Microsoft is working with chip designer ARM to increase the number of chip manufacturers tuning their products for Windows CE .Net as the software giant tries to move deeper into handhelds and cell phones.
Motorola, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of cell phone chips, along with STMicroelectronics and NeoMagic, for instance, have pledged to develop processors tuned for Windows CE as a result of the cooperation between Microsoft and ARM. Texas Instruments, Intel, Samsung and Hynix already produce processors for Windows CE.
The strategy is intended to make it easier for consumer electronics manufacturers to use some version of Microsoft’s embedded operating system, said Scott Horn, director of marketing in the embedded platforms group at Microsoft.
Currently, semiconductor makers have to spend considerable time and effort on tuning their products for Windows CE. In fact, these companies pay fees to Microsoft, Horn said….
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