Intel's 'wireless Internet on a chip' for GSM phones

Intel has finally released its "wireless Internet on a chip" processor, codenamed Manitoba, as the PXA800F. It combines two different processors plus Flash memory -- all of which are normally made using different techniques -- on a single piece of silicon. The PXA800F has a 312MHz Intel XScale processor (ARM-based) with 4MB of Flash memory and 512K of SRAM to hold the software, plus a 104MHz digital signal processor with 512K of Flash and 64K of SRAM. If you are buying 10,000, they only cost $35 each. Products using the new chip should be on sale towards the end of this year and during 2004. Intel will have a tough job breaking into the phone industry, which is dominated by TI (Texas Instruments), whose similar OMAP processor is already on the market.