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To: Jim Oravetz who wrote (4177)	7/12/2000 4:31:53 PM
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Ericsson to make packet-switching systems in China By Sunray Liu EE Times 07/12/00 BEIJING — Cell phone maker Ericsson plans to produce a new packet-switching system in China after it is adopted by Chinese telecommunications carriers, a move that is expected soon. Ericsson (Stockholm, Sweden) has reported a growing list of orders for its data-enabled, multi-service network technology, which lets network operators migrate from circuit-switched networks to wireline networks based on asynchronous transfer mode and Internet Protocol (IP) packet-switching technologies. The Engine system uses Ericsson's AXE switching system and a scalable AXD 301 ATM switch with media gateways and management applications. Ericsson said its has received a series of orders for the packet-switch solution from Internet service providers ranging from America Online and British Telecom to KPN International Network. eetimes.com IDMs altering face of wafer foundry model By Crista Souza Electronic Buyers' News 07/11/00 The rise of outsourcing by integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) is changing the shape of the IC-foundry business model, according to Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Pte. Ltd…. For example, a deal with Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson to create Bluetooth RFICs (radio freq. Int. circuits) has, for the first time, given Chartered Semiconductor a central role in the development of a new technology and market category. The companies are jointly developing Bluetooth IC designs and an RF-CMOS process to manufacture them. At the same time, Chartered is building a fab for Bluetooth chip production, with Ericsson -- the main financier -- getting the first crack at wafers coming off the line. …. ebnonline.com Jim