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Damn if the husband cannot get it from the wife, are you sure divorce rates will drop???? LOL
Thanks Chip Guy, you have me intrigued about slow and fast wafers. So how is a fast or slow wafer made or differentiated, could you elaborate on this some more.
Here is a question for the technical experts.
When Intel bins their chips into the various categories, do the higher binned chips come from the center of the wafer (are there likely to be less defects in the center) or can these higher binned (less defects come from anywhere on the wafer.
I think Ephud and Chipguy are well qualified, but if you know the answer Wbmw I would like to hear your views also.
Wow, if what you say is going to happen, what a dichotomy in culture and attitude. One is the party animal and the other Hard Working and Diligent.
Well I know where my money is going Partying NOT
Here is some fat for MRVL to chew on, this is a story of what Intel is developing in the WiFi, Wimax and Digital TV.
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=25254236
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I just moved to TradeKing, they have competitive fees, but I don't like the look/feel of their Trade Screens, but if you are a position Trader, then it is fine, otherwise for Day Traders and someone who wants to get in and out fast, it is cumbersome.
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Well Yes I don't really listened to them and in fact generally take the other side to their call, ie they say buy I sell.
But a couple of things did trouble me about the conference call and most of my concerns have been aired on the thread, but I will list them for what it is worth.
1. This CEO and interim CFO need to learn how to manage expectations, I agree with Rambo in this aspect, rather than blow out, they should have kept some for next Q. With respect to the interim CFO, he has to find another job.
Though the CEO may control/ own this company he should stick to what he knows best (technical) and communication is certainly not his forte and I would suggest he bring in a new CEO.
This game is all about future expectations.
2. Margins are not going to improve till end of Q2 2008 or Fiscal Q2/09 and then only to 50%, that was disappointing. The XScale deal with Intel was certainly in Intel's favor and while not knowing any of the details, it comes across as INTC has shafted MRVL on this front.
3. The 780M for next Q is deemed as flat revenues and as one analyst wrote if you take only 13 weeks in next Q, it is in fact sequentially down. But having said that maybe they will surprise and report something like $800. But with flat WiFi sales it may be difficult.
I am of the opinion that this company will not cave in as it has a raft of new products coming on stream, but the economy will determine the direction for this stock. It is irrelevant as to what MRVL can contribute for the next 6 months at least. But as someone has suggested the MRVL price range is 14.50-18.
Here is another opinion.
DJ Marvell Technology Shares Hit On Uncertain Sales Forecast
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Dow Jones Real-Time News for InvestorsSM
12:10 p.m. 11/28/2007
By Rex Crum
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (MRVL) shares slumped more than 11% Wednesday, sinking in the wake of the communications and storage chip maker reporting a third-quarter loss, announcing a round of job cuts and issuing a revenue forecast that failed to please analysts.
Marvell saw its shares fall to a 52-week low of $14.50 amid negative reaction to the company's report late Wednesday in which it posted a loss of $6.4 million, or a penny a share, on revenue of $758.2 million for the third quarter ended Oct. 27. During the same period a year ago, Marvell earned $6 million, or a penny a share, on revenue of $520.4 million.
The company said the results were affected by increased costs for research and development.
In addition, Marvell said it would cut about 400 jobs, or 7% of its work force, and take an $8 million charge for restructuring against results for the fourth quarter.
Moreover, Marvell's fourth-quarter revenue outlook was viewed as slightly disappointing, as the company will have a 14-week-long quarter compared to its usual 13-week period. Marvell estimates it will report sales of $780 million, but some analysts said the forecast wasn't strong enough in light of the extra week.
Lehman Brothers' Romit Shah said that, on a 13-week basis, Marvell's sales outlook actually will decline from the third quarter. If adjusted for 13 weeks, Marvell's forecast would come to $724 million, Shah said, adding that the company's momentum is likely slowing due to weakness in its wireless-handset chip business.
Shah holds an equal weight rating and $15 a share price target on Marvell's stock.
Craig Berger, analyst with FBR Research, called Marvell's outlook "unclear and confusing" and said that, because of the extra week in the quarter, "it was not clear about how much extra revenue that week will drive."
Berger, who holds a market perform rating and $19-a-share price target on Marvell, said he believes the company's stock "will be punished for management's lack of clarity."
-By Rex Crum; 415-439-6400; AskNewswires@dowjones.com
Dow Jones Newswires
11-28-07 1210ET
Copyright (c) 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
RE: This board is no called..."The JB Room of Doom Board
LOL, it happens listening to CNBC all Day and all the talking heads that come by, but there could be some truth in what these folks have to say. It can get rather confusing, but at the end of the day, you as the individual in control of your investments will need to make a call.
Heh Wbmw,
The board is not listening to you.
DJ Advanced Micro CEO Ruiz Acquires Option On 62,500 Shares >AMD
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Dow Jones Real-Time News for InvestorsSM
07:38 a.m. 11/19/2007
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) Chairman and Chief Executive Hector Ruiz acquired an option on 62,500 shares, according to a regulatory filing.
The option, which Ruiz received Thursday, carries an exercise price of $12.70, according to a document filed Friday evening with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The option vests over three years, according to the filing.
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based computer chip maker, closed Friday at $12.64.
-Jared A. Favole, Dow Jones Newswires; 202-862-9207; jared.favole@dowjones.com
Dow Jones Newswires
11-19-07 0738ET
Sound Analysis CBS
But a previous post highlighted the fact (if true) that money is moving into Bonds which means slowdown or even recession ahead.
For any stock to move higher it needs a sound growing economy, followed by its brethren stocks in the sector and lastly the stock itself.
Even if MRVL meets all your criterias it will be moving against the tide and that is hard to do. So it will hold up well in the current term till the ER and conference as everyone is expecting good thing (just read the opinions of this board, not much negativity).
CSCO highlighted that the US sales were lumpy due in large part to the lack of orders from Financials. Money Managers start dumping and ask questions later.
So my take is for Stocks to do well, the economy has to be considered as well in the short term and even though we have a tanking dollar, the FEDS need to step up to the plate and fix this sub prime mess first and then worry about the implications of inflation down the road.
Here is another 2 cents worth of opinions.
If the current correction remains in force for the next 2 weeks and MRVL hits a low of around 16.50 and then retraces up to 18.0 based on the ER and Conference call. We could be forming a Head and Shoulders and any subsequent break of 16.50 in the future will take you into the area of S2 predictions.
This is just an opinion and it may be all BS.
MRVL has been moving up steadily on NO news of its (other than the appointment of 2 BOD).It has been feeding off anecdotally from news by STX,WDC and AAPL.
These 3 companies have certainly reported great earnings and suggest good things for MRVL, BUT if these 3 companies screwed MRVL through low commoditize pricing, what does that portend for Margins?
Great Revenues and poor Margins does not make a stock price zoom. So lets see if MRVL can improve those margins by increasing prices for its products that go to make products that their customers sell.
Will it be more of the same or can MRVL command some pricing power?
New Director joins Board of Marvel
DJ Juergen W. Gromer Joins Marvell Technology Groups Bd Of Directors
Who is he?(From Google)
Dr. Juergen W. Gromer is president of Tyco Electronics and is responsible for all aspects of the company’s operations. He formerly held senior management positions at AMP including senior vice president of worldwide sales and services, president of the global automotive division, and vice president of Central and Eastern Europe.
Here is my 2 cents worth.
Weakness in the Semi's.
The Sox Index is not only about Chip makers, the Semi Equipment sector (See AMAT, BRKS, LRCX, NVLS etc.) is tanking due to a glut of memory from the memory manufacturers (MU, QI, Samsung).
You also have the perception from some analyst of double booking of orders from INTC (which may or may not be true). I personally do not believe the analysts who are adopting this line of thought. In fact INTC said that they cannot keep up with orders and they have reduced Inventory.
The consumer benefits from cheaper prices for all this competition between SEMI companies, but it is not so good for the bottom line for these companies.
The biggest problem I see facing MRVL is margins (and this is what analyst focus on), this was confirmed by BRCM. The fact is that the chip sector has a lot of competition and prices are reduced to the box and consumer electronics makers (ie, APPL, RIMM, HPQ, DELL etc)so if margins continue to remain weak, then stocks like MRVL will remain weak. This whole sector is viewed as manufacturers of commodity products.
We need to see MRVL get some traction with their new product (eg QDEO) with more design wins before the competition heats up in that area. They also need to reduce expenses and if margins can increase then this is a positive.
I look forward to their next ER and hope to hear that margins are not decreasing. I think they have forecasted revenue for this Q to be north of $710M an increase from last Q, so if expenses can be reduced then the bottom line will look good. The quicker they can move all their PXA manufacturing from INTC to TSM the better, but I think from the last conference call they said this might take a few Q to do.
I posted some evidence that they have increased their orders (the article does not say what specifically) at TSM for this Q, so lets hope they can reduce their expenses and this will be the start of a turn around.
Well I would like it to hold the 450 area on the SOX.
We have Microsoft reporting tomorrow and I have seen MSFT come to the rescue many times especially when INTC has had a weak quarter, so lets hope MSFT can lift the market and get the market to keep thinking that Tech is the place to be and not be distracted by the Financial and Building sector.
Though if you are a trader and a tech trader to boot, you have to love this volatility.
Then we have the Fed Meeting on the 30th and Cisco reports Nov 7th. So we have some positives to look forward to.
Did you see the chart on the SMH that they (Fast Money) put up it certainly drew my attention to the fact that the Semi Charts (SOX, SMH) do not look good.
Just maybe the analyst who made the buy call had a large inventory that the firm wanted to offload. Brokerage Firms have their own agendas and they certainly do not have the average investor at heart.
So maybe when Brokerages say 'BUY' it may be time to sell and when they say 'SELL' it may be time to buy.
Just something to think about.
I was watching Fast Money tonight and Paul O. was holding up a 300mm wafer that was manufactured under 45nm and said that the wafer held 500-600 processors.
Well we don't know what APPL and INTC have in mind in 2009/2010 time frame. APPL is a great innovator of consumer products and maybe the products you see today may be the dinosaur in 3 years time and who knows what APPL and INTC are thinking. All I am suggesting to those long term holders either because they believe in MRVL's long term prospects and are waiting for much much higher prices or for those that got caught at much higher price levels is too not take their eye off INTC and dismiss INTC and APPL hopping into bed in the MID (Mobile Internet Device) space.
Those articles linked posted earlier suggest that APPL is considering the Silverthorne successor (Moorestown).
If you are a short term holder, then what I posted you can dismiss and not even consider that INTC is a near term threat (which is my position in MRVL).
I listened to their last conference and liked what I heard with respect to their Technology and their Research, hence I have backed up the truck with respect to MRVL. So when my price targets are met on MRVL Sayonara.
BBQ
You may very well be correct, but I think for those who believe in MRVL and intend to be long term holders should just keep an eye on INTC and what INTC is doing to move into this space. They made a big splash about Silverthorne at their recent IDF presentation so I am sure they have big plans for this platform.
The power envelop will be improved by INTC as manufacturing moves down to 32nm which is the time frame for Moorestown so maybe they may be able to compete in that arena.
Anyway enough said on my part.
Please don't get all hung up about this event. I have been following MRVL only for a short time and have a position as big as some on this thread all taken when it swooned at the end of August.
So I am not emotional as some on this thread who have a position from much higher levels. I am also like some on this thread, that I have targets and will be out of this stock.
I realize that this may be old news but just over the past few days there have been folks who have asked what the Silverthorne platform (INTC)has to do with MRVL.
Well I disagree with your statements about the effects that APPL would have on MRVL, I would think APPL ending the relationship with MRVL (even now)would see major problems. I am not saying this will happen at this moment.
INTC is supplying APPL with all the X86 chips for their Desktop and Notebook lines. Whos is too say that in 2009/2010 when the form factor and power envelops are competitive enough to compete with ARM that APPL and INTC are not 100% in bed together.
Well they are folks who may be following MRVL that are not aware of what competition may be forthcoming.
Personally I find it ironic that INTC offloads their ARM Chip to MRVL and now develop a potential competitor to MRVL in the Mobile space.
This offering by INTC may be a 2009/2010 offering but I for one would not want to be arguing with INTC. But that is a debate for the future. For now I think folks should be aware that MRVL may not be owning the APPL space.
Apple Considering using the X86 for I-Phones in Future????
See Post on INTC Thread
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=23361664
Good Question
1. Many of their (HTC) phones contain QCOM and TI Chips, that might take away sales from MRVL Chip phones and competes with Apple? HTC do have products that contain PXA270, but there is no breakdown on what percentage of their 800K units contain what chips.
or
2. HTC had robust sales, so that could be indicative of Robust Phone Sales with Wifi all round
You can spin this story many ways, but maybe option 2 would be most positive in conjunction with overall increase in Chip sales as per the SIA report.
UPDATE 1-Worldwide chip sales rose 4.5 pct in August-SIA
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Reuters U.S. Company News
08:08 a.m. 10/01/2007
(Recasts, adds details, SIA president quotes)
NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Worldwide sales of semiconductors rose 4.5 percent in August to $21.6 billion, helped by a seasonal boost and increased sales of NAND flash memory, the Semiconductor Industry Association said on Monday.
"August is historically the beginning of the holiday season build by electronics manufacturers, which in turn drives demand for a broad range of semiconductor products," said SIA President George Scalise in a statement.
Sales of NAND flash memory chips, used in digital gadgets such as cameras and music players like Apple Inc's (AAPL) iPod, were up by 48 percent as supplies tightened and prices firmed, the association said in a statement.
Scalise noted that personal computer unit growth is looking "very solid" in 2007, as are mobile phone sales.
"Unit sales of cell phones are also running well ahead of our earlier forecast of 10 percent growth, and we currently expect that total unit sales will be up by 15 percent in 2007," he said.
He said handsets are becoming more affordable in developing markets such as China and India, while demand has also strengthened in established markets such as Europe and the United States. (Reporting by Franklin Paul, Additional reporting by Aditi Samajpati in Bangalore; editing by Steve Orlofsky)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan's HTC has sold 800,000 Touch phones
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Reuters U.S. Company News
08:32 a.m. 10/01/2007
(Adds Microsoft comment, detail)
By John Bowker
LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Taiwan smartphone maker High Tech Computer Corp (HTC) <2498.TW> said on Monday it had sold 800,000 units of its own branded HTC Touch phone, launched in Europe and Asia in June.
"This is better than I expected ... We feel very good about our success," Chief Executive Peter Chou told Reuters in an interview, adding that the smartphone's popularity was close to that enjoyed by Apple Inc's (AAPL) competing iPhone.
The iPhone sold 1 million phones in the three months after its launch in the United States, also in June, and Apple is set to begin selling the product in Europe in November.
Chou was speaking as HTC launched a second "touch" device, the Touch Dual, which has a keyboard function as well as the touch screen system used in the first phone.
He would not provide forecasts for the Touch Dual, which has signed Orange <FTE.PA> as its pan-European partner but can be used by different operators in individual markets.
Both the HTC Touch and the Touch Dual use Microsoft's Windows Mobile system -- the version of the U.S. giant's famous software that works on mobile phones.
"At the moment, the HTC Touch is one of the most successful to use the Windows Mobile. It's very very popular," said Vassili le Moigne, business manager for Windows Mobile in Central and Eastern Europe, in a separate interview.
HTC said in July it expected third-quarter sales to grow by a high single digit percentage rate from T$26.36 billion ($807 million) last year as its own-branded business gains momentum.
Historically, the firm has made handsets for other companies.
Thats right a very typical response from you, my moniker refers to my lack of knowledge about everything and I do not profess to be a know all who has a lot to say about everything and anything.
But in this case you again are CLUELESS, if you know nothing about something SHUTUP, but I am sure folks on this board have already told you that.
I know because I was selling Heaps of AMD S939 Processors in Jan/Feb/Mar when AMD was dumping and I know for a fact how NewEgg Inventory works.
Sarmad has been monitoring daily sales to date and he is quoting you what is anecdotally going on and your scenario of 54 in and 50 sold does not tally with the low daily volume to date, so enough of your CRAP you are clueless.
Laker do you think this has the Tavor Chip
By the end of October, LG will also introduce its new Prada phone, the KU990 Viewty, into Taiwan, Chen indicated. The KU990 has a 3-inch touch screen display, a 5-megapixel camera and supports HSDPA.
http://www.digitimes.com/Backgrounders/ArtReview.asp?datePublish=2007/09/21&pages=PD&seq=207
TSMC Receives Increased Foundry Orders Amid Downbeat Market Outlook
Taipei, Sept. 20, 2007 (CENS)--After Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Marvell and Qualcomm increased foundry orders to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), NOR-memory chipmaker Spansion has recently decided to outsource 65-nm chip foundry production to the No.1 silicon-foundry supplier.
http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=23900493
Thanks for Links,
I have spent quite some time going through many/all of the fundamental links posted by Laker he has done a fantastic job(I need to go through what you have to say), so I have a better grasp of MRVL business and what the future holds for the foreseeable future.
I am comfortable with my current holdings which I am accumulated on the swoon down at the end of August, but mainly these are for a trade.
My main target is the gap around the 24 area, S2 being the technician may have something to say.
But in short, I remain bullish on this company because
1. The company is pouring a big percentage of its funds into R&D (as per CC), which means a constant stream of new products.
2. Looking forward to the New Super Design win though Laker has speculated what that could be. I agree to a degree, though I am waiting for some Tier 1 wins from QDEO to really cement in a great run.
3. Big upside in PC/Notebook Sales as per some Brokerage Report the other day 13% or something like that for the next fiscal year.
4. Waiting for MRVL to move its manufacturing to Taiwan, that will make a big difference to the bottom.
5. Economy holds and does NOT Tank.
My apologies for preaching to the choir, but unless these few data points change for me. I am LOOOONG.
My last post for the day.
Yes I realize Silverthorne is not an immediate problem, to me it is a 2009/2010 problem for Marvel when Intels 32nm is in force and as the article suggests that Intel would like to move into the MID space.
The question then is will Apple and others move away from its Xscale chip to the Intel especially when you have a small low powered processor combined with WiMAX.
Intel: Intel to Combine WiMax and Variety of Mobile Devices to Shape Future Wireless Broadband Internet World
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07:05 a.m. 09/20/2007
INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, San Francisco, Sep 20, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Intel Corporation executives today promised that the pending rollout of WiMAX, ongoing innovation to its popular Intel Centrino Duo processor technology for laptop products and a new category of Internet-connected devices will usher in a new era of reliable broadband-connected wireless computing starting next year. Under the mantra of smaller, faster and more energy-efficient computing, consumers will increasingly shift toward this combination of technologies to use the Internet for entertainment, business and content-heavy personalization on-the-go.
"Intel is the undisputed market leader today with notebook PCs by providing consumers with what they want in performance, battery life and a fully loaded internet experience," said David (Dadi) Perlmutter, Intel senior vice president and general manager, Mobility Group. "Mobile users have an insatiable appetite for and want even more mobility, connectivity and a full Internet on their smaller devices. Intel will satisfy those needs by delivering our latest 45nm processors and WiMAX to notebooks, as well as Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) in 2008, and also using some of these technologies to bring an affordable computing and Internet experience to emerging communities and economies around the world."
Perlmutter continued by discussing how Intel continues to provide advanced mobile processors based on innovative High-k metal gate (Hi-k) silicon technology that deliver energy efficiency for great battery life needed by users on-the-go. He showed what users could expect in terms of more performance and battery life features when the next-generation Centrino Duo processor technology is refreshed with Intel's 45nm Hi-k dual core mobile processor, codenamed Penryn. Perlmutter also demonstrated the graphics improvement for the refreshed Centrino Duo based notebooks by unlocking advanced graphic technologies for an enhanced visual experience, especially with DirectX 10-based applications.
Due out later in 2008, Montevina processor technology, also based on Penryn, will span the full range of notebook designs from mini-notes to full size. Also featured in Montevina is integrated HD-DVD*/Blu-ray* support for consumers and next generation data manageability and security features for the enterprise. Montevina will be Intel's first Centrino processor technology for notebooks to offer the option of integrated Wi-Fi and WiMAX wireless technologies for greater wireless broadband access.
Mobile WiMAX provides multi-megabit speed, greater throughput and wider range compared to other wireless broadband alternatives, which is crucial as consumers increasingly want to access user-generated content, high-definition videos, music, photos and other large data files while on the go. Perlmutter showed off the capabilities of mobile WiMAX with three mobile vehicles cruising through the audience at the Intel Developer Forum, including a Segway, golf cart and scooter.
Perlmutter also outlined how using new technologies developed for low power will help break the affordability barrier by being able to offer a very low-cost solution.
Full Internet -- In Your Pocket Anand Chandrasekher, Intel senior vice president and general manager of the Ultra Mobility Group, described the evolution of the personal mobile Internet, outlined Intel's silicon roadmap that will deliver radical reductions in power requirements and package sizes, and disclosed a range of leading industry players working with Intel to establish the MID and ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) categories.
"Mobile users are demanding to take the full Internet experience anytime, anywhere - in essence these users want the full Internet to be delivered to them wirelessly and in their pocket," Chandrasekher said. "In the first half of 2008, Intel will take a major step to deliver what these users are looking for with our first platform designed from the ground up for MIDs and UMPCs - codenamed Menlow, which will deliver 10x lower power compared to the first UMPCs in the market. After Menlow our next-generation platform - codenamed Moorestown, will increase battery life an order of magnitude by reducing idle power by 10x compared to Menlow."
Menlow is based on Silverthorne a 45nm Hi-k low power microarchitecture-based processor and next-generation chipset, codenamed Poulsbo. Also featured on the Menlow- based customer designs are optional standardized communications capabilities such as Wi-Fi, 3G and WiMAX to enable more of an always-connected experience.
A number of early working prototypes, resulting from the formation of the Mobile Internet Device Innovation Alliance 6 months ago, were demonstrated by Chandrasekher.
"Together, alliance members have worked on engineering challenges, including power management, wireless communications and software integration," he said.
Chandrasekher provided a sneak peek at Moorestown that consists of a system on chip (SOC) design combining the CPU, graphics, video and memory controller onto a single chip. A Moorestown-based MID will have idle power that will be 10x lower than the 2008 Menlow design, enabling longer battery life in smaller form factors.
Industry momentum continues to grow in the UMPC and MID categories, according to Chandrasekher. To illustrate the support, Chandrasekher welcomed Mark Shuttleworth, founder and CEO of Canonical*, on stage and discussed the company's entry into the MID segment. Shuttleworth showcased a pre-alpha release of Ubuntu Mobile on an Intel Menlow-based MID.
In addition, Chandrasekher was joined on stage by Al Ramadan, senior vice president, Mobile and Device Solutions Business Unit, Adobe. Ramadan described Adobe* AIR* and discussed how the combination of MIDs and Adobe AIR applications will bring compelling new experiences to the user. Adobe AIR will support Windows and Linux based Menlow platforms in the future.
Is WiMAX a threat to Wifi????
http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=3104&p=9
Hello All,
Some concern about this Company not performing to each of our expectations has crept into our psyche recently.
There are some folks here who have a lot of technical savvy about this company.
I would like to propose a plan so that we are clear about why we have put our hard earned dollars into this play, so that we can stay focused and not be distracted by noise like Option Expiration, End of quarter Window Dressing or overall down days in the market by other sectors of the stock market unless it impacts the whole economy which then means we abandon ship.
The plan is to gather all the information scattered throughout this great thread (Kudos to those who have already contributed) and put onto 1 or 2 pages.
1. The current and future competitors of Marvel (Just a Review)as we already know what is going on.
2. The current design wins by Marvel broken down by (Review)
a.. HDD Business
b.. MID (Mobile Internet Devices)
c.. Any other business segments they are in
3. **** Most Important *****
Put together future possible Products and possible design wins, and threats ie Qdeo, Intel Silverthorne
I would appreciate some suggestions, but I am prepared to do the grunt work. Also I am limited to 3 posts a day, so forgive me if I do not reply.
In the end I would like to have 1 document summarizing the findings of each category, so it is easy to see at hand what is happening to the company and hopefully this can just be updated.
Sorry if this has been posted and is old News
Marvel PXA270 520MHz processor in ASUS’ new P550 smartphone.
ASUS’ new P550 smartphone came across the FCC wires today and has some very nice specifications. The P550 features a Marvel PXA270 520MHz processor and runs Windows Mobile 6 Professional. Onboard memory is 256MB of Flash ROM and 64MB of SDRAM.
The phone will run on 2100 MHz UMTS (3GPP Band 1) networks and is Tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900MHz capable. The large 3.5” 65,000 color TFT-LCD has a 240 x 320 resolution. The phone has a 2-megapixel camera built-in as well as WiFi 802.11 b/g.
Bluetooth 2.0 capability is built in and the device uses mini-USB connector to sync to a computer. The battery is a 1530mAh Li-Polymer unit good for up to 300 hours of standby time on GSM, 400 hours standby on WCDMA, five hours of GSM talk time and 3 hours of WCDMA talk time.
Memory expansion is via mini-SD cards and the phone is compatible with several file types for audio and video including 3gp, 3g2, MP4, AAC, AAC+, AMR, MID, MP3, WAV, WMA, and WMV. Internet browsing is supported for HTTP and WAP2.0 web pages.
The P550 measures in at 121 mm x 71 mm x 16.5mm and weighs 188.5 grams with the battery. Messaging options include SMS, MMS v 1.2, and push email for Microsoft Exchange and Outlook. Java J2ME (CLDC 1.1 + MIDP2.0) is supported as well.
http://www.dailytech.com/FCC+Leaks+ASUS+P550+Smartphone/article8970.htm