SDR - alot ... to me this seems HUGE ...
I've been around different US Gov. consortia and standards work which create alot of interest, but most of these activities are "voluntary" and each organization usually only gets what it puts into the group.
With this, it appears different in that the EIAJ seems to have more ability to set industry direction. If so, then the companies involved will be more attentive to EIAJ's prototyping components, e.g., PTSC's chips. HUGE. I don't know all the details, but it seems that venture groups can basically walk in and try our chip for free and without many of the "laywer entanglements". HUGE.
Also, if you look at the date of the VSAC announcement - June 1998 -,
and what Cap pointed out, that we are one of the early products. Then again, this is HUGE since our chip has the chance to be considered early in the prototyping process for virtually all those who walk in the door. (note: if the announce was made here in the States in February 99 and VSAC was announced in June 98, and assuming time for negotiations, then we appear to have been in the door very early).
Something I also find interesting is that EIAJ selected a chip from a US company, and a small one at that. Why would they do this and announce it? In the Japanese software consortia I am aware of they basically only dealt with homegrown stuff. In this case I'm hoping its different, the difference being that they don't have any homegrown competitors and they see alot of opportunity with PTSC. HUGE.
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