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Could it really be true: All Digital Radios from Intel?
Intel CTO Justin Rattner talked at the Computer History Museum yesterday. He covered many interesting research topics in a thought provoking interview with Kate Greene of MIT Tech Review.
"We want to be focused on breakthrough technologies," Chief Technology Officer Justin Rattner said during the interview. "We believe our mission is to take risks and define the exceptional opportunities."
The single topic I was most intriqued by was the concept of an all digital radio-- one with no analog components (e.g. RF front end, analog antenna/receivers). Intel Research engineers have modelled radio transmission as a digital computational machine, according to Mr Rattner. They have constructed a silicon prototype based on 45nm semiconductor process technology. The goal is to commercially realize an all digital radio chip using 32nm process technology.
Silicon scalability would be a huge benefit of an all digital radio. Unlike analog technology (which is not in Intel's DNA), digital technology can be scaled to smaller diameters by using the latest process technology which tracks Moore's Law. That means digital radios will be smaller than their analog counterparts. The digital radio can also be more easily combined with other digital functions, such as baseband PHY and MAC. However, there have also been advances in mixed signal technology that are resulting in such combinations for Mobile WiMAX chips.
Smart sensors, power reduction techniques, delivery of wireless power, robots with social networking capabilities were some of the other interesting topics Justin touched on. All in all a very enlightening and entertaining interview.
Reference:: Intel innovation lights up research day
Intel's 'show and tell' event allowed the company to highlight how it hopes to harmonise its research and business objectives
Rattner says Intel's researchers start by finding out what the company's problems are, because "ultimately they translate into research objectives. I like to think Intel is somewhat unique in its ability to align its research with its business objectives." At the moment, Rattner's hot topic is the embedded chip market, where Intel is pushing its Atom processor for mobile devices.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jun/24/intel-research-day
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"We want to be focused on breakthrough technologies," Chief Technology Officer Justin Rattner said during the interview. "We believe our mission is to take risks and define the exceptional opportunities."
The single topic I was most intriqued by was the concept of an all digital radio-- one with no analog components (e.g. RF front end, analog antenna/receivers). Intel Research engineers have modelled radio transmission as a digital computational machine, according to Mr Rattner. They have constructed a silicon prototype based on 45nm semiconductor process technology. The goal is to commercially realize an all digital radio chip using 32nm process technology.
Silicon scalability would be a huge benefit of an all digital radio. Unlike analog technology (which is not in Intel's DNA), digital technology can be scaled to smaller diameters by using the latest process technology which tracks Moore's Law. That means digital radios will be smaller than their analog counterparts. The digital radio can also be more easily combined with other digital functions, such as baseband PHY and MAC. However, there have also been advances in mixed signal technology that are resulting in such combinations for Mobile WiMAX chips.
Smart sensors, power reduction techniques, delivery of wireless power, robots with social networking capabilities were some of the other interesting topics Justin touched on. All in all a very enlightening and entertaining interview.
Reference:: Intel innovation lights up research day
Intel's 'show and tell' event allowed the company to highlight how it hopes to harmonise its research and business objectives
Rattner says Intel's researchers start by finding out what the company's problems are, because "ultimately they translate into research objectives. I like to think Intel is somewhat unique in its ability to align its research with its business objectives." At the moment, Rattner's hot topic is the embedded chip market, where Intel is pushing its Atom processor for mobile devices.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jun/24/intel-research-day
Your comments and knowledge sharing on this topic would be most appreciated by wimax360 members.\
Thanks
alan
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