| 05/06/08 | Predicting the Future Triumph of Clearwire's $14 Billion Broadband Wireless Network
Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) and Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) announced Wednesday that the companies will combine their broadband wireless units to create a $14.55 billion mobile wireless communications company to provide internet access, phone service, movies, games and a variety of other broadband wireless data services. The new company, which will retain Clearwire's name, will continue developing a mobile network based on WiMax technology, which promises much faster speeds than the latest 3g cellular networks. |
| 04/15/08 | Accton Integrates WiFi and Digital Networking with Audio Equipment
Accton Technology (TAIEX: 2345) is proud to announce the availability of its Internet radio modules, integrating WiFi, Ethernet, and multimedia capabilities into one module. This enables radio and audio equipment manufacturers to upgrade their devices to support multimedia and Internet radio functions an electronic BOM cost approaching USD $15 (note) per module. |
| 04/15/08 | Las Vegas Casinos Utilize RFID to Track Millions of Dollars in Chips and High-Profile Guests
Video poker machines aren't the only high-tech applications in casinos. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is becoming increasingly more widespread in the gaming industry. |
| 04/08/08 | Atmel and Melexis Introduce a Highly Secure Cryptographic RFID Development Kit
Atmel Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and Melexis Microelectronic Integrated Systems N.V. (Euronext Brussels: MELE) announced their innovative development kit, Yuma+, for contactless, highly secure RFID transactions. The Yuma+ solution is based on Atmel's secure CryptoRF(R) chips, with 64-bit embedded cryptographic engines. Atmel's AVR microcontroller and the Melexis MLX90121 reader IC. |
| 04/07/08 | Icera to Acquire Sirific Wireless for Radio Frequency (RF) CMOS Technology
Icera Inc., a leader in software defined wireless modem chipsets, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to merge with Sirific Wireless, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in advanced CMOS RF transceivers. This will enable Icera to deliver a complete chipset solution for the mobile broadband market, which industry analysts expect to grow from just 90 million subscribers today to 1.3 billion by 2012. |
| 04/01/08 | SiGe Semiconductor Reports 2007 Revenues of US $69 Million
SiGe Semiconductor reported that revenues for 2007 were US $69 million, an increase of 40 percent year-over-year. Sales were fueled by the growing demand for SiGe's radio front-end integrated circuits (ICs) and modules, which enable the next generation of wireless computing, home entertainment and mobile applications. |
| 03/17/08 | Altair Semiconductor Announces an Ultra Low-Power Mobile WiMAX Processor
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS) announced that Altair Semiconductor, a fabless chip company developing the world's most advanced mobile WiMAX semiconductors for handheld devices, has integrated MIPS processor and analog IP in its new ALT2150 mobile WiMAX baseband processor. The ALT2150 is the first baseband processor optimized for handheld devices, combining ultra-low power consumption, low cost and the smallest footprint. |
| 03/11/08 | Altair Semiconductor Unveils Power-Efficient Mobile WiMAX Processor for Broadband Wireless Handheld Devices
Altair Semiconductor, a fabless chip company developing an advanced mobile WiMAX semiconductors for handheld devices, announced the release of the ALT2150 mobile WiMAX baseband processor to leading handheld device and module manufacturers. The ALT2150, a small and power-efficient mobile WiMAX processor, implements full WiMAX Forum Wave-2 physical (PHY) Layer and Media Access Control (MAC) functionality, and offers substantial performance enhancements beyond this profile. |
| 03/07/08 | SonicsWM Simplifies System on Chip Designs for WiMax Broadband Wireless Applications
Sonics Inc. announced SonicsWM, a family of integrated SMART Interconnect solutions ideally suited for SoC designs that incorporate WiMax. SonicsWM enables customers to leverage a configurable platform to meet the rapidly-changing requirements of the WiMax market while reducing SoC development costs and improving time-to-market. Resulting SoCs offer numerous advantages including higher performance, lower power, IP re-use and simplified software architecture. |
| 03/07/08 | Beceem's Broadband Wireless Chipset Solution Delivers Seamless Mobility to Mobile WiMAX Devices
Beceem Communications announced the selection of its latest chipset for mobile WiMAX devices as one of the chipsets that broadband pioneer Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) is working with for its mobile WiMAX trial in Portland, Oregon. Beceem ' s leading chipset solution is powering a family of PC peripheral WiMAX devices to provide a true mobile broadband Internet experience on laptop computers. |
| 03/04/08 | Ultrawideband Broadband Wireless Chipset Manufacturer Secures $24 Million in Funding
Wisair, a leading provider of single-chip based Ultra Wideband (UWB) and Wireless USB (WUSB) solutions, announced that it has secured $24 million in its latest round of funding. The financing included four new international investors and was led by Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE), a US-based private equity fund investing in growth capital and late stage venture opportunities. SGE was joined by European-based Advent Venture Partners, Bridge Capital Fund of Japan (an affiliate of Nikko Antfactory), and Yasuda Ventures. Existing Wisair investors also participated, and included Apax Partners, Broadcom, Intel Capital, Vertex, and Zisapel brothers from the RAD group. |
| 02/25/08 | Ekahau Increases Power of Wi-Fi RTLS Positioning Engine
Ekahau Inc. announced the immediate availability of Ekahau Positioning Engine (EPE) 4.2, which improves the solution's ability to deliver unmatched, standards-based location accuracy, speed and savings to the Wi-Fi based RTLS market and application developers. EPE 4.2 is the foundation for Ekahau RTLS, the only comprehensive turn-key RTLS system that can be installed over any brand or generation of Wi-Fi infrastructure. Ekahau RTLS is a software solution that supports location tracking with room-level or better accuracy using only the existing Wi-Fi network. It does not require additional chokepoints, UWB antennas or other proprietary infrastructure, as is the case with many other RTLS systems. |
| 02/20/08 | Vubiq Announces First 60 GHz Integrated Radio on a Chip - Smaller Than a Dime
Vubiq, Inc. announced the availability of its 60 GHz integrated radio solution, enabling commercial, government, and academic institutions to utilize the unlicensed 57-64 GHz band for application development. Vubiq's tiny radio modules (patent pending), packaged in a 10mm BGA, combine 60 GHz transmitters and receivers with integrated antennas, and are available in a cost-effective development system. |
| 02/14/08 | Agilent Technologies and Runcom Technologies to Collaborate on Wave 2 Mobile WiMAX Broadband Wireless Protocol Testing
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Runcom Technologies Ltd. announced they will extend their WiMAX collaboration to include Mobile WiMAX Wave 2 Protocol Test. All WiMAX devices must undergo protocol conformance test (PCT) to become certified for use. To realize the promise of interoperability, the WiMAX industry relies on traceable and effective protocol test solutions. The assurance of interoperability between WiMAX reference designs and protocol test equipment creates customer confidence and enables industry growth. |
| 02/14/08 | Vimicro Launches Mobile Linux-Based Open Platform
Vimicro Corporation (Nasdaq: VIMC) announced the launch of its most recent open mobile platform, Vinno-III-Linux, based on the Linux operating system, and the addition of two new Vimicro Mobile Multimedia Processors, the VC0848 and VC0878, to the company's product line when attending Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, Spain. |
| 02/09/08 | Anite Selected by All Major Mobile WiMAX Chipset Developers for Broadband Wireless Protocol Testing
Anite announced that it has been selected by all of the leading Mobile WiMAX chipset developers and vendors for protocol testing. According to the company, customers deploy Anite's Protocol Conformance Toolset and Base Station Emulator to quicken the development of their WiMAX chipsets and ensure conformity to the WiMAX Forum's certification requirements. |
| 02/08/08 | Wavecom Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Financial Results
Wavecom S.A. (Paris:AVM) (NASDAQ:WVCM) announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full year 2007 ending December 31, 2007. Ron Black, Wavecom Chief Executive Officer, commented, " During 2007 we continued to deliver on our promise of operating a very profitable business, which is demonstrated by our 10% operating margin on a non-GAAP basis for the full year, compared to a 6% operating margin on a non-GAAP basis in 2006." |
| 02/08/08 | Sandbridge Technologies Demos LTE at Mobile World Congress 08 in Barcelona
Sandbridge Technologies, a cutting edge fabless semiconductor company developing multi-mode baseband/multimedia processors for low-cost advanced mobile data devices, announced today that it will showcase an LTE UE implementation based on it's SB3000(R) series SOC platform during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. |
| 02/04/08 | WirelessLogix Partners With Sequans for CDMA Test Tools
WirelessLogix Inc. and Sequans have established a partnership designed to integrate Sequans' Mobile WiMAX chips into the WirelessLogix XCAL-X and XCAP-X WiMAX tools suite. This new chip integration will provide end users with the ability to test Sequans-based devices using WirelessLogix' XCAL-X real-time data collection and analysis tool. |
| 01/23/08 | New 802.11a/b/g/n Broadband Wireless RF Front-End Modules Providing All the Functionality Required between the Transceiver and the Antenna in Dual-Band Wi-Fi systems
SiGe Semiconductor, Inc. announced two radio frequency (RF) front- end modules featuring performance that will enable new wireless multimedia services in client access applications including game consoles, desktop and laptop computers, and home access points. |
| 01/18/08 | picoChip Introduces Femtocell Reference Design that Supports TD-SCDMA, HSPA and WiMAX
picoChip announced today the PC8808 TD-SCDMA femtocell reference design, the first to support this standard. Femtocells (or 3G access points) are low-cost basestations optimized for deployment inside buildings to improve coverage and data rates. |
| 01/08/08 | Zensys Announces Most Advanced RF System-on-Chip for Broadband Wireless Home Control Applications
Zensys announced the launch of its fourth generation Z-Wave single chip for Broadband Wireless Unified Home Control, the ZW0401, which is the ideal wireless RF control platform for unifying all AV and Home Control devices in an interoperable home network. |
| 01/08/08 | Atheros Demonstrates Expanded Broadband Wireless Technology Portfolio
Atheros Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATHR) announced it is demonstrating its broadly expanded technology portfolio at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at its booth at the LVCC, South Hall 4, #35349. The company's technology momentum is intersecting the rapidly expanding demand for converged networking, computing and entertainment in an array of fixed and mobile devices. |
| 01/07/08 | Westinghouse Digital and Pulse-LINK Unveil the World's First Ultrawideband Broadband Wireless HDTV at CES 2008
Westinghouse Digital Electronics, one of the top five LCD manufacturers in the U.S.(a), and Pulse ~ LINK, Inc., the UWB semiconductor performance leader, today introduced the world ' s first fully integrated wireless HDTV. The High Definition LCD TV, featuring Pulse ~ LINK ' s integrated CWave UWB Wireless HDMI technology, will be on display for the first time at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 7-10. |
| 01/04/08 | Ralink Introduces Two 802.11n Single Chips, the Ultra-Low Power RT3080 and Smallest USB RT3070
Ralink Technology Corporation, a leading developer of 802.11 chipsets, announced its new 802.11n single chips. The RT3080, which enables Wi-Fi in handheld/mobile devices and the RT3070, the industry's smallest 802.11n USB single chip for PCs, AP/Routers and client devices. |
| 01/01/08 | Ubicom Delivers 2.5 Million 802.11n-Compliant Chips for Wireless Home Routers Within Calendar Year 2007
Ubicom, Inc. has delivered more than two and a half million StreamEngine family processors in 2007, confirming that the transition to the 802.11n draft 2.0 standard is well underway. |
| 12/18/07 | Atheros New 802.11n Single-Chip to Deliver Dual-Band Wi-Fi in Multimedia Home Gateways
Atheros Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATHR) announced two single-chip 802.11n solutions developed expressly for the carrier gateway market. The new dual-band, 2.4GHz/5GHz, AR9220 and single-band, 2.4GHz AR9223 PCI designs join the comprehensive Atheros XSPAN family, the world's most widely adopted draft 802.11n Wi-Fi solutions. These latest 802.11n designs provide reliable, market-proven performance at price points that allow carriers to broadly deploy home gateways capable of supporting data, voice and video on a single wireless network. They are the second implementation of Atheros' new single-chip 11n design which follows last month's introduction of the company's half-mini card for PCI Express (PCIe), the world's most integrated, compact 802.11n solution for PCs. |
| 12/13/07 | Beceem Claims Major Technical Milestone Achieved with Sprint's WiMAX Wireless Broadband Network
Beceem Communications announced the completion of the first major milestone of Mobile WiMAX equipment initial interoperability testing performed between Beceem's chipset and Sprint's WiMAX infrastructure as part of the Sprint Mobile WiMAX device launch preparations. |
| 11/27/07 | Sequans WiMAX Wave 2 Technology Embedded in USB dongles, ExpressCards, Modems and other Broadband Wireless Internet Access Devices
SEQUANS Communications announced that USI (Universal Scientific Industrial) is using Sequans chips as some of its solutions to manufacture Mobile WiMAX end user devices and SIP-based (system-in-package) modules. USI has been manufacturing WiMAX devices since 2004, and has special expertise in wireless SIP module technology, for which it has recently won a national invention and creation award from the Taiwan government. |
| 11/19/07 | Broadcom Announces New $1 Billion Share Repurchase Program
Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM ) announced that at its regular quarterly meeting yesterday the company's Board of Directors authorized a new program to repurchase shares of Broadcom's Class A common stock having an aggregate value of up to $1.0 billion, depending on market conditions and other factors. Repurchases under the program may be made from time to time at any time during the period commencing November 19, 2007 and extending through and including December 31, 2008. |
| 11/12/07 | Single-Chip 802.11n Broadband Wireless Solution Now Available from Atheros
Atheros Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATHR) announced the world's most integrated, most compact, single-chip 802.11n solutions for the PC market. The new dual-band AR9280 and single-band AR9281 PCI Express (PCIe) designs join the Atheros XSPAN family, the most widely adopted draft 802.11n Wi-Fi technology worldwide. Both have been expressly designed to satisfy the requirements of PC OEMs focused on delivering the high-performance benefits of 802.11n in mainstream consumer and enterprise notebook platforms. |
| 11/07/07 | Next-Phase Roll-out of AbsoluteSKY's intelliTRACKER Inventory Tracking System Planned
AbsoluteSKY, Inc. (Pink Sheets:ABSY) disclosed that following several months of successful in-store operation, the Company's RFID-based intelliTRACKER product suite at a major customer location, a contract for deployment of the system into additional stores is expected shortly. |
| 11/06/07 | Thin Film/Printable Batteries Market to Reach $5.6 Billion by 2015 According to New NanoMarkets Report
According to a newly released report from NanoMarkets, an industry analyst firm based here, the value of the thin-film and printed battery market will reach $5.6 billion by 2015. The report, "Thin Film and Printed Battery Markets" is the next in NanoMarkets' ongoing series that covers the emerging markets for thin film, organic and printable electronics. |
| 11/06/07 | Rohde & Schwarz and Beceem Improve WiMAX Radio Testing
Beceem, a leading Mobile WiMAX terminal chipset developer, and Rohde & Schwarz, a world wide leader in test and measurement equipment, have teamed up to enable best-in-WiMAX RF performance test solutions for the WiMAX ecosystem. |
| 10/23/07 | WiMAX Chipsets Now Ready for Microsoft Windows Vista
GCT Semiconductor announced it validated its current WiMAX chipsets product portfolio on Windows Vista. Windows Vista WHQL signed drivers are ready for all current GCT WiMAX chipsets. In addition, all future GCT WiMAX chipsets will ship ready for Windows Vista. |
| 10/23/07 | Richardson Electronics Expands Broadband Distribution Agreement with Wavecom to Reach Key Markets in Americas
Richardson Electronics (NASDAQ: RELL) announced the extension of its distribution agreement with Wavecom SA to include North and South America. The strategic partnership will expand Richardson's distribution of Wavecom's Wireless CPU products and wireless communications solutions. |
| 10/23/07 | Jasper Wireless, Telit Wireless Solutions Expand Reach of Next-Generation Broadband Wireless Machine-to-Machine Connections
Expanding the reach of the next generation of machine connections and control, Jasper Wireless, a licensed global machine-to-machine (M2M) mobile operator, and Telit Wireless Solutions, a leading machine-to-machine (m2m) communications device manufacturer, announced a partnership agreement. |
| 10/15/07 | Key ASIC and RedDot Wireless to Co-Operate in the Development of Advanced Wi-Fi Solutions
Key ASIC and RedDot Wireless, Inc. have entered into a Collaboration Agreement to provide wireless solutions for consumer and computing applications. Under this Collaboration Agreement, Key ASIC will provide certain semiconductor IP's, optimized complete chip implementation, and manufacturing of the products. RedDot Wireless will provide its wireless IP and system expertise for the products. Included in this cooperation, Key ASIC obtains the rights to use RedDot's 802.11 a/b/g baseband IP for its ASIC business. |
| 10/12/07 | Lyrtech Launches Its Third-Generation MIMO Broadband Wireless Solutions
Lyrtech Inc. (TSX-V: LYT) announced the launch of its third generation of MIMO (Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output) solutions. These solutions are the most scalable and integrated on the market, allowing developers to prototype MIMO applications more quickly than ever before. |
| 10/12/07 | Freescale Development Platform Speeds Creation of LTE Base Station Equipment
Freescale Semiconductor introduces a development platform designed to speed and simplify creation of networking equipment for 3G Long Term Evolution (LTE) and other emerging broadband wireless technologies. The platform will be displayed in Paris this week at the Freescale Technology Forum. |
| 10/10/07 | GainSpan Unveils Wi-Fi Sensor Network Solution With Years of Battery Life
GainSpan unveiled a wireless sensor network solution that utilizes the widely deployed Wi-Fi infrastructure while providing years of battery life for sensors and other connected devices. GainSpan's semiconductor and software solutions deliver the security, manageability, and convenience benefits of Wi-Fi along with 5-10 years of extended battery life needed for applications such as temperature monitoring for energy management, condition monitoring of industrial equipment in manufacturing plants or streetlights in metro areas. |
| 10/09/07 | Wisair's Wireless USB Single Chip Achieves WiMedia Platform Certification
Wisair announced that its WSR601, CMOS single chip was awarded WiMedia platform certification. Covering both MAC and PHY layers, WiMedia certified platforms ensure interoperability and coexistence between products and serve as the foundation for Certified Wireless USB products. This follows upon the WSR601 chip successfully passing WiMedia Physical (PHY) layer compliance and interoperability tests and being designated as a registered PHY in the WiMedia integrators' list last month. |
| 10/09/07 | Jazz Semiconductor's 0.18-micron Silicon Radio Platform Allows Complete Radio Integration
This new technology promises to deliver higher levels of integration for future cell phones, wireless LANs, and WiMAX systems while displacing chips today built in more expensive GaAs and reducing die costs up to fifty percent. |
| 10/08/07 | Jasper Wireless and Wavecom Collaborate to Deliver Innovative Business Models for Global M2M
Jasper Wireless and Wavecom announced the initial step in building a global partnership for the first all-in-one wireless machine to machine (M2M) infrastructure. By combining new Wavecom StarService with the Jasper Wireless global service platform, customers get everything they need to connect and manage their machines wirelessly from day one. This connectivity service will be possible using the new Wavecom Wireless Microprocessor 50 with inSIM (embedded SIM), the secure Wavecom Intelligent Device Services, and immediate access to the Jasper Wireless service platform for connecting and managing machines around the world. |
| 10/06/07 | Atheros Announces Record Revenue in the Third Quarter of $106.3 Million
Atheros Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATHR) announced financial results for the third quarter of 2007, ended Sept. 30, 2007. Revenue in the third quarter was a record $106.3 million, up five percent from the $100.8 million reported in the second quarter of 2007 and up 34 percent from the $79.6 million reported in the third quarter of 2006. |
| 10/03/07 | OKI and Wipro Form Strategic Partnership for Wireless RF Semiconductor Design Services
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. and Wipro Technologies, the global IT services arm of Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT) announced their strategic partnership in the area of design services for the semiconductor market. As part of this partnership, Wipro has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Oki Techno Centre Singapore Pte. Ltd.(OTCS) including its own Intellectual Property Rights in an all cash deal over a period of one year. Wipro will also establish a dedicated Development Centre for OKI. |
| 09/28/07 | Microsemi Announces New Multichip Power Amplifier for 802.11b/g/n WLAN Front-End Applications
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC) announced a new space-saving multichip power amplifier for space constrained 2.4GHz WLAN front-end applications. Designated the LX5540, the new device combines an advanced two-stage HBT power amplifier with a fully matched low noise amplifier in an ultra low profile package that's 0.45mm high by 3mm square. Its small integrated packaging saves board space and reduces component count for small form factor, low profile wireless LAN designs targeting mobile applications |
| 09/28/07 | FIPS Validation for RELM's P25 Digital Over-The-Air Rekeying (OTAR) by the National Institute of Standards and Technology
RELM Wireless Corporation (Amex: RWC) announced that it has received Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 validation from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) validating over-the-air rekeying (OTAR); a functionality utilized with the cryptographic module for BK Radio-brand P25 digital radios, which are compliant with the APCO Project 25 (P25) technical standard for interoperable communications. OTAR enables encryption security keys to be changed over the air electronically, eliminating the need to return radio units for manual rekeying. This functionality improves the efficiency of the rekeying process and reduces associated costs. |
| 09/28/07 | NextWave Broadband and Huawei Technologies Cooperate to Conduct Interoperability Testing and Field Trials of Mobile WiMAX
NextWave Broadband and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. announced they are conducting interoperability testing of NextWave's mobile WiMAX chipsets, based on the IEEE 802.16e standard, with Huawei's WiMAX infrastructure equipment. |
| 09/28/07 | List of WiMAX Vendors that Unveiled Ground-breaking Broadband Wireless Products and Technologies at WiMAX World 2007
Trendsmedia announced that industry-leading vendors showcased numerous breakthrough WiMAX products, services and technologies at the 2007 WiMAX World Conference & Expo at McCormick Place in Chicago. |
| 09/27/07 | Navini and Beceem Work Together to Accelerate Availability of Mobile WiMAX Modems
Navini Networks and Beceem Communications announced at WiMAX World in Chicago, a partnership under which Beceem's Mobile WiMAX chipsets will be part of Navini's newly announced Surfer product line for Mobile WiMAX. The Surfer modems will provide industry leading Beamforming and MIMO capabilities. |
| 09/27/07 | More Than 95 Wi-Fi Products Now Certified to Work with Wireless 802.11n Standard
The Wi-Fi Alliance announced that more than 90 next-generation 802.11n draft 2.0 products have been Wi-Fi Certified since the organization's testing program began just three months ago. This first wave of products, which include access points, laptop computers, routers and wireless networking cards, enable consumer and enterprise users to select from a growing number of interoperable next-generation Wi-Fi gear. |
| 09/26/07 | Analog Devices Introduces RF Transceivers for Mobile WiMAX Applications
Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI) introduced RF-to-digital baseband transceivers designed to enable broadband connectivity in mobile communications terminals, such as cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and handheld multimedia devices, using WiMAX. As WiMAX evolves from a fixed-line protocol to one that increasingly serves portable communications applications, device manufacturers are requiring smaller, more energy-efficient solutions that deliver IEEE 802.16d/e mobile WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) standard compatibility within the cost, space, and power budgets of mobile communications terminals. |
| 09/26/07 | Tech Data U.S. Launches New Broadband Wireless Specialized Business Unit to Assist Computer Reseller Build Indoor/Outdoor Wireless Data Networks
Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ:TECD) established its Wireless Specialized Business Unit (SBU). The new SBU will provide sales, technical and product management resources to resellers capitalizing on the demand for indoor and outdoor wireless networking solutions like hotspots for small businesses, corporate campuses, universities and municipalities. |
| 09/26/07 | Fujitsu Shows Off the Latest WiMAX Fixed and Mobile Device Technologies at Annual WiMAX World in Chicago
In booth 305, Fujitsu will highlight its MB87K21 802.16e-2005 mobile WiMAX SoC, a single-chip MAC and PHY mixed-signal device optimized for use in mobile stations, mobile terminals and PC cards. A MIMO-based wireless demonstration operating in the real world environment will show how MPEG2 HL video clips stored in the video server are sent as a multimedia stream via base station equipment to the mobile station containing the Fujitsu MB86K21 baseband mobile WiMAX SoC. Fujitsu has achieved a 40Mbps throughput at the SoC level, which is close to the theoretical maximum value. |
| 09/25/07 | Motorola Unveils New WiMAX Chipset for Broadband Wireless Handheld Devices
Small, with low power consumption, Motorola's WiMAX chipset modem solution delivers ultra-high-speed functionality to provide consumers with new wireless broadband experiences |
| 09/24/07 | Sequans and Celestica Offer Integrated Baseband and RF Solution for Large Mobile WiMAX Base Stations
Sequans Communications, a leading supplier and developer of fixed and mobile WiMAX semiconductor solutions, and Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS), a global provider of innovative electronics manufacturing services (EMS), today announced the availability of an integrated Sequans/Celestica baseband/RF solution for manufacturers of high-end WiMAX base stations. |
| 09/20/07 | Samsung Increases New Round of Funding to $27 Million for picoChip's WiMAX Chipset Business
picoChip announced that Samsung has made a strategic investment in the company. The amount of the investment is undisclosed, and forms part of the $27 million of new investment D-round announced in July by picoChip which was led Highland Capital Partners. The round has brought the total company funding to $70.5 million, placing picoChip in an unrivalled position to build upon the success it has already achieved in the wireless infrastucture market. |
| 09/18/07 | Freescale and ArrayComm Augment Multi Antenna Signal Processing Power for WiMAX Base Stations
Operators of WiMAX networks can look forward to baseband equipment with dramatic improvements in range, coverage quality and operating efficiency thanks to a joint solution from Freescale Semiconductor and ArrayComm LLC. The companies have developed a reference design intended to speed and simplify the creation of high-performance WiMAX base station equipment. The solution combines ArrayComm's multi antenna signal processing software (A-MAS) with Freescale's high-performance MSC8144 quad-core digital signal processor. |
| 09/18/07 | Realtek Demonstrates Complete Detect-and-Avoid System Enabling Full Simultaneous Operation of Ultra-wideband Devices with WiMAX 3.5GHz Systems
First industry demonstration of WiMAX ultra-low-level signal detection combined with advanced avoidance techniques illustrates feasibility of full simultaneous operation of UWB and WiMAX in the 3.4 - 4.8GHz band |
| 09/11/07 | Conexant Delivers Industry's Lowest Power, Single-Chip 802.11n Product Family New Solution Achieves Wi-Fi Certified Status
Conexant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNXT) announced the industry's lowest power 802.11n draft 2.0 product family for high-performance, power-sensitive wireless local area networking (WLAN) applications. The CX53322 and CX53328 are targeted at products with embedded Wi-Fi functionality such as printers, portable media players, cellular handsets, and universal serial bus (USB) sticks. The single-chip devices deliver significant data rate and range improvements over previous generation solutions. They are available in production quantities today, and have been designed in by several leading original development manufacturers. |
| 09/10/07 | Metalink's WLANPlus 802.11n Chipset Selected by Pirelli Broadband Solutions
Metalink Ltd. (NASDAQ: MTLK) announced that its Metalink's WLANPlus(TM) 802.11n chipset was selected by Pirelli Broadband Solutions for its family of Discus wireless video extenders. |
| 09/06/07 | Three Wireless and Telecom Industry Leaders Join Quantenna Communications Advisory Board
Quantenna Communications Inc. announced the appointment of three leading wireless and telecom experts to its Advisory Board: Dr. Herbert May, former Member of the Managing Board of Deutsche Telekom; Dr. Niel Ransom, former World Wide CTO of Alcatel; and Dr. Tadao Saito, CTO of Toyota InfoTechnology Center. |
| 08/30/07 | One Million Ubicom StreamEngine Wi-Fi Processors Shipped in 2007 Reveal Surging 802.11n Momentum
Ubicom to Deliver More Than Two Million 802.11n-Compliant Chips for Wireless Home Routers within Calendar Year 2007 |
| 08/29/07 | ANADIGICS ICs Support Increased Data Rates and Lower Power Consumption for Mobile Broadband Wireless that Integrate Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Functionality
ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD) announced a family of three front-end ICs (FEICs) in low profile standard packages targeting next-generation, WiFi-enabled smart phones and consumer electronics products. |
| 08/21/07 | Wavetrend Joins the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Strategic Partnerships Program
Wavetrend announced that it has joined the International Air Transport Association's Strategic Partnerships programme. As a Strategic Partner, Wavetrend will be able to participate in IATA projects, committee meetings and work groups, sharing its active RFID expertise and working closely with the leading air transportation industry players. |
| 08/21/07 | National Semiconductor's New 12-Bit ADCs for WiMAX Provide the Industry's Highest SFDR of 84.1 dB at 250 MHz Input Frequency
National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: NSM) introduced two 12-bit 170 mega-sample per second (MSPS) analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and a 14-bit, 155 MSPS ADC, each with a full-power bandwidth of 1.1 GHz. Available in dual data rate, low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) and CMOS output options, the ADCs are targeted at demanding WiMAX and 3G wireless communications applications. In high intermediate frequency (IF) sampling receiver applications, the 1.1 GHz bandwidth capability of these ADCs provides high spurious free dynamic range (SFDR) and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) performance that extends well beyond 250 MHz input frequencies. |
| 08/17/07 | NextWave Broadband Announces Release of Wireless NW1000 Series WiMAX Chipset
Samples of NextWave's advanced WiMAX baseband System-on-a-Chip and matched RFIC now shipping to consumer electronics and mobile device manufacturers |
| 08/13/07 | XtremegeRange3 Offers 400 mW 2.7 - 3GHz 802.11 Atheros-Based mini-PCI Broadband Wireless Radio Module
Ubiquiti Networks announced the general availability of the XtremegeRange3 -- the world's first 3GHz 802.11 Atheros based mini-PCI radio module incorporating Ubiquiti's patent-pending Frequency Freedom Technology. The XR3 is available in three different models with frequency operation spanning 2.7GHz to 3.7GHz. The XR3 was specifically designed for long-distance, outdoor broadband wireless applications and features high output power (400mW), extended temperature operation, and an innovative receiver design, which provides excellent noise immunity and sensitivity performance. |
| 08/01/07 | Broadband Wireless Software for Linux Cleared of Legal Uncertainty by Software Freedom Law Center
Development of OpenHAL, a wireless network component for Linux, can now resume unfettered after months of legal uncertainty. OpenHAL allows people with wireless cards based on technology from Atheros Communications, Inc. to connect to networks using solely free and open source software. |
| 08/01/07 | SyChip Introduces Advanced WiMAX 2.5 GHz Chip Scale Module for Handheld Mobile Broadband Wireless User Devices
SyChip, Inc. announced the launch of its first mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e- 2005) chip scale module. The WiMAX9xxx module allows handheld manufacturers to quickly design and add WiMax functionality to devices such as handsets, ultra mobile personal computers, personal media players and personal navigational devices. |
| 07/31/07 | Seventeen Wavecom Wireless Products Receive AT&T Network Certification for GPRS Cellular Machine-to-Machine Applications
Wavecom (NASDAQ: WVCM) announced the certification of seventeen Wireless CPU® products for use on the AT&T Wireless Network. Designed specifically for machine-to-machine applications, the devices all support the innovative Wavecom low-cost-of-ownership, single-CPU architecture. |
| 07/26/07 | Enhanced Drivers License with RFID Wireless Technology Trialed for U.S. Border Crossing in Washington
Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) announced an agreement with the Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) to support the State in implementing their newly developed Enhanced Driver License (EDL). Washington DOL and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have agreed to run an initiative that allows the EDL to be used as an alternative travel document to re-enter the United States through sea and land border crossings. Digimarc will supply Washington DOL with applicant enrollment and screening solutions as well as production of the RFID-enabled EDL. |
| 07/25/07 | Staccato's Single-Chip CMOS Ultra Wideband Solution Achieves Certification Milestones in US and Japanese Markets
Staccato Communications announced that its Ripcord product family has earned official FCC certification and Japan TELEC regulatory approval. By delivering FCC and TELEC standards-compliant devices, Staccato is able to advance the state of reference design kits with customer engagements and accelerate customer time-to-market in both the US and Japan. As Ripcord approaches the production cycle and prepares to undergo additional certification processes, it remains as proof that the single-chip, all-CMOS solution is not only possible, but offers the most competitive offering due to the inherent performance and cost advantages of a design based on only one chip. |
| 07/17/07 | New Report Assesses the Potential Health Risks Posed by Broadband Wireless Technologies
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report: Wireless Technologies - A Blessing or a Health Hazard to their offering. |
| 07/16/07 | picoChip Teams with Systems4Silicon to Further Support for Advanced HSDPA Wireless and MIMO
picoChip announced that it has added Systems4Silicon as an approved design center for its picoArray multi-core DSP. Systems4Silicon has a highly experienced team, capable of supporting customers with PHY, MIMO, PA linearization and RF design issues for advanced air interfaces applications, and already has considerable real-world experience with picoChip technology. |
| 07/12/07 | Agilent Technologies and GCT Semiconductor to Accelerate Time-to-Volume for WiMAX-Enabled Device Manufacturers
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and GCT Semiconductor Inc. announced plans to jointly implement a WiMAX manufacturing test system for GCTs WiMAX chipsets, which will accelerate manufacturing throughput and allow mass production deployment. |
| 07/10/07 | Denali IP Products Deployed in First Terminal Chipset Solutions for Mobile WiMAX
Denali Software, Inc. announced that Beceem Communications has incorporated its Databahn DDR memory controller into the first commercially available terminal chipset for the latest Mobile WiMAX standard. Denali's Databahn DDR controller IP enabled Beceem engineers to achieve optimal system-level performance for its DRAM systems in the design of the 802.16-2005 mobile wireless BCS200 chipset. |
| 07/04/07 | picoChip Joins the Femto Forum
picoChip announced that it has joined the Femto Forum, which will support and promote femtocell deployment worldwide. The Forum brings together the foremost femtocell equipment vendors with the major global mobile operators assessing the technology. |
| 07/03/07 | TDC Support Kit Gives Embedded Wireless a Headstart in Developing 3G Broadband Wireless Applications
TDC has announced a new series of economical and versatile development kits, giving designers everything that they need to start developing embedded systems featuring GSM, GPRS, EDGE, 3G and/or GPS functionality. The kits are based on a DSB, Development Support Board, developed in-house by TDC's field application engineers. |
| 06/25/07 | BitWave Softranscceiver Receives Signals from GSM, GPRS, EDGE, iDEN, CDMA2000, WCDMA, 802.11 WiFi and 802.16 WiMAX Broadband Wireless Networks
BitWave Semiconductor, Inc. announced that it has successfully demonstrated multiple protocols in a single Softransceiver(tm) RFIC. BitWave was able to reconfigure the Softransceiver's performance envelope using one chip to pass signals for GSM, GPRS, EDGE, iDEN, CDMA2000, WCDMA, 802.11 WiFi and 802.16 WiMAX. |
| 06/22/07 | Sequans and Nortel Conduct Successful Interoperability Testing of Sequans' Wave-2 Ready Mobile WiMAX Chips
SEQUANS Communications and Nortel have conducted successful interoperability testing of their MIMO-based WiMAX products. The two companies recently signed an agreement to collaborate on mobile WiMAX interoperability testing for the purpose of expanding Nortel's WiMAX ecosystem. |
| 06/18/07 | DesignArt Networks Picks Tensilica Xtensa LX2 Configurable Processors for WiMAX Baseband Chip
Tensilica, Inc. announced that DesignArt Networks, of Ra'anana Israel, has decided to use multiple Xtensa® LX2 configurable processor cores to speed product development and reduce risk to their WiMAX wireless baseband chip design. Multiple Xtensa LX2 cores are used in PHY and MAC layers of DesignArt's SOC platform, where some are replacing RTL state machines with high performance software, and some have been configured as custom DSP engines, handling high-speed signal processing functions. |
| 06/14/07 | EFJ, Inc.'s 3e Technologies International Subsidiary Executes Software Licensing Agreement With Broadcom
EFJ, Inc. (Nasdaq: EFJI) announced that its 3e Technologies International (3eTI) subsidiary has executed a software licensing agreement with Broadcom Corporation. The agreement calls for 3eTI and Broadcom to jointly develop and maintain an application programming interface (API) that is designed to create a FIPS 140-2 Validated and Common Criteria certified driver and supplicant software. |
| 06/14/07 | Marvell WLAN SoC Receives Prestigious INSIGHT Award
Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) announced that the Marvell 88W8686 ultra-low-power 90 nanometer (nm) WLAN System-on-a-Chip (SoC) solution has received the 2007 INSIGHT award for most innovative RF IC transceiver. The award, sponsored by Semiconductor Insights (SI) in conjunction with Semico and EETimes, recognizes corporate and individual feats in technology. Selected devices undergo a complete relevant analysis by SI in order to qualify for the award. |
| 06/13/07 | SkyCross and Beceem Bundle Integrated Chipset/WiMAX Antenna Solution
SkyCross announced a partnership with Beceem Communications to provide complete, integrated WiMAX solutions for last-mile broadband connectivity. The bundling of Beceem chipsets and SkyCross antennas provides superior performance while shortening and simplifying the design process to reduce time to market and associated costs. The convenient, one-stop RF solution is versatile, providing device manufacturers with the freedom to enable WiMAX on a wide range of mobile platforms. |
| 06/13/07 | Comsys Baseband Processor Awarded Best WIMAX Product at Wireless Broadband Innovation Awards
Comsys Communication and Signal Processing is pleased to announce that its ComMAX processor has been awarded the title of 'Best WIMAX Product or Service' at the Wireless Broadband Innovation Awards ceremony in London. |
| 06/06/07 | NextWave Broadband Announces Roadmap for Advanced Broadband Wireless WiMAX and Wi-Fi Chipsets
NextWave Broadband Announces Roadmap for Advanced Wireless Broadband Chipsets Family of WiMAX Baseband and RFICs to Include Ultra-Low-Power, Fully-Integrated WiMAX and Wi-Fi Mobile Chipset |
| 06/06/07 | New Embedded 802.11n Processor Now Available for Designers of Broaband Wireless Routers, Wi-Fi Access Points, Residential Gateways and Advanced Set-Top Boxes
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (NASDAQ: AMCC) announced the second member of its embedded processor family for cost-sensitive wireless access platforms at this week's Computex Conference in Taipei, Taiwan. The PowerPC® 405EXr is based on Power Architecture technology and delivers an optimized blend of price and performance for 802.11n (Wi-Fi) and WiMAX-based wireless access points, residential gateways and advanced set-top boxes (STBs). |
| 06/06/07 | Broadcom VideoCore Reference Design Powers An Applications Processor, Bluetooth, FM Radio Tuner, Wi-Fi and Power Management Portfolios into a Single, Small Form Factor
One example is the integration of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Both technologies operate within the same 2.4GHz radio frequency band, potentially introducing interference issues. With Broadcom's new converged reference design platform, the radio co-existence issues (as well as other design complexities) have been addressed in the component design process, greatly reducing development time and effort. Similarly, the platform integrates media player software applications, media codecs and the Linux(R) operating system to further simplify product development. |
| 06/06/07 | New GaN HEMTs Offer 16W in OFDM Modulation for WiMAX Applications
Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) announced sample availability of three new devices especially designed for WiMAX applications. The CGH27120, CGH27060 and CGH27030 offer linear power up to 16 W under OFDM modulation in small-footprint packages. Cree will showcase the devices in booth #631 at the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium 2007 being held June 3-8 in Honolulu, Hawaii. |
| 06/05/07 | NXP Launches 802.11n Module to Boost Broadband Wireless Home Connectivity
Optimized for HD video streaming in both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, the module can be integrated into a number of applications including Set-Top Boxes, Digital Media Adapters, TVs, Residential Gateways, Routers, Game Consoles, Media Center Applications, IP Set-Top Boxes, Digital Video Recorders and Home Cinema Systems. As a result, consumers can enjoy their multimedia content when and where they want to in the home. |
| 06/05/07 | JMD Showcases Dual Band Broadband Wireless Module that is Four Times Smaller Than Industry Standard
Jacket Micro Devices, Inc. (JMD) published a paper on a complete dual band WLAN module with two transmits and two receives in a package measuring 4 mm X 8 mm, approximately four times smaller than the industry standard, at Microwave Week 2007 in Honolulu, Hawaii. |
| 06/04/07 | Wavesat Announces Availability of World's First 5.8GHz WiMAX Mini-PCI Design
Wavesat announced the immediate availability of its 5.8 GHz Mini-PCI reference design. Wavesat's 5.8 GHz Mini-PCI design is optimized to allow equipment manufacturers worldwide to rapidly bring WiMAX equipment to market. |
| 06/04/07 | Wireless Communications Chip Market Revenue Generated More than $2.74 Billion During 1Q07 by 3G Cellular, Wi-Fi, WiMAX and Bluetooth Semiconductor Segments
A new quarterly series on Communications Chip market initiated by iLocus , reveals that during 1Q07 over $8.57 billion worth of communication chips were shipped by vendors worldwide. Texas Instruments, Freescale and STMicroelectronics led the overall communication chip market with estimated market shares of 18.17%, 13.34% and 10.61% respectively. |
| 06/02/07 | Microsemi Features Breakthrough Package in New High Volume RF PIN Diodes Line for Wi-Fi and WiMAX Industries
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC) announced a new line of RF PIN diodes in a breakthrough surface mount package for high volume microwave applications including attenuators and antenna switching in WiMAX and wireless LAN systems. |
| 05/30/07 | picoChip Unveils WiMAX Wave 2 MIMO Basestation Reference Design for Building Broadband Wireless Networks
picoChip announced the next version of its industry-standard WiMAX basestation reference design, with a software upgrade to support Mobile WiMAX Wave 2 and MIMO. The new PC8532 WiMAX platform has its first public display at WiMAX World Europe this week (Booth Number 204). |
| 05/29/07 | TapRoot Systems, Inc. Supports Windows Mobile with Beceem Communications WiMAX Chipsets
TapRoot Systems Inc. announced a collaboration with Beceem Communications, the leading mobile WiMAX chipset provider, to support Windows Mobile 6.0 on Beceem's mobile WiMAX chipset. |
| 05/29/07 | ANADIGICS Expands Wireless and Broadband Sales Efforts in Eastern Canada
ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions in the rapidly growing broadband wireless and wireline communications markets, today announced Electronic Sales Professionals, Inc. (ESP) as the manufacturer's representative for the Eastern Canadian Region. ESP will represent ANADIGICS' complete line of wireless and broadband products. |
| 05/28/07 | Sequans Unveils the First Mobile WiMAX Wave 2-Ready ExpressCard Design at Asia Pacific WiMAX Expo
SEQUANS Communications is demonstrating the power of its newest mobile WiMAX MIMO chip at the Taipei Summit/Asia Pacific WiMAX Conference and Exhibition to be held at the Taipei International Convention Center. Sequans will be running a full Mobile WiMAX® system demo whereby a Sequans-based ExpressCard34 will be communicating with a Sequans-based Mobile WiMAX base station platform in the 2.5 GHz frequency. |
| 05/28/07 | AudioCodes Offers VoIP Solution for WiMAX CPEs on Intel's WiMAX Connection 2250 Chipset
AudioCodes provides a complete and ready to use toolkit including a hardware reference design for a VoIP Analog Telephone Adapter (ATA) and a Linux-based SIP VoIP application, fully integrated and tested with the Intel WiMAX Connection 2250. The VoIPerfect(TM) architecture, which has been deployed for over 12 years, includes a DSP firmware, media processing VoicePacketizer stack, SIP stack and call control layer for a complete SIP VoIP application. Additionally, an infrastructure is provided to allow the configuration and management of the stand-alone SIP VoIP application from the user's main application. |
| 05/22/07 | Beceem Communications Participates WiMAX Vendors Testing MIMO Intelligent Wireless Capabilities
Beceem Communications announced its participation in the third WiMAX Forum Mobile WiMAX PlugFest, an interoperability showcase hosted by AT4 Wireless and ETSI in Sophia Antipolis, France. This event is significant because it's the first time that WiMAX Forum tested key Mobile WiMAX features such as Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO), an intelligent antenna technology that's a fundamental component of Mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e-2005). |
| 05/17/07 | Fujitsu Demonstrates WiMAX SoC to Vendors Seeking to Build Mobile WiMAX Internet Access Products
Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.
(FMA) will exhibit its mobile System-on-Chip (SoC) at Broadband Wireless
Interop Las Vegas. Fujitsu is a platinum sponsor of this industry-leading
event, and will exhibit its MB86K21 mobile SoC at Booth 1931 in the Mandalay
Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. Fujitsu is also invited to speak on
two prominent panels during the show.
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| 05/16/07 | Kedah Electronics Engineering Selects WiMAX System-on-Chip for 3.5GHz Wireless Base Stations and WiMAX Customer Premises Equipment in Russia
Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) will provide its
MB87M3550 fixed WiMAX SoCs to Kedah Electronics Engineering, an
entrepreneurial Russian company that designs and manufactures
telecommunication products and systems. Kedah will use the Fujitsu WiMAX SoCs
for its new AsterPlex+ WiMAX Customer Premises Units (CPE) and WiMAX base
stations. Kedah plans to ship systems for the 3.5GHz band this year, and
expand into 2.5 - 2.7GHz and 5.1 - 6.4GHz thereafter. |
| 05/07/07 | ParkerVision, Inc. Licenses d2p RF Power Transmitter Technology
ParkerVision, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRKR) announced that it has
entered into a royalty-bearing intellectual property license agreement
with ITT. ITT is a premiere supplier of systems and products for
government applications. In connection with this effort, ParkerVision
has also entered into a fee-based Engineering Design Services
agreement to provide related engineering services to ITT. |
| 05/07/07 | WJ Communications Announces First Quarter 2007 Financial Results
WJ Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: WJCI), a leading designer and
supplier of radio frequency (RF) solutions for the wireless
infrastructure and radio frequency identification (RFID) reader
markets, announced results for its first quarter ended April 1,
2007. |
| 05/07/07 | ADI Engineering Announces New Wireless Router Board as Replacement for Discontinued WRAP Boards
ADI Engineering, Inc., a leading provider of wireless router
boards and turnkey wireless mesh equipment, announced immediate
availability of a new version of its popular Pronghorn SBC wireless
router board. ADI's Pronghorn SBC-210 fills the void created by the
discontinued WRAP board while providing substantial improvements in
throughput, high power radio support and standards compliance. |
| 05/05/07 | Vecima Completes Purchase of Spectrum Signal Processing
Vecima Networks Inc. (TSX:VCM) is
pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of all of the issued
and outstanding common shares of Spectrum Signal Processing Inc.
for a total purchase price of approximately $18.3 million, made up of 820,000
Vecima shares and approximately $10.1 million in cash. |
| 04/30/07 | Major Fixed WiMAX Chipset Leaders Roll-Out Plans for Mobile Wimax Wave 2 Solutions
All four leading Fixed WiMAX baseband leaders have already announced roll-out plans for their Mobile WiMAX Wave 2 solutions, along with RFIC vendors Sierra Monolithics, Analog Devices, and Atmel. There are also a large number of IC vendors focused specifically on Mobile WiMAX, including early leaders Runcom and Beceem, along with Altair Semiconductor, Amicus, ApaceWave, Redpine Signals, and XROnet, on the baseband side. On the radio side, NXP, GCT Semiconductor, and AsicAhead are completely focused on Mobile WiMAX.
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| 04/17/07 | RF Arrays, Inc. Delivers World's Smallest Wi-Fi Integrated Front End
RF Arrays, Inc.
announced the world's smallest front end solution for Wi-Fi systems. The
RWF111 delivers industry-leading performance for both Power and Low Noise
Amplifier and antenna switch in a 3x3 mm package and an external component
count of just 2 bi-pass capacitors. The ultra small footprint also reduces
Power Amplifier power consumption significantly vs. currently available
solutions, making it ideal for embedding Wi-Fi capability into portable,
battery-powered consumer electronics. |
| 04/13/07 | IBM Announced Breakthrough Chip Stacking Technique to Build 3D Chipsets
allows different chip components to be packaged much closer together for faster, smaller, and lower-power systems. |
| 04/04/07 | AMCC Announces Industry's First Power Architecture Processor Specifically Targeting 802.11n and WiMAX Secure Wireless Access Points
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (NASDAQ: AMCC) announced its next generation embedded processor for enterprise-class wireless access points at this week's Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose. The PowerPC 405EX is based on Power Architecture technology and is optimized for the demanding requirements of 802.11n (Wi-Fi) and WiMAX-based wireless access points and similar embedded processing or network control applications. |
| 04/04/07 | Sirenza Microdevices Announces Opening of New RF Manufacturing Facility in Shanghai, China
Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMDI) announced that it
has officially opened its new 107,000 square foot facility in
Shanghai, China, featuring a high volume RF components factory in
addition to an administrative, sales and engineering office building. |
| 04/03/07 | Renesas Technology and ZMD to Collaborate on 900 MHz Band Chipset
Renesas Technology Corp. and ZMD AG announced a joint development agreement enabling Renesas to incorporate ZMD's RF technology into Renesas microcontrollers (MCU) to develop a 900-MHz band ZigBee chipset. Based on this agreement, the two companies will set up a collaborative development team with the aim of bringing a ZigBee chipset to market. The resulting advanced chipset is expected to accelerate the development of various types of IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee systems. The two companies intend to complete the development work in 2008. |
| 04/03/07 | RFID Enabled Credit Cards Make Their Way to Cashless Payments at Cold-Drink Vending Machines at the Atlanta International Airport
SkyeTek, Inc. announced the first consumer application resulting from its partnership with Isochron Inc., a leader in intelligent, networked vending technology for the food and beverage industry. Together, the companies have enabled cashless payment at vending machines located throughout the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Consumers equipped with RFID enabled credit cards can now make a purchase by just waving a card within a few feet of the new vending machines. |
| 03/30/07 | Innovation Quest to Sell Patents Enabling Competitive Advantages Wireless Communication, Network Synchronization and Automated Test / Measurement
Innovation Quest Inc. announced the sale of Lot 40 covering
SOC solutions for high resolution phase/frequency detection. The
patents will be offered at The Ocean Tomo Spring 2007 Live
Intellectual Property Auction on April 19th at the Union League Club
of Chicago. |
| 03/29/07 | QUALCOMM Introduces Complete Solution for Ultra Mobile Broadband
UMB technology incorporates
the benefits of OFDMA, CDMA and other air interface techniques with MIMO
and advanced antenna technologies to offer features such as support for
broadband speeds, greater capacity and coverage, and an enhanced user
experience for future mobile services. QUALCOMM will present the industry's
first over-the-air UMB demonstration in the Company's booth, #1645, at the
CTIA Wireless 2007 conference in Orlando, Fla.
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| 03/27/07 | Beceem to Supply Motorola With WiMAX First-Generation Chipsets for Use in CPE and PC Cards
Beceem Communications (www.beceem.com) today announced that Motorola has selected Beceem's MS120 Mobile WiMAX chipset for use in certain models of its first generation WiMAX CPE and in Beceem-supplied PCMCIA card products. |
| 03/27/07 | Sequans Releases Mobile WiMAX Wave 2 Chip
SEQUANS Communications introduced its newest
chip, the SQN1130, for WiMAX mobile stations. The chip includes all
MAC and PHY features required by the 802.16e Wave 2 mobile WIMAX
profile, including full 2X2 MIMO, plus a low complexity implementation
of MIMO--unique to Sequans--based on a patent-pending algorithm that
delivers the highest performance achievable while minimizing power
consumption. |
| 03/27/07 | Siemens Makes Deal to Build WiMAX Consumer Devices with 2x2 MIMO
SEQUANS Communications announced that Siemens will use Sequans' newly released mobile WiMAX Wave 2 chips to build
WiMAX residential modems and gateways. The units are being developed
by Siemens Home and Office Communications Device division and are part
of the company's Gigaset product family. Siemens is a global leader in
fixed WiMAX consumer devices, with mobile WiMAX development well
underway. |
| 03/22/07 | LitePoint Offers First Automated Manufacturing Test Software for Wavesat WiMAX Chipsets
LitePoint Corporation announced the availability of the LitePoint IQfact manufacturing test software for WiMAX products based on Wavesat chipsets. This turnkey software package runs on IQmax-500 R&D and IQmax-100 WiMAX manufacturing one-box test solutions. The fastest test times and lowest cost of test realized by LitePoint's successful IQfact solutions are now also available for wireless product manufacturers using the Wavesat WiMAX chipset. |
| 03/20/07 | AVX CPO402P Series Ideal for High Frequency 3G and WiMAX Wireless Applications
AVX Corporation (NYSE: AVX) has developed an integrated thin film, high
directivity coupler that provides a directivity of 20-27 dB and an
ultra tight +/-0.5dB coupling factor tolerance. Based on the
proprietary RFAP thin film technology, the CP0402P series improves PA
gain control in high frequency applications such as cellular and WiMax
wireless system transmitters. |
| 03/20/07 | Arch Rock Turns Wireless Sensors into Internet Devices with 'Primer Pack/IP'
Taking the last major step toward merging wireless sensor networks
(WSNs) seamlessly into the world of Internet Protocol (IP) standards,
Arch Rock Corporation has introduced the first commercial
implementation of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) 6LoWPAN
proposed standard for IPv6 communication over low-power IEEE 802.15.4
wireless radio. |
| 03/19/07 | First WiMAX Manufacturing Test Software for Beceem's Mobile WiMAX Chipsets
LitePoint Corporation announced the release of the LitePoint
IQfact turnkey WiMAX manufacturing test software based on Beceem
Communications' mobile WiMAX chipset running on the LitePoint
IQmax family of advanced WiMAX one-box test solutions. Wireless
product manufacturers can now get the same fast test times and best
test coverage for WiMAX that they've already been getting using
Litepoint's other successful IQfact products for WiFi, MIMO and
Bluetooth. |
| 03/14/07 | picoChip Forges 4G WiMAX Development Partnership with BUPT
picoChip and the WSPN-BUPT (Wireless Signal Processing & Network Lab, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications) have announced a joint development program focused on 4G and other next generation wireless air interfaces. The two organizations will collaborate on developing the technologies that will drive wireless communications forward over the next several years: including IEEE 802.16m; UMTS-LTE (Long Term Evolution); and the recently-announced 4G FuTURE project. |
| 03/13/07 | LitePoint Releases First WiMAX Manufacturing Test Software for Sequans Mobile WiMAX Chipsets
LitePoint Corporation, an industry leading provider of advanced wireless test solutions, today announced the availability of the LitePoint IQfact(TM) manufacturing test software for products based on Sequans WiMAX chipsets. The turnkey software package runs on IQmax(TM)-500 R&D and IQmax-100 WiMAX manufacturing one-box test solutions. Wireless product manufacturers can now get the same fastest test times and best test coverage for WiMAX that they've already been getting using LitePoint's other successful IQfact products for WiFi, MIMO and Bluetooth. |
| 03/09/07 | IPWireless' 3G Chipsets Now Building Broadband Wireless EDGE Network Solutions
ARC International (LSE: ARK) announced that IPWireless --
an ARC® customer since 2001 -- has integrated ARC's configurable
processors into three generations of wireless broadband products.
These ARC-Based chips from IPWireless now are shipping to
consumers globally in devices such as T-Mobile's dual band TD-CDMA
plus quad band EDGE product that fits into most laptop computer PCMCIA
slots. |
| 03/01/07 | Ralink Chooses 802.11n Channel Emulator to Develope MIMO Chipsets
Azimuth Systems, Inc. announced that Ralink Technology has selected the Azimuth Channel Emulator (ACE) 400NB to perform automated testing of its MIMObility draft 802.11n wireless chipsets. The ACE 400NB is a comprehensive channel emulator platform for testing multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and single-input single-output (SISO) Wi-Fi solutions. |
| 03/01/07 | Beceem Communications Chipsets to Power Samsung Electronics Mobile WiMAX Wireless Networking Equipment
Beceem Communications announced that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. selected Beceem as one of its major Mobile WiMAX chipset vendors. Beceem expects that the company’s chipset would be in various Samsung WiMAX-enabled devices. |
| 02/28/07 | Wavecom Launches New Fastrack Supreme Wireless CPU for 3G Broadband Wireless Networks
Wavecom (NASDAQ: WVCM) introduced the new Fastrack Supreme Wireless CPU. This Plug & Play family product evolution keeps the same versatile form factor as the previous Fastrack product packed with a host of new features that will carry customer applications well into the future. |
| 02/22/07 | Alcatel-Lucent Makes Undisclosed Investment in WiMAX Chipset Vendor
Alcatel-Lucent announced it has invested in SEQUANS Communications, a leading supplier and developer of fixed and mobile WiMAX semiconductor solutions. The investment is an extension of Sequans' recent round of funding announced in July 2006. Terms of the investment agreement were not disclosed. |
| 02/21/07 | Marvell and Seagate Collaborate on Consumer Storage Technology With Intelligent Wireless Connectivity
Marvell
(Nasdaq: MRV) and Seagate Technology (NYSE: STX) announced that the
two companies have collaborated on a revolutionary storage platform,
engineered for rich mobile multimedia, and featuring an integrated wireless
solution from Marvell. The ultra-portable Seagate Digital Audio Video
Experience (DAVE) storage platform assists consumers' access to hours of
rich multimedia content wirelessly. DAVE features the Marvell PXA310
applications processor (internally codenamed Monahans) and Marvell's
88W8686 WLAN technology. |
| 02/20/07 | What is the Best Way to Get FREE Exposure for WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Mesh Network Products and Services?
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| 02/16/07 | Wavesat Chipsets Compete WiMAX Mobile PlugFest
Wavesat participated in the WiMAX Forum's second public Mobile PlugFest. Wavesat's UMobile products are among the WiMAX technologies that have been submitted for the PlugFest taking place at the AT4 wireless labs in Malaga, Spain. |
| 02/16/07 | Freescale's Bluetooth Applications Processor Drives Ford Sync In-Car Communications and Entertainment System
Freescale Semiconductor announced that its widely-adopted i.MX31
multimedia applications processor is the engine in the Ford Sync
in-car communications and entertainment system. Based on Microsoft
Auto software, the Sync system is designed to provide consumers the
convenience and flexibility to bring nearly any mobile phone or
digital media player into their vehicle and operate it using voice
commands or the vehicle's steering wheel or radio controls. |
| 02/15/07 | Paragon Wireless Chooses SoftRISC's Codec Solution for its Wireless VoIP Dual-Mode Smart Phone
SoftRISC announced that its field-deployed
VoIP codec solutions will provide VoWLAN capabilities on Paragon
Wireless's GSM/VoWLAN Dual-Mode Smart phones. SoftRISC's solution
enables Paragon to use ARM CPU resources, which significantly reduce
Paragon's BOM cost, and board space, thus improving design
implementation time without compromising voice quality for end users. |
| 02/13/07 | Freescale WiMAX Solutions Power CPE and Base Station Equipment From Vecima Networks
As the WiMAX standard gains momentum around the world,
communications processors from Freescale Semiconductor are driving the
rapid deployment of cost-effective WiMAX customer premises equipment
(CPE) products and base station installations. |
| 02/13/07 | Marvell to License 3G Protocol Software Stack from Motorola
Marvell, (Nasdaq: MRVL) announced that it has added a critical piece of 3G smartphone technology to its Cellular and Handheld solutions portfolio. Marvell has reached an agreement with Motorola to license the Motorola TTPCom cellular protocol software stack, which will enable the company to deliver a comprehensive hardware and software platforms for 3G smartphone manufacturers. The terms of the agreement provide Marvell with a complete manufacturing and distribution license. |
| 02/13/07 | Wavesat Announces Product Strategy for 802.16e Mobile WiMAX
Wavesat's leadership in the WiMAX space is further strengthened with the announcement of its IEEE 802.16e Mobile WiMAX strategy, centered around its UMobile™ family of WiMAX chipsets supporting all features of Mobile WiMAX Wave 2 profiles in a cost effective, flexible and highly programmable architecture. |
| 02/13/07 | Runcom Launches the First Commercial Mobile W |
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