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PRODUCTS 39 Single-chip CMOS UWB and Wireless USB IC family significantly reduces size/consumption with 65-nm CMOS implementation Staccato Communications has launched the Ripcord2™ family of single-chip, allCMOS solutions targeted for WiMedia UWB and Wireless USB applications. This second-generation family claims to be the first based on 65-nm CMOS, and offers significant improvements in power consumption, size and integration over existing ICs. Leveraging software development on the fully certified Ripcord1 family, the company’s Ripcord2 supports multiple protocols, including Wireless USB, High-Speed Bluetooth, Wireless IP and Wireless Audio/Video. In addition, several features were added to Ripcord2 including support for WiMedia Band Groups 1, 3 and 6, as well as the capability for detection and avoidance (DAA), providing a worldwide compatible solution in a single device. Designed to meet and exceed the rigorous power, size, performance and system cost requirements associated with enabling mass deployment, Ripcord2 is ideally suited for high volume consumer applications including handsets, DSC/DVC, printers, PMP, wireless audio/video and mass storage. Staccato has already shipped samples and development kits (DVKs) to key customers and is currently developing several reference designs to be released in the coming months. The Ripcord2 DVK provides an integrated development environment that accelerates native Wireless USB device and high-speed Bluetooth designs, as well as generic WiMedia UWB applications. The Ripcord Control Library (RCL) included with the DVK provides a fully abstracted embedded software library with portable services to simplify the interface to the Ripcord2 IC enabling easy integration on a wide variety of platforms. Based on the Wireless USB 1.0 Specification and the WiMedia UWB Common Radio Platform, Ripcord2’s high-level of integration minimizes design risk, lowers system cost and accelerates customers’ timeto-market by consolidating all hardware and software components necessary to implement a complete solution. Further features include a fully integrated RF frontend, digital baseband, MAC and IO; support for all Time Frequency Codes (TFC 1-10) and data rate modes (53.3 to 480 Mbps); a Protocol Independent KernelTM (PIK) architecture that supports multiple protocols; and USB 2.0 host/device and SDIO 2.0 interfaces. www.mwee.com/210300418 UMT S Po w er Ampl ifie r WCDMA PA at: Visit uswave Week ro Mitsubishi Electric is offering a complete set of high efficiency power amplifiers for UMTS mobile applications. Mitsubishi's PA's are well recognized in the cellular market for highest efficiency and excellent performance. They are available for several interfaces and many UMTS bands. n Mic 08, Europea of October 20 - 30th 28th rdam in Amste . 911 o Stand N www.mitsubishichips.com · semis.info@meg.mee.com MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC EUROPE B.V. (Semiconductor European Business Group) Gothaer Straße 8 · D-40880 Ratingen · Phone: +49 (0) 2102/486 0 · Fax: +49 (0) 2102/486 4140 Microwave Engineering ● September 2008 ● www.mwee.com 039_MWEE.indd Sec1:39 4/09/08 17:25:53 http://www.mwee.com/210300418 http://www.mitsubishichips.com http://www.mitsubishichips.com http://www.mwee.com

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