Back in September, Research In Motion (RIM) co-CEO Mike Lazaridis introduced the world to a new breed of BlackBerry with the unveiling of the professional-grade PlayBook tablet. Today, the PlayBook is attracting serious foot traffic to the BlackBerry booth at CES, and serious buzz in the media.

As noted on RIM's YouTube channel, the BlackBerry PlayBook introduces new benchmarks in tablet performance, and leverages "a dual-core processor built for true multitasking." Naturally since September - and in nearly each briefing here in Vegas - our TI team has frequently been asked: "So, is your OMAPTM 4 processor inside of the PlayBook?"

Well, tablet enthusiasts and mobile fans, wonder no longer. Here's confirmation that TI's dual-core OMAP4430 processor--with the two ARM Cortex-A9 MPcores running up to 1GHz each--is a part of the PlayBook's architecture. TI's single-chip WiLinkTM 7.0 solution provides the PlayBook's connectivity capabilities, and our power management solutions are also under the hood. RIM's new BlackBerry Tablet OS, which is built with QNX technology, really makes our dual core processor sing and the resulting user experience is outstanding.

Our team sends huge congratulations to RIM on this innovative product, which we are thrilled to be a part of. The PlayBook puts a solid foot forward for the 2011 tablet market, and we're excited to watch RIM achieve success!

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