Enhanced ARM(tm) processor from VLSI incorporated in Motorola's Marco(R) Wireless Communicator.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 1995--VLSI Technology Inc. (VLSI VLSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (Very Large Scale Integration) Between 100,000 and one million transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, LSI and ULSI. (2) (VLSI Technology, Inc., Tempe, AZ, www.semiconductors. ) today announced a design win for their enhanced ARM610 32-bit RISC processor RISC processor [Reduced Instruction Set Computer], computer arithmetic-logic unit that uses a minimal instruction set, emphasizing the instructions used most often and optimizing them for the fastest possible execution. in the new Motorola Marco(R) Wireless Communicator. Announced by Motorola's Wireless Data Group earlier this month at Macworld, the Marco product is the first integrated two-way wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. device based on Apple Computer's Newton(R) Intelligence platform. Powered by VLSI's enhanced ARM610 32-bit RISC processor plus a Motorola microcontroller, the Marco communicator provides full Newton platform compatibility as well as integrates two-way, wide-area wireless communications in a battery-operable, hand-held form factor. "Motorola believes that integrated wireless communications will drive the growth of the PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). market," said Rick Lane, general manager of Motorola's Personal Communicator A concept for a handheld device that was co-created by Toronto engineer Robert J. Fraser in 1991, who also coined the term. The personal communicator was conceived to provide always-on, wireless connectivity to a nationwide, packet-switched communications network that would enable mobile Business Unit. "The integration of wireless functionality to the Newton Intelligence platform makes the Marco device particularly attractive to mobile professionals and should accelerate the acceptance of such devices by other customers." "This design win is a clear indication of VLSI's focus in the PDA market," said Umesh Padval, VLSI's vice president and general manager, Apple Products Division. "We are glad that Motorola's Wireless Data Group has selected the ARM(tm) processor, which offers high performance at very low power, for its Marco communicator." VLSI Technology Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :VLSI) designs and manufactures high-complexity, application-specific integrated circuits and application-specific standard products targeted to the computing, communications and entertainment marketplaces. The company offers advanced system-level integration capabilities based on its FSB (FrontSide Bus) See system bus. FSB - front side bus (tm) (Functional System Block) cell library and cell-based design methodology. VLSI, with revenues in 1993 of $516 million, is based in San Jose, Calif., and has approximately 2,700 employees worldwide. -0- Note: Motorola and Marco are registered trademarks of Motorola Inc. Newton is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. ARM is a trademark of Advanced RISC Machines Ltd. FSB is a trademark of VLSI Technology Inc. EDITORS: Please credit inquiries from this news release to our ad code ARM610. This reference is critical to our inquiry processing program. Please send all inquiries to: VLSI Inquiries Dept. 134, 200 Parkside Dr., San Fernando, Calif., 91340. CONTACT: VLSI Technology Inc., San Jose Editorial: Jim Lipman, 408/434-7376 Reader: Kevin Mankin, 408/434-7582 |
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