For a long time it was thought that Intel prefers to grow their own administrative staff, and the lack of competence in certain areas makes an almost unlimited budget for the purchase of the necessary technology and smaller companies. It seems that the lack of success in the smartphone segment causes the processor giant to violate several human tradition, as senior vice president of Platform Engineering Group was recently appointed Amir Faintuh , until recently served as president of Qualcomm Atheros. This is with reference to correspondence with the Intel reported yesterday Reuters.
As you know, three years ago Qualcomm bought Atheros - one of the leading developer of solutions for wireless networks, Wi-Fi. Now, one of the leaders of the unit goes to work in Intel, which can be useful for its expertise in developing chips with a high degree of integration - the so-called SoC. Such solutions can combine the processor, modem and mems chips. Components smartphones require a high degree of integration, since it allows to reduce the size of the device and reduce its cost. Related Products :
|