11-11-2002, 11:45 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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National Semiconductor and ARM Jointly Developer Power
Will this partnership produce anything useful for us, the end user? Or is it just another PR stunt? Only time will tell - the numbers sound good (400% increase in batery life?), but the tangible benefits are always harder to pin down in the end.
"National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:NSM) and ARM, [(LSE:ARM); (Nasdaq:ARMHY)], today announced a strategic business relationship to jointly develop and market power efficient systems that will increase the battery life of handheld portable devices in several stages from 25 percent up to 400 percent.
This relationship is focused on developing an advanced technology that enables ARM Powered� system-on-chip (SoC) devices to dynamically adjust performance and power consumption to maximize energy conservation in portable devices. Proof-of-concept demonstrations of National�s PowerWise� technology and ARM�s Intelligent Energy Manager� technology will be on display at National�s booth at electronica 2002 (November 12-15, New Munich Trade Fair Center, Hall A4, Booth A4.506)."
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11-12-2002, 03:50 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 416
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The most immediate benefits of this technology would be seen in the mobile phone markets, and potentially also in the PDA market where processor choice may come to be strongly motivated by battery life issues.
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I hate potentially, I like certainly.
Edward
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