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To: gdichaz who wrote (32219)	6/13/1999 3:14:00 AM
From: w molloy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Chaz.... >>Q helped Nokia with the software necessary to make Nokia's latest phone function properly.<< Probably the DSP software - controlling the hardware - rake receivers etc (as opposed to the stack,which deals with call control and mobility management) >>Therefore is it correct that TI does not participate directly in the design or production of chips which require any Q IPR and therefore not CDMA as such.<< Yes (as far as I know) >>Is TI working primarily on chips related to infrastructure rather than phone instruments, << No, TI DSP cores can be used in both. Currently, a lot of the hardware control is 'hard-wired' i.e. directly implemented by really smart ASIC designers in silicon. As DSP's get more capable, quite a lot can be 'soft-wired' i.e implemented in a programmable DSP. The soft solution is more flexible. This is the approach I would guess NOK took. (Apologies to ASIC purists if I've been too simplistic) w.