Laser is the foundation of countless technologies we use each day: the Internet, digital media, computer hard drives, satellite broadcasting, laser eye surgery, and laser cancer treatment.

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One concerned the formation of the Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA) Foundation, initial founders of which include AMD, ARM Holdings, Imagination Technologies, MediaTek, and Texas Instruments (TI).

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The researchers are working to bring their technology to market with the University of Tennessee Research Foundation, a non profit corporation responsible for commercializing the university's technologies and supporting UT research.

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"For years, Qualcomm has been transforming lives by connecting people through incredible technologies, " said Dr. Peter Diamandis, Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation.

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These statements on the characteristics of the RMA demonstrate a strong conviction among some Chinese military analysts that information technologies will be the critical foundation for success in future wars.

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