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Intel reveals MIMO radio, dual-core Itanium

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SAN FRANCISCO — Intel Corp. will use the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) here this week to introduce a dual-core Itanium processor along with one of the first CMOS radio chips using multiple-input/multiple output (MIMO) antenna technology.

Intel's CMOS radio project aims to reduce power while enhancing performance. While the end game for CMOS radio development might be a reconfigurable device capable of communicating with a variety of wireless LANs using different frequencies and protocols, a MIMO antenna system may be the first step toward that goal, said Krishnamurthy Soumya, director for communications circuits research.