The handsets need to be equipped with chips that support the wireless communication technology Near Field Communication (NFC).
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If the deal does go through, Micron could consolidate capacity, which would help support the price of chips.
Japan is a significant source of chips to support consumer electronics devices.
Finally Big Blue throws its support behind the new chips by offering them in the latest versions of its ThinkPad 600 and ThinkPad 390 lines.
The display processor in OMAP 4 chips will support up to three displays on a single device, allowing users to, say, watch video on one screen while browsing the Internet on another.
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While competing solutions require either two sensors or multiple chips to support pen and multi-touch, N-trig is the first company to offer both on a single chip and a single sensor, providing device manufacturers with a compact, low-power solution and paving the way for N-trig to enter the handheld market.
With the acquisition of wireless-chip company Icera last year, graphics-chip designer Nvidia will introduce do-it-all chips that can support both high-speed LTE networks and slower third- and second-generation networks early next year.
Qualcomm would also benefit from increased sales of the mobile chips and technology needed to support the system.
Coatue, which has been working on conductive organic polymers for memory chips, has had major support from Sunnyvale microprocessor maker AMD.
The company is still hammering out which chips will ship with FlashLinq support, and it'll be waiting for results from its SK Telecom trial (which starts in April) before committing to a commercialization date.
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In 2007 Qualcomm launched its first Gobi chips, multiband radios that can be configured to support networks used by different carriers.
Analysts say that Chinese scientists have benefited from training at top computer centers in the U.S. and Europe and the availability of computer chips and other parts from abroad, as well as consistent Chinese government funding and support.
It will also support something called "near field communications, " which enables devices to read pricing or media information off chips costing 2 cents each.
The 90nm chips include 2MB of L2 cache, consume no more than 125W of power, and can support 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM, all based on AMD's Socket F workstation infrastructure.
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