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techon.nikkeibp.co.jp - 12/4/2008

Competition Heating Up for Wii Acceleration Sensor Contract -- Tech-On!

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Sensor manufacturers have been in keen competition over the three-axis acceleration sensor used in the controller of Nintendo Co Ltd's "Wii" game console. The acceleration sensors are currently supplied by Analog Devices Inc (ADI) of the US and Franco-Italian firm STMicroelectronics (ST). But ...

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