Staccato Communications Announces Convergence Product Roadmap for Certified Wireless USB, WiNet and Bluetooth/Bluetooth-over-UWB Technologies.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. -- Staccato Communications, an Ultra-Wideband (UWB (Ultra-WideBand) A wireless technology that uses less power and provides higher speed than 802.11 Wi-Fi networks or first-generation Bluetooth products. UWB is expected to provide wireless video transmission for home theater systems, cable TV, auto safety and ) wireless technology pioneer and Certified Wireless USB The wireless version of the universal serial bus (USB). Using ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, wireless USB is designed to provide the same 480 Mbits/sec data rate as USB 2.0 within two meters (6.6 ft.) or 110 Mbps within 10 meters (33 ft.). leader, today announced its full support for the Bluetooth Special Interest Group's (SIG) selection of WiMedia UWB as its platform for next generation Bluetooth technology. Staccato also announced its three-step product roadmap for the convergence of Certified Wireless USB, WiMedia WiNet (Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. ) and Bluetooth/Bluetooth-over-UWB technologies. Convergence Product Roadmap: --Step One - Combine existing Bluetooth solutions with Staccato's Ripcord rip·cord n. 1. A cord pulled to release the pack of a parachute. 2. A cord pulled to release gas from a balloon. ripcord Noun a cord pulled to open a parachute from its pack (TM) solution based on Certified Wireless USB on a single MiniCard and 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. dongle The term was originally slang for a "hardware key." Today, the term is often used to refer to any small adapter that has a short cable with connectors at both ends. See hardware key and PC Card dongle. reference designs for PC applications. --Step Two - Port Bluetooth-over-UWB software profile(s), as specified by the Bluetooth SIG, directly on to Staccato's Ripcord silicon. --Step Three - Integrate any new silicon blocks required by the Bluetooth-over-UWB specification into Staccato's existing Ripcord single-chip, all-CMOS solution. The first step combines legacy Bluetooth support with the approximately 250 times performance improvement that comes with Certified Wireless USB. This allows customers to launch combination solutions into the market immediately. The second step includes the new Bluetooth-over-UWB specification on Staccato's single-chip Ripcord product. This step will realize the vision shared by Staccato and WiMedia of 'one-radio, multiple protocols' for the first time by providing simultaneous support for Certified Wireless USB, WiMedia's WiNet protocol, due later this year, and the new Bluetooth-over-UWB protocol, expected to be finalized in 2007. The third step would then finally integrate any additional silicon blocks required into the current Ripcord single-chip, all-CMOS package enabling all Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network) A wireless network that is typically limited to a small cell radius. In an office environment, a WPAN would be used to transfer data between a handheld device and desktop machine or printer. ) standards to be supported on a single inexpensive silicon solution. "Staccato's single-chip CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. UWB solution will allow it to benefit from a growing number of applications for UWB solutions, including Bluetooth-over-UWB and Certified Wireless USB. And the fact that Staccato offers a multi-protocol device puts it in an excellent position against the competition," said Brian O'Rourke, senior analyst for In-Stat. Staccato's product roadmap is enabled by the Ripcord PIK PIK See: Payment-in-kind bond PIK See payment-in-kind security (PIK). (TM) (Protocol Independent Kernel) MAC (Medium Access Control) technology, which is a protocol independent kernel, based on a custom implementation of hardware acceleration and ARM9 software control. This patent-pending technology has been designed for gigabit-speed heterogeneous protocol environments exactly like the Certified Wireless USB / WiNet / Bluetooth combination enabled by today's announcement. "Our architecture and product plans have long anticipated today's announcement by the Bluetooth SIG. We expect to be the first to introduce Bluetooth-over-UWB compliant products with multi-protocol support," said Marty Colombatto, chief executive officer of Staccato Communications. "Staccato not only shares WiMedia's vision of 'one-radio multiple protocols', we helped create much of the underlying specifications that make it possible. The world needs only one radio for all wireless personal area networks and that's what we intend to provide using our Ripcord PIK MAC technology as the foundation." "The Bluetooth SIG's action today sets a clear and definitive path for the next generation of Bluetooth technology and we welcome this decision," said Roberto Aiello, chief technology officer of Staccato Communications and WiMedia Board member. "We view the two technologies as completely complementary and we believe the WiMedia radio platform was the ideal choice considering its broad support among industry leaders, its ability to meet interoperability and worldwide regulatory requirements and its support for multi-protocol designs with a single radio. Ripcord was designed by a staff of Staccato engineers with decades of combined experience in Bluetooth chip development. However, consumers don't really care about underlying technology, they care about making connections quickly and easily - and they expect it to work every time. Products based on Certified Wireless USB or Bluetooth-over-UWB and powered by Staccato's Ripcord chip will provide this functionality within a small form factor, with low power and low cost." About Staccato Products Based on the WiMedia Alliance's UWB common radio platform and the Certified Wireless USB specification Certified Wireless USB (W-USB for short) is the specification of a wireless extension of the USB standard which intends to further increase the availability of general USB-based solutions. It is maintained by the WiMedia Alliance, and as of 2007 the current revision (1. from the USB Implementers Forum The USB Implementers Forum, USB-IF, is a non-profit organisation to promote and support the Universal Serial Bus. Its main activities are the promotion and marketing of USB, Wireless USB, USB On-The-Go, and the maintenance of the specifications, as well as a compliance program. (USB-IF), Ripcord is implemented in a complete System-In-Package (SiP) using leading 110nm digital CMOS process technology. Ripcord provides a complete, fully integrated solution for the first commercial applications of high-speed UWB at 480 Mbps based on Certified Wireless USB. Ripcord's high level of integration minimizes design risk, lowers system cost and accelerates customers' time-to-market by consolidating all hardware and software components necessary to implement a solution based on Certified Wireless USB. About Staccato Communications Based in San Diego, Calif., Staccato Communications is an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology pioneer with applications expertise in Certified Wireless USB, Bluetooth and Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity. The fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. serves the personal computing, consumer electronics and mobile phone industries with small form factor, single-chip, all-CMOS wireless solutions. Staccato's WiMedia-based offerings include PHY See physical layer and physical. , MAC, drivers, application software, development kits and reference designs. For more information, please visit www.staccatocommunications.com. Ripcord and PIK are trademarks of Staccato Communications. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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