The chip giant says technology trends such as the upgrade to faster, 4G cellular networks and the move to tiered pricing for wireless data have made pico projector phones newly relevant.
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"We think it's a complete computer on a chip, " says Mike Rayfield, general manager of Nvidia's mobile business.
"Cyclist and triathletes will be blown away by the feel of the KICKR, " says Chip Hawkins, CEO of Wahoo Fitness.
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Nest general counsel Richard "Chip" Lutton says he was familiar with Article One from when he was chief intellectual property officer at Apple.
Chip developer Qualcomm says plug-in charging is too "cumbersome" and its tech could lead to batteries being topped up while cars are being driven.
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"Every time AMD kisses that 20% market share line that Intel drew in the sand, Intel responds with price cuts, " says chip-manufacturing expert G.
There are 50 design wins for the chip, he says.
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On the demand side of the equation, Webster says chip companies with the most exposure to the Japanese market include Altera (ALTR), Analog Devices (ADI) and Linear Technology (LLTC).
"RFLKT is the perfect solution for App loving, data junkie cyclists that shy away from mounting their pricey iPhone on their handlebars risking drop, crash and weather damages, " says Chip Hawkins, CEO of Wahoo Fitness.
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"This is like the 1970s in the computer chip business, " says Splinter, flashing a 200-watt smile.
"In Lebanon Solidere is the blue-chip stock, " says Ziad Maalouf, head of research at Middle East Capital Group.
"A little tail wind is a lot better than a headwind, " says economist Chip Case, the "Case" in Case-Shiller.
It says the chip takes up 35% less space than its previous offerings.
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Apacs says that chip-and-pin remains the safest method of payment for goods and services but was never claimed to be foolproof.
The better-known front side says that chip performance doubles every 18 months.
Huawei says its chip business is going to be a strategic advantage as it continues to ramp up its research and development efforts in smartphones and other mobile devices.
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"We're not pasty guys in white lab coats droning on about chip specs, " he says.
"The only way to solve this is to put the cat back in the bag, " says Charles (Chip) Kahn, president of FAH.
"I'm from the same generation as chip tune artists, " says Mr Perich.
One MT reader says "The chip sounds very good with delicious robotic feeling, " and he's planning to build a "computer controlled musical speech synthesizer" around it.
Gartner says the outlook for chip equipment has softened due to macro weakness.
It seems that Visa is not too keen on the "chip 'n' signature" security that iZettle uses, even though the Swedish company says it has a lower fraud rate than for chip and pin transactions.
Scott Jensen, chief executive and co-founder of kale chip maker, Rhythm Superfoods LLC, says that he "had concerns about sharing our information" on CircleUp.com.
Arya says he now sees server chip sales growing 8% a year through 2014, up from his previous forecast of 5% growth, driven by demands created by consumer cloud applications, new opportunities in adjacent storage and networking and gains gains over legacy RISC vendors.
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"Price may be no object, but it's always a consideration, " says Will Strauss, president of chip tracker Forward Concepts.
"The chip operations barely break even now, " says Jon Jong Hwa, a senior analyst for Hannuri-Salomon Securities in Seoul.
"Their relative position versus Nvidia has improved compared to six months ago, " says Dean McCarron, president of chip tracker Mercury Research.
"The action is here, " says Louis A. (Chip) Weil III, Central's chief executive, in his office atop the Arizona Republic building in downtown Phoenix.
"Their relative position versus Nvidia has improved compared to six months ago, " says Dean McCarron, president of chip tracker Mercury Research. amd is also building ati's graphics capabilities into a new CPU that may see the light of day in the second half of 2009.
Apple's new model is likely built around new, burlier communications chips from Infineon, says Will Strauss, a veteran communications chip watcher at Forward Concepts.
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