Platforms & Products
Overview
Today, an extraordinarily wide set of protocols has been implemented for wireless communication. GSM, WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA, AMPS, NAMPS, CDMA, CDMA2000, 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0 / Rev A, CDPD, DVB-H, MediaFLO, DMB, Wi-Fi, WiMax, WiBro, UWB, Bluetooth, GPS, DAB, AM/FM, DECT, and a host of proprietary protocols are deployed in locally and nationally allocated heterogeneous spectrum blocks. It is easy to envision the complex decision each infrastructure and device vendor makes when selecting the appropriate bands and protocols for each use case.
Often, the multi-band multi-protocol is met through integration on the board, in the package or on die. However the solutions offered still scale up in die area as more bands and protocols are required by the device.
Programmable RF Platforms are a key architectural element enabling wireless OEMs to achieve their cost and performance targets while still supporting agile go-to-market strategies. BitWave's Softransceiver™ RF Platforms are high performance transceivers which can be dynamically configured with software.
