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To: rkral who wrote (173387)	3/7/2003 6:15:26 PM
From: wanna_bmw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

rkral, Re: The Qualcomm MSM6300 is* a 4-chip chipset, as you point out, but the Intel PXA800F cellular processor (code named Manitoba) may not be as all-inclusive as you think.* Your links seem to suggest that some of the radio circuitry is missing. That doesn't seem to me as something particularly expensive to add, as opposed to adding flash and SRAM separately. Re: Additionally, I'm of the impression that the Manitoba only has two modes, (1) GSM for voice, and (2) GPRS for data. And the GSM/GPRS combo is actually only considered one mode, I believe. The worldwide trend is towards multi-mode phones, the other modes principally being W-CDMA and CDMA2000 1x. "The Intel® PXA800F Cellular Processor is designed for mainstream GSM/GPRS handsets" developer.intel.com "The reference software resides entirely in on-chip flash memory. It implements the physical layer and protocol layers 1, 2, and 3 required for full phase 2+ GSM/GPRS Class 12 functionality." developer.intel.com Maybe you can tell me if the above meets your description of a multi-mode phone. I am relatively ignorant of GSM/GPRS standards. Re: As a single-mode phone, the market will be limited to low-end cellphones IMHO, But Intel wants $35 per device at 10,000 piece quantity. That's very pricey. How much does Qualcomm charge for their CPU, flash, SRAM, and DSP chips? Remember that Intel reduces the costs down to a single chip.