BANGALORE, INDIA: Marvell India, a provider of storage, communications and consumer silicon solutions, today showcased ARMADA family of processors for next generation smartphones, smartbooks, consumer embedded devices and displays, at Marvell India Technology Day.

The ARMADA family of application processors, based on ARM technology, offer CPU cores with PC-class performance, support for Adobe Flash technology and Blu-Ray functionality. Additional features include complete broadband connectivity, spanning price points from low cost gadgets all the way to premium performance devices.

Anand Ramamoorthy, senior director and head of sales and marketing, Marvell India, said,"PC is no more the center of innovation. Today we are in a post-PC era. Today there is a significant emphasis on connectivity. Going forward we see a demand for smart DPF, smart user intefaces, E-Book reader etc."

Sridhar Kaip, managing director, Marvell India, said: " The Indian market is unique, not only because of rapid growth but also because of innovation be it low-cost handsets, pricing models or value added services. There is enormous potential in areas such as broadband, IPTV, and 3G-enabled services."

"Every semiconductor company sees India as a development centre, Whereas, Marvell wants to look at India as a profit centre," Ramamoorthy added.