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| | Software Limits Multi-Core ICs, Panelists Say - Server Center - Network Computing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | With multi-core ICs, said Daya Nadamuni, chief analyst at Gartner Dataquest, "software is both the problem and the opportunity." She noted that systems-on-chip (SoCs) have not only hardware, but also a hardware/software binding layer, real-time operating system (RTOS), middleware, and applications software. |
 | | The largest consumer, she said, is the handheld market, with automotive electronics expected to be a growth area in the future. |
 | | In China in 2004, she said, 65 percent of sub-$100 DVD players were returned, many due to software failures. |
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