Mitsubishi Electric, AT&T set chip pact

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AT and T and Mitsubishi Electric Corp announce an agreement to manufacture and market static-random-access-memory (SRAM) chips in the US. The agreement will provide Mitsubishi with a captive US supplier of chips for use in its own systems and for outside sales. AT and T will gain access to advanced SRAM technology that could help a broad range of US companies. Under the five-year deal, AT and T will pay Mitsubishi an undisclosed amount in royalties for the transfer of technology that will give the company access to Mitsubishi's design and manufacturing know-how. AT and T is already in full production of the chips which it will sell worldwide under the AT and T brand. The company expects the chips to generate $15 million in sales the first year, with sale doubling in each of the first few years.

Contracts, Technology transfer, Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Semiconductor Preparation, SRAM, SRAM (Static random access memory), Marketing Agreements, AT&T Corp. AT&T Microelectronics Div.

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Competing standards hamper wireless service

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The adoption of incompatible standards by the three different public wireless networks that support data communications belies the marketing claims of universal connectivity by these networks. Ardis, which is the network maintained by IBM and Motorola Inc, and the RAM Mobile Data Network, offered by RAM Broadcasting Corp and BellSouth Corp, sell proprietary modems that work with their networks. The third network, the cellular telephone system, will use a scheme called Cellular Digital Packet Data, devised by McCaw Cellular Communications and IBM. There are currently about 10 million cellular telephone customers in the US, and about 100,000 of them use data services. An industry observer foresees 300,000 users by 1995, predicting an annual growth rate of 35 percent.

Electronic computers, Prepackaged software, Radiotelephone communications, Television broadcasting stations, Radio & TV communications equipment, Radio broadcasting stations, Standards, Services, Telecommunications industry, Cellular telephone services industry, Cellular telephone services, Standard, Standardization, Wireless LANs, International Business Machines Corp., Column, Design and construction, BellSouth Corp., Motorola Inc., Telecommunications transmission technologies, AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Cellular Radio, Data Communications, Wireless Network, Ram Broadcasting Corp., Packet radio networks

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AT&T plans to unveil chip for 'multimedia' functions

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American Telephone & Telegraph Co introduces a multimedia chip, the DSP3210, for microcomputers. The device combines voice, audio, graphics and modem functions. According to P.K. Dubey, director of processors at AT&T Microelectronics, 'Multimedia will be to PCs in the '90s what processing power was in the '80s.' Motorola, which introduced a multimedia chip, the 96002, in May of 1990, says: 'Ours is twice as powerful as AT&T's.' It is also four times more expensive; the Motorola chip costs $200, but AT&T's product is expected to sell for less than $50 in quantities of 100,000.

Microprocessor, Product introduction, CPUs (Central processing units), Telephone companies, Microprocessors, Multimedia technology, Multimedia systems, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., product announcement, Telephone Company, AT and T DSP3 (Array processor)

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