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News Release from: Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe | Subject: MB86K21
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 22 May 2007
Mobile WiMAX SoC to enable media-rich
devices
Next generation mobile baseband WiMAX SoC will provide substantial speed and performance improvements over comparable market alternatives.
Fujitsu Microelectronics has released the specifications and delivery schedule for the company's mobile baseband system-on-chip (SoC), its next wave of innovation in WiMAX silicon solutions The Fujitsu MB86K21 802.16e will provide substantial speed and performance improvements over comparable market alternatives, at low power consumption in a very compact form factor
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 18 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The mixed-signal SoC has achieved an 18.6Mbit/s transfer rate in sample installations and lab demonstrations.
"We are confident we will be able to achieve the lowest power consumption for this class of device", says Makoto Awaga, General Manager of the Mobile Solutions Division, Fujitsu Limited Electronic Devices Group.
"Our first test chip delivered 240mW at 18.6Mbit/s".
"We expect the power draw will be far less than 500mW, even at the theoretical highest throughput of 45Mbit/s DL.
In addition, with clock-gating techniques and our proprietary low-leakage process technology, we have achieved 10mW in sleep mode".
"This SoC will be uniquely equipped to support demanding media-rich mobile applications in PCs and handheld devices".
"Having the major silicon vendors ready to deliver is very positive for the mobile WiMAX marketplace", says Peter Jarich, Research Director for Current Analysis.
"Critical mass is really building".
"The most important thing for the market is to have major vendors building an interoperable ecosystem".
"A viable long-term roadmap such as Fujitsu's, is key for vendor success".
The Fujitsu mobile WiMAX SoC was developed by the same team that developed the baseband for 2G and 3G mobile handsets.
The MAC and PHY for mobile WiMAX SoC are optimised for use in mobile stations and terminals, PC cards and other media-rich handheld devices, and are assured of meeting carrier-class requirements.
The new mobile WiMAX SoC will include: all features required for WiMAX Forum Wave 2 mobile device certification; a highly integrated 512/1024 FFT OFDMA PHY with integrated MAC processors; support for 5 and 10MHz channel bandwidths; adaptive modulation schemes (64QAM, 16QAM and QPSK); a security implementation based on AES-CCM; support for 2x2 STC/MIMO; support for antenna diversity; USB 2.0 and Cardbus/PCI host interface support; and a small-footprint FBGA package.
"When selecting the Fujitsu mobile WiMAX baseband SoC, our customers can rely on Fujitsu's proven strengths in integrating advanced technologies into complex electronic devices, as well as our extensive experience in mobile device design and development", says Keith Horn, Chief Operating Officer of Fujitsu Microelectronics America.
"We look forward to delivering this powerful chip with full system design kit hardware and the PC Card reference platform delivery kit".
"Fujitsu's technology roadmap for mobile WiMAX indicates an aggressive move into the emerging mobile WiMAX market", says Flint Pulskamp, Wireless Semiconductor Analyst at IDC.
"Its plans for baseband SoC development to support VoIP, multimedia, multimode and multiband requirements with low power solutions at increasingly smaller process technologies suggest that Fujitsu is serious about being a key semiconductor provider in this market".
"The Fujitsu high-performance mobile WiMAX SoC will ensure that emerging media-rich mobile devices can meet the demanding expectations of end-users", adds Dirk Weinsziehr, Senior Marketing Director of Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe.
"We're seeing increasing interest in the capabilities that this chip can deliver in mobile PCs and handheld device applications".
"We want to ensure that users are delighted with the battery life, application responsiveness and image resolution when they use mobile WiMAX-enabled services".
"We are committed to exceeding their expectations".
"Fujitsu is one of the few major WiMAX suppliers that can provide multimedia solutions and advanced process technology optimised for low-power devices", says Michael Shih, Chairman and CEO of Fujitsu Microelectronics (Shanghai).
"We are excited to see the WiMAX industry is growing in Asia".
"Many countries - such as Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia and Vietnam - are going to release specific spectrums for WiMAX.
As a result, major carriers consider WiMAX the next-generation network technology".
"As part of the Fujitsu worldwide effort, we are ready to support customers locally in Asia".
"We look forward to collaborating with Asian companies in building advanced solutions using our state-of-the-art WiMAX technology".
The system design kit (SDK) and the PC Card reference platform delivery kit (RDK) are designed to help equipment customers get to mass production quickly.
Both the SDK and RDK come with full reference software and hardware packages.
The SDK has USB, PC card and Secure Digital Input/Output (SDIO) interfaces so that customers can easily connect to their own platforms.
In addition, customers will be able to change RF boards to meet various frequency requirements.
Fujitsu will provide a software analysis tool to help customers perform real-time monitoring of MAC and PHY levels.
Fujitsu will provide MS Windows XP drivers as well as the schematic diagram and parts list, including MIMO RF designs.
Fujitsu participated in the third plugfest conducted by ETSI and AT4 wireless on 13th May 2007 in Sophia Antipolis, France, and plans to be part of the fourth Mobile WiMAX plugfest scheduled this autumn. Request a free brochure from Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe ...
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