Oldest Living Start-Up Tells All

This article about a low power, programmable RF chip startup may portend the next generation of handhelds, whether phones or PDAs. Encouraging to note that IBM Burlington is a player in developing the prototype.
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"RFco is supposed to get a prototype silicon wafer back from the I.B.M. microelectronics factory in Burlington, VT., next month. Like other radio frequency chip start-ups, RFco is a so-called fabless semiconductor company, meaning that it farms out the chip fabrication to a contract manufacturer. Then, it will begin testing whether its design innovation really works."