LSI Logic Drives the Next Wave of Wireless Products With New 3G CDMA Baseband Processor
Meets New 3G Standard CDMA2000 for Next Generation in Wireless Products
And Addresses the Critical Factors of Wireless Equipment Design
MILPITAS, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE: LSI), today announced its contribution to next-generation wireless applications with the newest product in the company's SignalSphere(TM) wireless family, the CBP4.0. The highly integrated single-chip CDMA Baseband Processor supports the new 3G standard, CDMA2000-A 1xRTT, and addresses wireless design issues including time-to-market, size, flexibility, performance and power management. The SignalSphere processor is designed for voice and data communication applications, including cellular handsets and data modems, with compatibility and functionality for future wireless devices.
"The opportunities for wireless manufacturers are growing everyday, but to predict the demand for new functionality requires a partnership approach to product development," said Kevin McDermott, director of marketing for LSI Logic's Wireless division. "Our ASIC experience makes us experts in flexibility, efficiency and solid product development. Combine these capabilities with our easy-to-use standard products and designers have everything they need to create next-generation wireless products."
As part of its commitment to supporting customers, LSI Logic offers CDMA System expertise, as well as CBP4.0, RF, H/W, product-application and protocol-stack engineering support. In addition, the company has worldwide customer support sites, and wireless and mixed-signal design centers.
"We see the SignalSphere CDMA processor as the platform for voice and data communications for next-generation cellular handsets, as well as consumer hand-held and infotainment devices, such as cellular phones with e-mail and Internet access capabilities," said McDermott.
The CBP4.0 has all of the baseband processing logic required to support CDMA2000-A Cellular, PCS and AMPS mobile stations, with backward compatibility to IS-95B. In addition, the CBP4.0 offers the following features and benefits:
Power Management: Based on LSI Logic's G12(R) 0.18-micron
(0.13-micron Leff) 1.8-volt CMOS technology, the CBP4.0 uses hardware
accelerators to reduce the power consumption by using advanced clocking
control, multiple sleep modes, and power management of on-chip analog
blocks.
Slotted-Paging Implementation: The CBP4.0 almost doubles the standby time
of previous-generation products through the use of Quick Paging Channel
and ultra-low chip quiescent current.
Size: LSI Logic's G12 CMOS technology, coupled with an integrated
baseband solution, helps optimize the CBP4.0. In addition, LSI Logic's
280-pin Chip Scale Package (CSP) mounting technology, at 16 mm x 16 mm,
is unmatched in its size-to-performance ratio.
Cost: Single-chip integration of both digital and mixed-signal functions
greatly reduces manufacturing and material costs optimizing end-product
value.
Performance: The CBP4.0 provides 153.6 Kbps on forward and reverse links,
and meets CDMA2000-A requirements, including support for the
Quick Paging Channel.
Time-to-Market: The powerful combination of the ARM7TDMI(TM) processor
and dual OakDSPCore(R) DSPs allows designers to focus on product features
rather than CDMA integration. Fully integrated CDMA protocol stack
software further enhances integration and time-to-market.
Development Tools: The SignalSphere processor comes with complete
development tools, which include development/integration systems,
reference design, ETS (Engineering Test Software), and GAT
(Graphical Analysis Tool). The ETS package provides low-level
data access for system integration and phone calibration capability for
production-test functionality. The GAT software package works with ETS
to provide graphical view of the essential data during development and
field-testing.
Flexibility: The flexible RF interface and easy-to-modify control
processor software of the CBP4.0 provide design flexibility not found
with other chipsets. This gives product design engineers maximum
latitude during product development.
Functionality: The CBP4.0 supports all CDMA functionality including
speech, data, messaging, and provisioning options, as well as optional
services, such as noise suppression, echo cancellation, and voice
recognition, enabling designers to concentrate on end-product
development. In addition, the CBP4.0 features a removable UIM
(User Identity Module) that addresses a key requirement for applications
in China.
Low-Risk: The CBP4.0 is based on industry-standard processor cores
(OakDSPCore DSP and the ARM7TDMI control processor) supported by mature
development and debugging tools. This combination provides maximum
processing power while minimizing risk to designers integrating new
services. LSI Logic leads the industry in core-based system-on-a-chip
solutions.
Availability
Initial quantities of the SignalSphere processor, CBP4.0, will be available in Q2 of 2001. |
