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Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: picoChip Designs
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 12 June 2006
Fierce competition for Wi-Fi award
picoChip has been named in FierceWi-Fi's annual Fierce 15 list, honouring picoChip for its innovation in the wireless market.
picoChip has been named in FierceWi-Fi's annual Fierce 15 list, honouring picoChip for its innovation in the wireless market FierceWi-Fi is an internationally recognised e-mail newsletter published by FierceMarkets, designed to provide executives with up-to-date information on the wireless broadband marketplace, from Wi-Fi to WiMAX and beyond
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 Dec 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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picoChip's multicore DSP has established it as the leading architecture for WiMAX infrastructure, and a key supplier to the emerging segment of 3G femtocells.
"We congratulate picoChip for being a FierceWi-Fi15 company", said Ben Frankel, Editor of FierceWi-Fi.
"This is truly a cutting-edge company, with its multicore DSP setting the standard for signal processing performance and affordability".
"The company's solutions make software-defined radios viable; the company also offers complete software reference designs for WiMAX and UMTS".
"We also note the company's early attention to the Asian market".
"picoChip has been ahead of the pack on several fronts, and there is every reason to believe it will continue to occupy that position in the future".
Guillaume d'Eyssautier, President and CEO of picoChip, commented: "We are honoured to be recognised publicly in this way for the key aspects of the company that we take pride in, and strive to excel at".
"It is notable how the broadband wireless market is developing from its success in Wi-Fi to addressing technologies such as WiMAX and HSDPA, and that a publication like FierceWi-Fi has recognised us as leaders in this drive".
This is the second such award from FierceMarkets.
picoChip was independently awarded the FierceWireless "Fierce 15" award in 2005.
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