QuickLogic and Renesas Technology Collaborate on 802.11b/g Wireless IP Phone Reference Design.SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Handheld Wi-Fi Phone Reference Design Breaks Through The 802.11b/g Barrier; Speeds Time to Market for Wireless VoIP See voice over Wi-Fi. and VoWLAN Products QuickLogic Corporation (Nasdaq:QUIK), the pioneer of Embedded Standard Products (ESPs), has announced a partnership with Renesas Technology Corp., a leading semiconductor manufacturer for mobile technologies, automobiles, and PC/audio visual equipment, to develop an 802.11b/g IP phone reference platform targeted specifically at the Wi-Fi market. The reference platform is designed around Renesas' SH7720 32-bit RISC processor and QuickLogic's low-power programmable PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). bridge solution. The reference platform, RTS (Request To Send) An RS-232 signal sent from the transmitting station to the receiving station requesting permission to transmit. Contrast with CTS. 1. (operating system) RTS - run-time system. 2. 7720IPP-DS3, gives wireless Wi-Fi-enabled Voice-over-IP (VoIP) equipment designers a "head start" in developing high-quality and feature-rich phones for their customers. By supplying a seamless bridge between the Renesas SuperH(TM) family of 32-bit RISC processors and miniPCI-based Wi-Fi modules, QuickLogic has made it easy for ODMs (Original Design Manufacturers) and OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) developing mobile products for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Voice over Wireless LAN See voice over Wi-Fi. (VoWLAN) to adopt mainstream 802.11b/g technology. "This reference platform provides a proven solution and reduces the risk designers have in adding 802.11b/g capability to their systems," stated Kevin Yee, QuickLogic's Director of Business Development. "OEMs and ODMs can use the platform to shorten their product cycles for a variety of applications, including VoIP phones, wireless POS, and Wi-Fi enabled handhelds and PDAs." "QuickLogic's low-power processor-to-miniPCI bridge capability is a perfect match to Renesas' SH7720 processor for the expanding IP and smart phone market," said Tsutomu Tsuboi, Senior Manager, Network Project at Renesas Technology Corp. "Using our wireless IP phone reference platform, system designers can integrate the latest Wi-Fi capability into their products with much less effort, greatly reducing their development time." The reference platforms integrate all the essential elements for a VoWLAN phone, from the keypad and display to the voice codecs and Wi-Fi module. Designed for fast development and software integration, the reference platform provides all the hardware required to build and deploy a Wi-Fi enabled phone. Platform features include low power consumption, system-level integration and exceptional performance to rapidly enable differentiated next-generation VoWLAN phones. The platform runs on a Linux operating system and can operate using 802.11b or 802.11b/g chipsets. About the SH7720 Processor The SH7720 is a recent addition to Renesas Technology's Microcomputer SuperH family of 32-bit RISC processors. Along with a 133 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. (173 MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. ) SH3-DSP core, the processor includes 32 Kbytes of cache memory, a color LCD controller, SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. (Secure Socket Layer) hardware accelerator, USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 1.1 interface, and I2C I2C Inter-Integrated Circuit I2C Intelligent Interface Controller I2C Intelligent Controller and PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. interfaces. Target applications for the SH7720 include IT and mobile devices such as IP phones, fax terminals, smart phones, and printers. About the Low-Power Programmable Bridge For OEM's developing Wi-Fi communications solutions, QuickLogic's programmable bridge provides ultra-low power consumption, optimal performance and complete freedom for customization. Implemented in a member of QuickLogic's QuickPCI family of Programmable PCI ESPs, the bridge utilizes the company's uWatt(TM) programmable logic technology to achieve performance, flexibility and minimal power consumption, making the device ideal for battery-powered and handheld systems. The bridge seamlessly connects Renesas' SH processor to any number of readily available 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi modules on the market. About QuickLogic QuickLogic Corporation (Nasdaq:QUIK) invented and has pioneered the Embedded Standard Product (ESP (1) (Enhanced Service Provider) An organization that adds value to basic telephone service by offering such features as call-forwarding, call-detailing and protocol conversion. ) architecture, with the introduction of first products in 1998. ESPs are semiconductor devices that deliver the guaranteed performance, lower cost and lower risk of standard products, coupled with the flexibility and time-to-market benefits of programmable logic. QuickLogic's proprietary ViaLink metal-to-metal interconnect technology offers significant benefits -- including very low power at high performance levels -- to our customers and is the foundation of our ESP product families, as well as our core FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. products. Founded in 1988, the company is located at 1277 Orleans Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1138. For more information please visit the QuickLogic web site at www.quicklogic.com. The QuickLogic name and logo are registered trademarks of QuickLogic Corporation. All other brands or trademarks are the property of their respective holders and should be treated as such. |
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