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Originally Posted by cmdahler
I was just skimming that article and misinterpreted that. You're totally right: and since that's what he really said, in corp-speak it basically means there's no chance for a Mirasol device in 2011. Summer 2012 is about the earliest realistic possibility if they haven't even figured out their manufacturing process yet.
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Steve is the executive VP of CDMA technologies (QCT) where production volumes are in millions per week. He is not directly involved in the Qualcomm MEMS division, so he may be a bit far removed from the action in the MEMS division. Jim Cathey, VP of business development for Qualcomm’s MEMS division had this to say concerning Steve's comments:
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According to Cathey, despite what Mollenkopf’s comments implied, the mirasol fabs are up and running, and samples are out with the company’s OEM partners. The confusion, he suggested, was down to volumes: Mollenkopf was “thinking in billions” which, as a new technology, mirasol isn’t yet reaching. However, Qualcomm are on track to make their first shipments before the end of the year, and Cathey expects commercial products to arrive in Q1 2011.
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http://www.slashgear.com/qualcomm-mi...-2011-1197307/