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We would like to discuss plans for the integration of NVIDIA wireless modems in its own processors - to move in this direction Nvidia can purchase a specialized manufacturer Icera. It is believed that the first processors with built-in modem Tegra Icera will appear not earlier than 2013 . The first solutions of this type should be used in smart phones.
Yesterday Jensen Huang made an important clarification: processors with built-in modem will be increasingly targeted at the mass market, where it will feel the benefits from such integration. The first samples of these processors will appear at the end of next year. Actually, not every smart phone can qualify for a Tegra processor with an integrated modem Icera. NVIDIA believes that such decisions should be used in the mass models of smart phones and entry-level models. NVIDIA will continue to use its processors in conjunction with third-party modems.