Staccato Communications Announces Partner Program; 14 Leading UWB Test Equipment, Component and Software Suppliers to Participate.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: --Anritsu Ltd.; Catalyst Enterprises, Inc.; Ellisys; FDK FDK Frederick, MD (airport code) FDK From Data to Knowledge (University of Helsinki) FDK Function Display Key FDK Frequency Difference Keying FDK Frame Developer'S Kit FDK Federated Simulations Development Kit Corporation; Fractus; Fujitsu Components America, Inc.; iAnywhere; LeCroy Corporation; Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; OMRON Corporation; Stonestreet One; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; TDK TDK Türk Dil Kurumu (Turkish Language Council) TDK The Dark Knights (gaming clan) TDK Tokyo Denkikagaku Kogyo KK (TDK Electronics Co. Ltd. Corporation; Tektronix 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 Team Staccato Partner Program with 14 initial partners. Leveraging partnerships with industry leaders throughout the value chain, the program enables Staccato to provide its customers with total solutions for WiMedia-based UWB and Certified Wireless USB. The first phase of the program includes collaborative efforts with test equipment, UWB filter and antenna component, and software driver companies. The second phase of the program will involve test houses, production test partners, design services and module partners. This announcement comes on the heels of the customer engagements Staccato unveiled earlier this month with AboCom, Cameo and Cellink, and the production test engagement for ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) A contract manufacturer that uses its own designs and intellectual property (IP). See contract manufacturer. and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers with Asian Information Technology Inc. (AIT). "Staccato's close collaboration with industry-leading partners and their commitment to serve as significant resources is a true validation of Staccato's total solutions approach," said Mark Bowles, founder and vice president of Business Development and Corporate Marketing for Staccato Communications. "Customers are choosing 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 because it greatly speeds time-to-market while significantly minimizing both design risk and cost. We believe the best way to stimulate the worldwide appetite for WiMedia-based Certified Wireless USB and Bluetooth 3.0 applications is to provide complete solutions supported by an array of excellent partners." "Within every large semiconductor market there is a thriving ecosystem under development that supports every aspect of the value chain from software, production testing and packaging to certification, external components, reference designs, and design services. The creation of Team Staccato is proof that the UWB and Certified Wireless USB market continues to gain strength and influence. Staccato has done an excellent job in collecting the support of such a strong and diverse set of partners around their Ripcord products, which ultimately drove the evolution of the Team Staccato Partner Program," said Chris Kissel This article is about a dessert. For the car company, see Kissel Motor Car Company. Kissel (Kisiel in Polish, kiisseli in Finnish) is a popular dessert in Eastern and Northern Europe. , industry analyst from In-Stat. Test Equipment Partners Staccato works closely with a full range of RF and protocol test equipment vendors, including those involved with lab equipment and automated test equipment. Through the Team Staccato Partner Program, Staccato has engaged leading protocol analyzer See network analyzer. companies, including Catalyst Enterprises, Inc.; Ellisys; and LeCroy Corporation. These relationships were established in conjunction with the development of Staccato's Ripcord Host Wire Adapter (HWA HWA Horror Writers Association HWA Here We Are HWA Heartland Wrestling Association HWA Hemlock Wooly Adelgid HWA Hot Wire Anemometry HWA Hazardous Waste Act HWA Hunter Water Australia (Broadmeadow, NSW, Australia) ), Device Wire Adapter (DWA DWA DreamWorks Animation (stock symbol) DWA Domino Web Access DWA Desert Water Agency (US) DWA Data Warehouse Administrator DWA Designated Waiting Area DWA Dynamic Wavelength Allocation ) and native Certified Wireless USB products, which will enter production in the second half of 2006. Team Staccato RF test equipment partners include Anritsu Ltd., LeCroy Corporation and Tektronix. UWB Filter and Antenna Component Partners With an inaugural group of seven Team Staccato UWB component partner companies, Staccato is ideally positioned to provide its customers with solutions that have been fully optimized for performance and cost. Staccato is actively working with UWB component manufacturers of band-pass filters, diplexers, triplexers and antennas to support multiple bands of the WiMedia UWB radio. In addition, many of the resulting component products support WiFi and Bluetooth for combined Certified Wireless USB solutions. Staccato's Ripcord is the industry's first true single-chip, all-CMOS product implemented in a complete System-In-Package (SiP). 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 needed for commercial implementation. In most product designs, customers only need voltage regulators and an external antenna for a complete Certified Wireless USB node. Staccato's Ripcord Development Kit (SC3111) currently ships with antenna samples from seven different companies, including FDK Corporation; Fujitsu Components America, Inc.; Fractus; Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; OMRON Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; and TDK Corporation. This allows customers to make a quick evaluation of available UWB antenna options. In addition to samples, full technical specifications are supplied for each antenna, making the designer's job easier. Software Partners Another key element of Staccato's successful total product solution includes the availability of software, including drivers. While Staccato develops and supplies a significant portion of software for Certified Wireless USB, we also work with software operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. companies. This juxtaposition also leverages strong third-party partners, including iAnywhere and Stonestreet One, who supply software and drivers for a variety of embedded platforms, such as Windows Mobility, embedded Linux The Linux operating system configured and enhanced to work in a wide variety of applications, including handheld devices, network appliances, industrial machines and consumer electronics devices. The modularity of the Linux kernel makes it well suited to embedded systems. , micro-ITRON and more, delivering additional solutions in support of Staccato's customers' needs. For a complete listing of Team Staccato partner quotes and additional program details that supplement this announcement, please go to www.staccatocommunications.com/partnerships/testimonials. About Team Staccato Partner Program The Team Staccato Partner Program is creating the most extensive collection of partnerships with the commitment of delivering the most advanced solutions for Certified Wireless USB, WiNet and Bluetooth 3.0 applications. This program enables Staccato to deliver total solutions to customers through alliances with industry leaders throughout the value chain, including suppliers of UWB components (filters and antennas), software, test equipment and services, design services, and module partners. About Staccato Communications Headquartered in San Diego, 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 is a Staccato trademark; all other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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