Ethertronics and Magnolia Broadband Develop Diversity Solution for Global CDMA Handset Manufacturers.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2002 Integrated Solution Pairs Ethertronics' TrueWave(TM) Internal Cellular Antennas with Magnolia Broadband's CDMA Chipsets CDMA Chipsets is hugely popular Chipsets used in 3G and 2G mobile phones manufactured by Qualcomm Inc. Ethertronics, a developer and manufacturer of high performance internal antennas for personal and industrial wireless devices, today announced a product integration deal with Magnolia Broadband, a developer of antenna diversity Using two or more receiving antennas on a wireless device to eliminate multipath signal distortion. Typically, the signal from the antenna with the least noise (best SNR) is chosen, and the other antenna is ignored. chipsets for mobile phones. The companies have signed an agreement whereby Ethertronics will design and deliver a custom TrueWave(TM) diversity antenna solution for integration with Magnolia Broadband's CDMA chipsets. The companies will jointly integrate and test the combined TrueWave antenna and chipset solution, which Magnolia Broadband will then market to global 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. phone manufacturers. The integrated solution allows CDMA phone manufacturers to add multiple internal antennas to existing handset designs with external antennas, increasing the phone's functionality. Diversity is a term for using multiple antenna systems in a single device. Adding diversity helps to improve system performance but can pose major integration challenges especially in small, handheld devices where the antennas must be placed in close proximity to one another and risk coupling. Ethertronics' TrueWave antennas, based on Isolated Magnetic Dipole magnetic dipole Tiny magnet with subatomic dimensions, equivalent to the flow of electric charge around a loop. Examples include electrons circulating around atomic nuclei, rotating atomic nuclei, and single subatomic particles with spin. (IMD IMD - intermodulation distortion ) technology, minimize coupling and electrical interference with adjacent components by confining the current generated by the antenna to avoid interaction with surrounding components. "Our patented antenna technology with its high isolation properties optimizes the performance of Magnolia's RF ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. design to improve wireless device connectivity and alleviate the integration hurdles posed by multiple antenna systems," commented Bruce Gray Bruce Gray (born Robert Bruce Gray on September 9, 1939) is a Puerto Rican character actor. Gray was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Canadian parents. He was raised on the island until the age of ten when, in 1946, his parents relocated to Saginaw, Michigan then in , 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. of Ethertronics. "Pairing our synergistic technologies allows us to deliver an innovative, commercially-viable diversity solution which increases the range and performance of new CDMA devices entering the market." Ethertronics' IMD internal antennas combine high performance, isolation and selectivity in a compact footprint, and offer flexible mounting options. By collaborating on the integration and testing, Ethertronics and Magnolia Broadband are able to tailor antenna diversity for various product enclosures, while delivering optimum wireless performance, low power consumption, accelerated product design cycles and cost savings to their customers. ABOUT ETHERTRONICS Headquartered in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Ethertronics designs and manufactures the industry's leading internal antennas for personal and industrial wireless devices, such as phones, PDAs, notebooks, WLANs, GPS receivers and Bluetooth devices. Led by an experienced team of antenna experts and senior executives in the wireless communications industry, Ethertronics has developed proprietary and patented high performance internal antennas for global product manufacturers. For more information about Ethertronics, visit the company web site at: www.ethertronics.com. The Ethertronics logo is a registered trademark; shaping antenna technology and TrueWave are trademarks of Ethertronics. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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