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Analog & Digital Chips On The Same Silicon

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the put-'em-together dept.

jukal writes "Forbes.com writes: "Intel Corp. Monday announced plans to put some functions of analog and digital chips onto the same piece of silicon, its latest push into the communications semiconductor industry.", "which will be available early in 2004, could lead to a single-chip hand-held device that offers cellular phone, wireless-data-network and other connection services.", so, I quess this will be a competitor to the Texas Instruments' OMAP chip?"

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  1. Phone size by Winterblink · · Score: 3, Funny

    As if we need even smaller cell phones. Oh I can't wait for the day when I lose my cell phone in my EAR.

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    1. Re:Phone size by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      We do need lower power. I can't wait for the day when my battery lasts till tommorow.

  2. SID part 2? by cpct0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, I guess it means after 20 years (or so), finally a serious contender to the analog/digital king: the SID chip.

    I wonder if it will have a life span as long as the SID...

  3. oh great... by mekkab · · Score: 1, Funny

    This is like cats and dogs coexisting peacefully-

    Its total anarchy!

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  4. RIAA immedietly files to block the technology by doublem · · Score: 3, Funny

    RIAA Spokeswoman Hillary Rosen immedietly began a legal action to block this technology. "It would allow for the creation of Analog to digital and digital to Analog translation devices! It must be stopped. All industry must bow before RIAA profits! All technology that can be used to pirate music must be destroyed! Kill them! Hang them all!"

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  5. Re:Pedantics... by stevelinton · · Score: 3, Funny

    Or, of course, silicone-geranium. Brightens up the garden without needing all that tedious watering.