Tropian Joins International Wireless Packaging Consortium, a Leading Wireless and RF Product OEM Organization.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 2001 IWPC IWPC International Workshop on Program Comprehension IWPC International Wireless Packaging Consortium IWPC Information Warfare Planning Capability IWPC International Workshop on Pervasive Computing IWPC International Women's Peace Conference Membership Enhances Tropian's Industry Presence for Its New Multi-Mode, Multi-Band Wireless Products That Support 1G to 3G in a Single Chipset Tropian Inc., a Silicon Valley-based advanced wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. product company, announced today that it has joined the International Wireless Packaging Consortium (IWPC), a leading wireless and RF product 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 organization. "The IWPC and its more than 150 members are excited to have Tropian join our international consortium," said Don Brown, director of the IWPC. "We're looking forward to having Tropian contribute in a significant way to industry dialog to reduce costs of cellular telephone and network infrastructure." The IWPC (www.iwpc.org) is a proactive organization composed of major wireless and RF product OEMs and their suppliers at every level of manufacturing. Its mission is to facilitate communication up and down the supply chain, to reduce costs, improve performance and decrease time to market -- with an emphasis on packaging and interconnect technologies. The IWCP defines "wireless packaging" as "the physical embodiment of an electronic circuit at all levels, from device(s) up through the system, from the Intermediate Frequency section (IF) through and including the antenna." "The IWPC provides Tropian a unique opportunity to interact across the entire industry," said Mike Farese, Tropian's president and 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. . "The consortium helps fill the packaging technology knowledge gap between suppliers and OEMs, increases awareness of each other's needs and facilitates cost-effective results." Tropian's products provide the industry the multiple options critical to driving the success of the next generation of wireless. Targeted at handset and base station manufacturers, network operators and infrastructure builders, they enable the wireless industry to economically design and manufacture wireless products that are forward and backward compatible Refers to hardware or software that is compatible with earlier versions of the product. Also called "downward compatible." Contrast with forward compatible. backward compatible - backward compatibility with the incompatible data format standards and different frequencies in use around the world. Tropian's multi-mode, multi-band chipsets allow network operators to roll out new 3G service areas while continuing to offer their customers seamless connectivity with their existing 1G and 2G services. Tropian's products also enable operators to speed ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). for 3G licenses by deploying value-added 3G services well before their complete regional 3G coverage is in place -- and encourage wireless data applications developers to add 3G features to today's applications. Tropian's chipsets, designed for ease of manufacturability, also enable manufacturers to build 3G-compatible cell phones with the small size, long battery life and attractive price points consumers expect. With all of these benefits in mind, Tropian has launched and started customer sampling of TimeStar(TM), a breakthrough, digital multi-mode, multi-band wireless RF transmitter in one compact chipset. Using Tropian's patented Polar Impact(TM) non-linear polar modulation Polar modulation is analogous to quadrature modulation in the same way that polar coordinates are analogous to Cartesian coordinates. Quadrature modulation makes use of Cartesian coordinates, x and y. architecture, the TimeStar(TM) chipset enables per-timeslot transmission of multiple voice and high-speed data standards including TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) A satellite and cellular phone technology that interleaves multiple digital signals onto a single high-speed channel. For cellular, TDMA triples the capacity of the original analog method (FDMA). , GSM, EDGE, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. , GAIT, and AMPS. The same technology that drives the TimeStar(TM) transmitter for handsets is scalable for base station applications, so networks as well will be able to transmit in multiple modes for 2G and 3G standards. For more information about the International Wireless Packaging Consortium, please log on to www.iwpc.org. About Tropian Tropian is a privately held 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. offering advanced radio frequency products to the wireless communications industry. In a single integrated circuit platform, Tropian has incorporated the world's leading cellular standards, enabling wireless handset and base station equipment suppliers to deliver economical multi-mode solutions for 1G, 2G, 2.5G and 3G voice and data applications. Tropian's patented Polar Impact(TM) technology is a non-linear, polar modulation implementation that offers dramatic improvements in system performance, manufacturability, and reliability. Tropian's technology is also extensible to other communications systems such as Digital Subscriber Line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and (DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary ). For more information, please visit Tropian at http://www.tropian.com or contact the U.S. office at 408/865-1300 or the UK office at +44 1491 639705. Note to Editors: Polar Impact(TM) Technology and TimeStar(TM) are trademarks of Tropian, Inc. |
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