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Article: Firms aren't connecting on ultra-wideband: TI, Freescale develop competing standards for wireless USB.
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- The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
- Article date:
- May 27, 2006
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Byline: Crayton Harrison
May 27--Texas' two biggest chipmakers are on opposite sides of a technology debate, and computer users should pay attention. Texas Instruments Inc. of Dallas and Freescale Semiconductor Inc. of Austin are working on competing versions of the wireless technology called ultra-wideband.
UWB can transfer data at a rate similar to that of USB cables, the ubiquitous cords that connect mice, keyboards, digital cameras, external hard drives and myriad other devices to computers. UWB may eventually be the key technology that connects the computer to other electronics in the home, including TVs and cellphones. Chipmakers are ...