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News Release from: Analog Devices | Subject: DTivy - A Series reference design
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 27 April 2005
Design points the way to TD-SCDMA
handsets
Analog Devices and Datang Mobile have produced a complete reference design for the development of 3G cellular handsets based on the TD-SCDMA standard.
Analog Devices and Datang Mobile have produced a complete reference design for the development of 3G cellular handsets based on the TD-SCDMA standard TD-SCDMA, also known as TDD-LCR (time-division duplex, low chip rate) is one of the 3G standards approved by the International Telecommunication Union in the year 2000
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 14 Sep 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new DTivy - A Series reference design provides manufacturers with a complete hardware and software solution for next-generation 3G TD-SCDMA products such as high-end camera phones, camcorder phones, multimedia phones, and video phones.
The reference design includes ADI's SoftFone-LCR chipset including the digital baseband processor featuring the Blackfin processor core, an analogue baseband/audio/power-management IC, OthelloW direct conversion radio, and Datang's leading complementary technologies, which include the MeCo leading physical layer and higher layer protocol stack software, SICE power saving technology, Arena development platform, and Garnet rich application system for 3G communications.
In addition, Datang provides powerful tool kits for debugging and professional testing service for all kinds of customers.
"Our ongoing collaborative efforts with Datang have resulted in the industry's most complete and highly integrated reference design for 3G handsets based on the TD-SCDMA standard", said Christian Kermarrec, Vice President, RF and Wireless Systems, Analog Devices "TD-SCDMA design activity is at an all-time high, and our reference design provides a flexible, yet robust platform to simplify handset design and speed time-to-market, which are both critical factors as manufacturers race to carve out a leadership position in China's 3G industry".
"In working with Analog Devices on the TD-SCDMA reference design, it has become clear that the company's emphasis, with its SoftFone chipset, on achieving flexibility and high performance through clever design practices is expertly in tune with the needs of the TD-SCDMA market", said Sun Yuwang, Vice President, Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co.
"We believe our reference design answers the call of TD-SCDMA supporters by helping to eliminate the obstacle of insufficient handset availability".
The DTivy - A series reference design is based on Analog Devices' SoftFone-LCR chipset, a completely RAM-based solution which allows handset manufacturers to customise features and options entirely in software, without having to replace or add componentry.
As the chipset features Analog Devices Blackfin processor, the chipset includes the processing power needed for multimedia applications such as MP3 audio, MPEG4 video and megapixel cameras, often without the need for a separate applications processor.
This means that handset manufacturers can design mid- to high-end feature phones significant BOM savings and faster time to market.
In addition, the reference design includes the MeCo protocol stack software, which is field-proven and developed by the pioneer of the TD-SCDMA standard, Datang Mobile.
Samples of the reference design are available now through Datang Mobile with volume production scheduled later this year.
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