MEDIA RELEASE PR35466
LTE Baseband Processor to be Demoed at Wireless Japan Conference by 4G Chip Maker Altair
Semiconductor
TOKYO, July 22 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
FourGee(TM)-3100 LTE Baseband Module to Perform Streaming Video
Demonstration on FPGA Platform
Altair Semiconductor, a 4G chip company developing the world's most
advanced mobile semiconductors for handheld devices, will be conducting a
demonstration of it's FourGee(TM)-3100 LTE baseband chip at the Wireless
Japan conference in Tokyo, Japan on July 22, 2009. The demonstration will
feature a video streaming application over an LTE link, and include the
actual chip logic and protocol stack implemented on an FPGA platform.
"This demonstration is a significant milestone in the development of
Altair's LTE portfolio, which includes both LTE baseband chips and LTE RF
Transceivers," said Eran Eshed, Co-Founder and VP of Marketing and Business
Development of Altair Semiconductor. "The progress of Altair's LTE solution
remains right on schedule, based on the LTE roadmap we laid out in May 2009.
In this demo, we are exercising almost all of the logic and protocol stack
elements of our LTE solution, and the fact that we can demonstrate this level
of maturity today is a strong confidence builder with our customers."
The FourGee(TM)-3100, which will be available in Q409, is a fully
optimized LTE CAT-3 baseband processor that will operate with devices from
mobile handsets, data cards and USB dongles to various handheld consumer
electronics devices. The chip is bundled with a complete LTE L1 and protocol
stack.
Altair's LTE chipsets are architected using the company's proprietary and
market-proven O2P(TM)software-defined 4G processor, which offers extremely
high performance at unmatched power consumption levels. The FourGee(TM)-3100
will join Altair's existing products, the FourGee(TM)-2150 for mobile WiMAX,
and the FourGee(TM)-4150 for XGP, both recognized as leaders in their
respective markets for high performance and power efficiency.
Altair's FourGee(TM)-3100 Feature Highlights Include:
- Suitable for integration in devices such as mobile handsets, data
cards/dongles, consumer electronic devices and other embedded devices
- Support of LTE category 3 (CAT-3) throughputs (100Mbps/50Mbps DL/UL
respectively)
- Two 20MHz MIMO receive chains and one transmit chain
- Ultra-low power consumption in operational and standby modes
- High-speed, programmable interface to industry standard HSPA/EVDO
baseband and applications processors, enabling a true multi-mode LTE+3G
solution
- Based on Altair's proprietary, cutting edge signal processing engine,
O2P(TM)
- Seamless interfaces with Altair's multi-band LTE RFIC lineup
- Small 8x8mm BGA package
- Complemented with a robust, comprehensive and interoperated L1 and
protocol stack which includes PHY, MAC, RLC, PDCP, RRC and NAS layers
- Supports other 4G/OFDM technology variants, including WiMAX and XGP
The FourGee(TM)-3100 is part of Altair's comprehensive portfolio for LTE,
which also includes:
- FourGee(TM)-6150 - a MIMO RF transceiver that supports LTE-TDD
- FourGee(TM)-6200 - a multi-band LTE-FDD MIMO transceiver that supports
the most popular LTE bands in North America, Japan and Europe
- FourGee(TM) LTE USB ExpressCard UE (User Equipment) - intended for
Altair customers and partners for the purposes of testing, IOT and field
trials, available to order in Q409
The Wireless Japan Conference will take place in Tokyo, Japan, at Tokyo
Big Site East Hall 4 and 5, from July 22-24, 2009. Altair's demonstration
will be happening in Booth B-091. For more information on the Wireless Japan
About Altair Semiconductor
Altair Semiconductor is the world's leading developer of ultra-low power,
small footprint and high performance 4G semiconductors. The company's
products provide device manufacturers integrating any 4G technology into
their products with a highly power-optimized, robust and cost-effective
solution. Altair's comprehensive product portfolio includes baseband
processors, multi-band RF transceivers for both FDD and TDD bands, and a
range of reference hardware and product level protocol stack software. Based
on a novel, proprietary 4G Optimized OFDM Processor (O2P(TM)), Altair's
products are the smallest and most highly power optimized in the industry,
offering an unmatched combination of flexibility and performance. Altair is
privately held and has raised a total of $48M in three rounds of financing
from investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners, BRM Capital, ETV
Capital, Giza Venture Capital, Jerusalem Venture Partners, and Pacific
Technology Fund.
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SOURCE: Altair Semiconductor
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