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Tablet market key to three-way battle of Intel, ARM and MIPS premium content

Intel, ARM and MIPS all seek dominance in the fluid world of emerging device formats

By CAROLINE GABRIEL

Published: 10 May, 2010

READ MORE: Intel | MIPS Technologies | ARM | Semiconductor | Tablet

The device processor world used to be simple. Intel x86 ruled PCs and recently netbooks; ARM dominated phones and was expanding into other mobile gadgets; Mips was strong in broadband and home media equipment. Now, wireless is becoming fundamental to all three markets and all three want a piece of each others' key sectors. They all also aim to gain a strong foothold in two important emerging segments - hybrid PC/phone platforms like tablets and smartbooks; and the rapidly growing range of low power products with embedded wireless, from sensors to low end consumer electronics.

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