picoChip
Picochip extends leadership in small cells with next generation silicon
picoChip announces the new devices are the first ‘small cell’ optimized system-on-chip (SoC) silicon products in 40nm process node; a move made possible thanks to Picochip’s close working relationship with TSMC. Both the PC3024 and PC3032 offer improved performance from a 1GHz ARM11 processor and by continuing to use Picochip’s field-proven PHY and software, customers [...]
Cambridge Consultants demos GSM PHY on picoChip
Cambridge Consultants announced a Novel GSM/GPRS/EDGE/E-EDGE PHY reference design offers potential to narrow the digital divide in developing world markets by enabling ultra-low cost 2G / 2.75G base-stations and femtocells
picoChip launches eight-user HSPA femtocell reference design
picoChip has announced the PC8219, a complete baseband solution for eight-user WCDMA femtocells designed to run on its established PC202 processor chip.
The PC8219 is a complete eight-user femtocell baseband implementation, that is compliant with 3GPP Release 6 HSUPA and can support the new femto-specific features from Release 8.
It runs on a PC202-10.
Mobile World Congress (MWC): Observations from Barcelona
Last week the wireless industry met in Barcelona for the annual Mobile World Congress. I had the good fortune to attend the show and my company Sandbridge was an exhibitor.
The big announcement at the show was Nokia’s license to Broadcom of their modem IP. This legitimizes Broadcom’s cellular offerings on top of an already strong [...]