Comsys EGGware To Power Next Generation Mobile Handset Solution From Infomax.

Handset to be Demonstrated on Live Network At 3GSM World Congress

BARCELONA, Spain -- Comsys has announced that Taiwan-based semiconductor vendor Infomax, a recent spin-off and subsidiary of Macronix, has completed its next generation of cellular handset chips utilizing baseband silicon IP from Comsys. A handset integrating the Comsys EGGware[TM] solution will be demonstrated at the Comsys booth, number 2B73 in Hall 2, at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona. The demonstration will showcase the voice and data capabilities of the handset over a live network, and will spotlight the advanced features of the Comsys baseband IP. This solution provides an enhanced user experience, with excellent receiver performance and low power consumption.

EGGware provides a mature baseband solution for EGPRS, GPRS and GSM, and features very low resource requirements in addition to exceptional performance. EGGware is available either as a stand-alone baseband core or as a complement in a multi-mode UMTS/EDGE product, and can easily be ported to all common platforms.

The advanced features of the EGGware solution offer an exceptional radio performance, with a sensitivity of 2 - 8dB above 3GPP standard requirements. EGGware roadmap includes Dual Transfer Mode and DARP (GMSK SAIC), as well as 3GPP GERAN Release 6 features.

The modular EGGware system architecture provides optimized hardware/software partitioning, reducing overall power consumption, resources and costs.

"The combination of the Comsys EGGware solution and their support enabled us to achieve our targets to deliver a cellular chipset with an advanced feature-set, yet very cost-effective," commented Hwa-Sheng Pyi, CTO of Infomax.

"Working with the Infomax team proved to be extremely valuable during the development cycle, due to their vast knowledge of the platform, their access to some of the Macronix Application Devices, and most important their clear understanding of their target market," explained Ronny Gorlicki, Executive VP of Sales at Comsys. "Many issues were resolved quickly with the open and continuous communication between the two teams."