Designing personal communications devices

Author

Azhari, Fadi

Author_Institution

Handheld Comput. Grou, Philips Semicond., Sunnyvale, CA, USA

fYear

1997

Firstpage

30

Lastpage

31

Abstract

The handheld computing and communication market has been plagued by a series of false starts with devices that delivered functionality far from end user expectations. The market is now ready to take off with the advent of high performance/low cost RISC processors and open software platforms such as Microsoft WinCE, enabling seamless PC functionality and easy synchronization to the desktop. Three market trends are shaping up: handheld PCs, with improved LCDs and faster data communication (V34bis speed and beyond); personal companions, where form factor is the key differentiator without compromise on PC synchronization; and smart cellular phones, with lower entry cost barriers due to the availability of highly integrated RISC processors

Keywords

cellular radio; notebook computers; open systems; reduced instruction set computing; LCDs; Microsoft WinCE; PC synchronization; V34bis speed; cost barriers; data communication; end user expectations; form factor; handheld PCs; handheld computing; high performance/low cost RISC processors; highly integrated RISC processors; market trends; open software platforms; personal communications device design; personal companions; seamless PC functionality; smart cellular phones; synchronization; Cellular phones; Computer architecture; Costs; Design engineering; Design optimization; Handheld computers; Personal communication networks; Power engineering and energy; Reduced instruction set computing; Synchronization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wescon/97. Conference Proceedings

Conference_Location

Santa Clara, CA

ISSN

1095-791X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4303-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WESCON.1997.632315

Filename

632315