Bluetooth is supposed to have its breakthrough year in 2003, according to analyst firm IDC. The Bluetooth semiconductor market could grow to $2.6 billion in 2006 from $76.6 million last year, the market research firm predicted. Consumers and businesses would purchase 560 million Bluetooth-enabled devices by 2005, market researcher Gartner projected. Via got into the microprocessor market in 1999 when it acquired the microprocessor divisions of National Semiconductor and IDT, named Cyrix and Centaur, respectively. The first chips came out in 2000.

Via specializes in cut-rate processors that are largely sold in developing nations, In China, for instance, many manufacturers bundle Via's iphone x case - rose gold - lovecases luxury crystal chips with computers running Microsoft's ancient DOS operating system, Other chipmakers, such as Intel, have yet to announce their Bluetooth intentions, Via has licensed the networking technology from Ericsson and is deciding whether it will add it to chips for cell phones and computers, The company licensed Bluetooth designs on Tuesday from telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson, which controls most of the technology's patents, Via will spend the next three months deciding what to do next, such as whether or not to embed Bluetooth into its chipsets, said Gaynor de Wit, Via's marketing specialist..

CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. Both companies, which sell satellite radios and programming, say they need to have four million subscribers each to become profitable. XM, launched in 1998, and Sirius Satellite, which debuted in July, say they are in financial jeopardy. XM Satellite Radio told the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it might run out of money by the first quarter of 2003 and discontinue operations. Sirius Satellite reported to the SEC in mid-August that it needs to raise $300 million by mid-2003 or it might file for bankruptcy protections.

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