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February 2011 Issue - EE Times Confidential

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Multi-screen wars: MediaTek/Mstar vs. Qualcomm, Marvell, Nvidia
The larger significance of the merging of Taiwan’s “M Brothers” may have escaped the notice of some western observers.

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February 2011

Trend to Farm out Chip Design Work Extends from Fabless to Top Tier

Trend to Farm out Chip Design Work Extends from Fabless to Top Tier
The growing complexity of IC design is prompting companies to outsource a higher percentage of their design work to independent chip design services firms. The trend has been in evidence among smaller fabless chip vendors for several years. But in the recent months, even some top-tier chip companies have begun to outsource portions of their designs—and in some cases, entire design projects—to outside vendors.

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