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News Release from: Staccato Communications | Subject: Ripcord 3500P series
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 01 December 2006
PHY is fit for WiMedia and Certified
Wireless USB
Staccato's Ripcord PHY has officially been "registered" and declared ready as a foundational subcomponent of a complete WiMedia and Certified Wireless USB system.
Staccato Communications has announced the completion of the WiMedia Alliance's official interoperation and compatibility testing of its single-chip, all-CMOS Ripcord product family As a result of passing all test requirements, Staccato's Ripcord PHY has officially been "registered" and declared ready as a foundational subcomponent of a complete WiMedia and Certified Wireless USB system
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 6 Apr 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Ripcord is billed as the industry's first true single-chip all-CMOS solution based on Certified Wireless USB.
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This comprehensive process will guarantee interoperability between different devices in the market to ensure a good user experience.
"The WiMedia Certification is a huge step towards the anticipated arrival of certified platforms in early 2007".
"This testing process is essential for companies to deliver on the growing market demand for the complete coexistence and interoperability of various end applications that will perform according to approved specifications", said Fiona Thomson, Market Analyst, IMS Research.
"The Certified Wireless USB market will quickly be dominated by single-chip all-CMOS solutions just as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are today".
"Customers have come to expect the dramatic advantages single-chip, all-CMOS solutions provide in terms of price, power consumption and form-factor", said Marty Colombatto, Chairman and CEO for Staccato Communications.
"Staccato is the first and only company to accomplish the design feat of single-chip, all-CMOS in ultrawideband radio technology, and we are extending these advantages to our customers in the earliest cycle and 2007 market ramp for Certified Wireless USB and WiMedia solutions".
Staccato offers the Ripcord family of products based on the WiMedia Alliance's UWB common radio platform and Certified Wireless USB.
The Ripcord 3500P series is implemented using leading 110nm digital CMOS process technology and offered as a complete system-in-package (SiP).
With this product offering, Staccato can deliver low-cost advantages to customers compared with the other multiple chip solutions.
It also enables Staccato to offer the smallest form factor and deliver with fast time to market.
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