Mobile applications challenge test-and-measurement tools

摘要

Mobile technology is clearly a force in the market. Laptop-PC sales have overtaken those of desktops. Compact multimedia devices ranging from DVRs (digital video recorders) to set-top boxes and gaming platforms are now in millions of homes. The Pentium M from Intel (www.intel.com), Cell technology from Sony (www. sony.net) and IBM (www.ibm.com/chips), and, in the future, Uniphier from Matsushita (www.panasonic.co.jp/semicon/ e-index.html) exemplify the powerful silicon components that are fueling the mobile revolution. Demand for mobile processors such as these, and the end products that use them, makes minimizing time to market an urgent priority.