Ashvattha RF Design Integrates Multiple Front Ends on a Single Chip.Business Editors & Technology Writers CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. Wireless 2002 SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2002 All-in-one (1) A combination computer printer, scanner, copy machine and fax machine. Some all-in-ones exclude the fax capability or make it an option. (2) A desktop computer that houses every component except the keyboard and mouse inside the same case as the monitor. chip combines GSM/GPRS, Bluetooth and GPS functionality to enable multimode, multifunctional devices Ashvattha Semiconductor, Inc., a provider of highly integrated radio frequency (RF) chips for the wireless market, today announced that it is one step closer to making multimode, multiband devices a reality. Using its patented technology, the company is successfully combining GSM/GPRS, Bluetooth and GPS location functionality onto one cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. chip, enabling the creation of smaller, low-cost, high-performance devices that can support multiple applications simultaneously. The company makes this announcement in conjunction with the CTIA Wireless 2002 show, March 18-20 in Orlando, Fla. "While many companies have talked about creating multimode, multiband devices, Ashvattha is the first to successfully combine multiple RF front ends on a single chip by integrating Bluetooth, GPS and GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) A digital cellular phone technology based on TDMA that is the predominant system in Europe, but also used worldwide. Developed in the 1980s, GSM was first deployed in seven European countries in 1992. ," said Kartik Sridharan, Ashvattha CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The industry has been talking about the revenue potential of location-enabled applications for years. Ashvattha's chip allows wireless manufacturers and carriers to finally support these applications cost-effectively." For example, when lost, an individual could use his Bluetooth hands free earpiece to call for directions on his GSM phone. Because the device has GPS functionality, it can determine the individual's exact location and download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. directions to the desired destination. The individual could then have those directions read to him via text-to-speech technology. In addition to supporting new location-based applications, the chip contributes to the resolution of one considerable challenge for U.S. wireless providers - it will help them meet the FCC's e911 mandate, which requires wireless carriers to locate callers when they place an emergency call. Ashvattha's chip significantly lessens the expense of GPS-enabled phones, thus moderating the cost associated with meeting the e911 mandate. Ashvattha believes its patented "system on a chip" costs significantly less than creating a chip that uses three separate RF modules. Devices that include Ashvattha's chip will require fewer components, thereby simplifying the manufacturing assembly process for wireless manufacturers. Ashvattha reduces the cost and number of components of a chip by using an innovative approach to reducing degradation DEGRADATION, punishment, ecclesiastical law. A censure by which a clergy man is deprived of his holy orders, which he had as a priest or deacon. in RF signal quality. This degradation occurs when manufacturers try to incorporate disparate wireless functionality such as CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. , GSM, 1X, W-CDMA See WCDMA. , GPS and Bluetooth into a single product. Today, the only way to reduce the interference causing this loss of signal quality is to implement each standard on a discrete module. To prevent radio interference between these separate modules, each module must then be isolated from any others incorporated into the same product. This shielding adds weight, bulk and cost to wireless devices and takes up valuable circuit board space. Ashvattha's premier "system on a chip" integrates GSM/GPRS, Bluetooth and GPS, but the architecture can be easily modified to support other standards such as CDMA and 802.11. "We believe our patented approach to RF circuit design will revolutionize rev·o·lu·tion·ize tr.v. rev·o·lu·tion·ized, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·ing, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·es 1. To bring about a radical change in: Television has revolutionized news coverage. 2. the functionality of wireless devices," said Sridharan. Ashvattha's silicon is manufactured using an industry-leading 0.25(mu) Silicon Germanium (SiGe) A semiconductor material made from silicon and germanium. Germanium is very similar to silicon, but when one layer is grown on top of the other to form the base of the transistor, the resulting transistor can switch faster and yield higher performance. (SiGe) BiCMOS process technology. Ashvattha expects to have initial quantities available for wireless device manufacturers in Q4 2002, with high-volume production by 2003. Crossbow crossbow: see bow and arrow. crossbow Leading missile weapon of the Middle Ages, consisting of a short bow fixed transversely on a stock, with a groove to guide the missile and a trigger to release it. Ventures, a West Palm Beach-based venture capital firm, has agreed to lead the Series B funding for Ashvattha. The company's original investors will also participate in this round. About Ashvattha Semiconductor Ashvattha Semiconductor, Inc., "The Wireless Convergence Company,"(TM) is a provider of highly integrated radio frequency (RF) chips for wireless device manufacturers. Using its patented technology, Ashvattha has successfully integrated multiple RF front ends on a single chip, thus cost-effectively enabling the creation of multimode, multifunction devices. Designed to reduce interference and cross-talk, Ashvattha's flexible architecture enables the integration of standards such as CDMA and 802.11. For more information, visit www.ashvattha.com. |
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