Tag: devices

• Paving the Road to 5G Mobile Services It is exciting to see the industry conversation around 5G growing to a crescendo. This is good because it means we are all thinking about the future! Every so often, I am asked: What is 5G and how it is different than previous generations of wireless standards? There are myriad answers to these questions, but from a technical perspective, there...
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• A look at the future of the transistor from the Solid State Devices and Materials Conference (SSDM) I'm writing this on the plane from Narita airport to Portland as I return from  giving the plenary talk at the Solid State Devices and Materials conference (SSDM), in Sendai Japan.  It is always exciting to visit these device conferences to see the myriad of new options that are being discussed for next generation transistors.  Before I get into the technical...
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• Reality Check – Windows XP Mode and Intel’s chips So, there have been quite a few stories recently about support for Windows 7's new 'Windows XP Mode'.'Windows XP Mode' is a feature that will be available with some versions of Windows 7. The short version is this: it will let you run a copy of Windows XP SP3 on your Windows 7 PC or notebook within a virtual partition...
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• A night of semiconductor history Below is a public reposting of an Intel internal blog written by Tom Waldrop - Intel's Director of Issues and Policy Communications:Imagine, in one room, a group of scientists and engineers largely responsible for the advances in semiconductor-related technology that enabled the development and delivery of modern electronics -- including computers, networking, cell phones, PDAs, DVDs, and more or less...
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• Intel Embedded in Future Communications Networks with New Xeon Processors Click To Play For more information please see the press kit for the Xeon 5500 series launch, which occurred on March 30, 2009.
• The Winner Takes It All? Ultrawide-band vs. Bluetooth; Betamax vs. VHS; Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD. All are examples of classic format battles that have resulted in one winner dominating in their respective industries.Recent coverage and a few sensational comments suggest that the next battle in the telecom industry features WiMAX vs. LTE duking it out for the 4G wireless broadband crown. The media love a conflict,...
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