| Small cell base station platform supports HSPA+, LTE
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2011-03-01 |
| TI and Azcom jointly introduce the TMDXSCBP6616X 3G/4G small cell base station platform that supports HSPA+ systems and full-rate, 20MHz LTE systems using MIMO and advanced receiver algorithms |
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| FEMs designed for 3G/4G high band count, harmonics
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2011-02-25 |
| RFMD adds the RF8889A, RF1291, RF1194A and RF1196 to its portfolio of front end modules optimised for high band count and harmonics in 3G/4G switch and signal conditioning applications |
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| Step-down converter ups cell phone battery life
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2011-02-25 |
| Maxim releases what it claims to be the industry's first DC-DC step-down converter that increases battery life and talk time in cell phones. |
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| Integrated app platforms target smartphones, tablets
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2011-02-22 |
| The NovaThor platforms combine application engines, modems and connectivity chips into integrated and tested chipsets that can be used in smartphones and tablets. |
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| MIMO active array antenna ups basestation coverage
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2011-02-18 |
| Powerwave Technologies introduces a MIMO active array antenna that claims 100 per cent increase in basestation coverage and 40 per cent reduction in power consumption offering low operational costs. |
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| 2.5GHz quad-core processor designed for LTE
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2011-02-17 |
| Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon Krait processor family claiming 150 per cent higher overall performance, and 65 per cent lower power use than currently available ARM-based CPU cores. |
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| Printing solution targets mobile devices
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2011-02-17 |
| Zoran Corp. and Software Imaging Ltd present a printing solution that enables consumers to print the most common document formats from mobile devices to networked printers. |
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| Digital mini repeater promises better coverage
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2011-02-17 |
| Through its recently launched first family of digital mini repeaters, Axell Wireless will begin providing 2G, 3G and 4G coverage in all cellular frequency bands based on its patented DSP technology |
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| Single-chip phone soln supports worldwide use
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2011-02-16 |
| Marvell's PXA978 is a single-chip world phone solution that features 3G UMTS and China's TD-SCDMA standard with HSPA support offering worldwide use |
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| HSPA+ power amps claim up to 51% efficiency
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2011-02-16 |
| RFMD's RF724x family of HSPA+ power amplifiers are single-mode 3G/4G components that claim higher performance in smart phones, tablets, and other data-centric connected devices |
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| Tx/Rx processors offer high-performance DPD for 3G/4G
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2011-02-15 |
| TI reveals the GC533x family of wide-bandwidth transmit/receive processors with digital pre-distortion (DPD) for 3G and 4G wireless base stations, remote radio heads and government communication systems |
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| SoC supports simultaneous 3G/4G service operation
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2011-02-15 |
| DesignArt Networks' DAN3400 is a single-SoC solution designed for simultaneous multi-protocol operation in a distributed multi-gigabit radio access network (RAN). |
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| Base band processor targets low-cost Android phones
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2011-02-14 |
| Broadcom Corp. unveils an ARM Cortex A9-based HSPA 3G base band processor, the BCM21654 that supports high-end 3D graphics support and advanced processing targeting mass-market Android handsets |
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| RFaxis reveals RF CMOS cellular solutions
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2011-02-14 |
| RFaxis is set to reveal its multi-mode/multi-band cellular RF CMOS solution roadmap to address the challenges of the rapidly evolving mobile device market at the 2011 Mobile World Congress. |
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| LTE triple-mode modem platform supports all major OS
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2011-02-11 |
| Renesas Mobile debuts the SP2531, an LTE triple-mode modem platform that offers extensive support for major mobile OS including Android, MeeGo and Symbian as well as Linux and Windows Mobile on PCs. |
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| DPI processor offers 40Gbit/s wirespeed performance
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2011-02-11 |
| Cavium Networks' single chip NITROX DPI II processor family works with the company's TurboDPI software to enable inline and coprocessor solutions for enterprise, wired and wireless networks. |
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| Cortex-R processors target 3G/4G
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2011-02-03 |
| ARM introduces Cortex-R processors targeting advanced mobile base band applications, such as LTE and LTE-Advanced. |
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| Espresso chipset aims for smartphones
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2011-02-01 |
| Icera Inc. rolls out the Espresso 450, its Espresso series of chipset and software platforms that includes Icera's latest base band and RF ICs targeting HSPA+ smartphones. |
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| ADCs, DACs offer wireless interoperability
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2011-01-24 |
| NXP's CGV series of data converters are now interoperable with Nujira's OpenET envelope tracking and digital pre-distortion solutions for 3G and 4G wireless infrastructure apps |
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| 32bit audio DSP tailored for DTVs, STBs
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2011-01-18 |
| CEVA Inc. adds to its CEVA-TeakLite-III DSP architecture with the CEVA-TL3211, a 32bit audio DSP tailored for digital televisions (DTV), set-top-boxes (STB), and Blu-ray Disc players. |
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| Power platforms target multi-band cellular RF designs
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2011-01-13 |
| RF Micro Devices Inc. says its PowerSmart power platforms have achieved HSPA+ 4G data upload speeds while drawing approximately 15 per cent less current than competitive solutions. |
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| Smartphone app managed home monitoring camera debuts
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2011-01-11 |
| The 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas debuts an integrated camera platform for consumer home monitoring applications that can be controlled using a smartphone app. |
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| 65nm SRAMs reduce power consumption up to 50%
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2010-12-23 |
| Cypress unveils its high-density QDRII+ SRAM portfolio with 65nm 36Mbit and 18Mbit devices offering reduced power consumption up to 50 per cent compared with 90nm SRAMs. |
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| ATCA base switch blade offers 24 Ethernet ports
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2010-12-02 |
| Adlink Technology unveils the aTCA-3150, a 24-port GbE AdvancedTCA (ATCA) Multilayer Base Switch Blade based on Broadcom BCM56312 switch silicon for telecommunication and high-end networking applications. |
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| Flexi base station controller enables higher voice capacity
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2010-11-29 |
| Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) unveils its Flexi Base Station Controller (BSC) that it claims has an edge over current base station controllers by providing 40 per cent boost to capacity. |
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| Base station DSP promises easy 3G to 4G transition
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2010-11-24 |
| Used in Freescale's base station processor, the SC3850 DSP core offloads the complex 4G tasks into a dedicated accelerator and makes BDTIsimMark2000 score of 18,500. |
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| Dual-core 28nm Snapdragon chip cuts power
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2010-11-23 |
| Qualcomm Inc. presents the 28nm process Snapdragon chipset that is based on a micro-architecture that claims to improve performance by 5x with 75 per cent cut in power. |
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| Linux support extended for NetLogic processors
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2010-11-23 |
| The Mentor Embedded Linux Essentials for NetLogic Microsystems' processors enable silicon evaluation and system prototyping. |
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| Bridge chip tailored for mobile communications
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2010-11-22 |
| Elan Digital Systems delivers two bridge chips for the mobile communications industry –system bus to USB host controller bridge and USB2.0 to SD/SDIO host bridge chip. |
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| GaN RF promises better performance than GaAs, Si power tech
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2010-11-15 |
| RF Micro Devices' RF3932 is a 75W gallium nitride (GaN) RF unmatched power transistor (UPT) that promises superior performance against competing GaAs and silicon power technologies. |
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