforms.
MOST multimedia technology enables the networking of feature-rich infotainment systems in automobiles by providing the means to distribute multimedia entertainment functions among the various control devices around the car. For example, an iPod, CD changer, radio, global positioning system, mobile telephone and DVD player can be established in an efficient ring network and can send crisp, static-free audio signals digitally to the amplifier by utilizing the MOST network. |