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To: MileHigh who wrote (1647)	9/18/1999 9:29:00 AM
From: Clarksterh	Read Replies (1) of 13582

MileHigh - there might be a move to integrate the CDMA ASIC technology onto a WIA chip. Is this physically possible? Does it make sense? Technology: First, I know only a little about chip technology, but the core silicon technology behind a CDMA baseband processor and the core silicon technology behind a microprocessor are almost identical - if not exactly identical. Thus putting both on the same chip shouldn't be a silicon technology problem. The bigger issue is separation of function. You do not want your MP bringing down your CDMA network because the operating system crashed. Cost Effectiveness: CDMA chipsets are very powerful 'computers' in their own right. There would be a non-trivial cost for putting them on a microprocessor, and thus there has to be a pretty big market for wireless data before I think that it would happen. Clark PS Note that not all ship technology is compatible. The silicon processes required for RF processing (vs baseband processing) are very different, so thus it is a neater trick when companies manage to combine the two on one chip. Just FYI.

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