With discrete application and
baseband processors being used in most mobile devices, a standard chip interconnect dramatically eases system-level testing for OEMs.
He has more than 20 years experience in the mixed signal test industry, testing audio codecs, video and audio ADCs/DA Cs, Mil-Aerospace DOD parts, modems, Ethernet transceivers and repeaters, DVD, STB, ADSL, and
baseband processors. e-mail: don_blair@agilent.com
Broadcom's wireless LAN offerings, the Broadcom BCM2051 2.4GHz direct-conversion radio and the BCM430x family of
baseband processors, contain a number of industry-first innovations.
In addition to QCT's Wireless Internet Launchpad suite, the MSM5100 solution supports QUALCOMM's Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW) applications platform, and enables low-cost implementation of Bluetooth connectivity by integrating a qualified Bluetooth
baseband processor and software stack supporting the Bluetooth 1.1 specification.
Current Philips Bluetooth (a trademark of Telefonaktiebolager L M Ericsson) products include the VWS26002 Bluetooth
baseband processor, the Bluetooth developer's kit V 2.0 platform, the single chip UAA3558 transceiver and the BGA2450 power amplifier.
According to the company, the technology consists of a 60GHz transceiver and a
baseband processor which are integrated onto CMOS semiconductor chips through circuit technologies optimised for mobile devices.
is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, and markets
baseband processor solutions for the mobile wireless communications market.
The TNETC408 incorporates TI's ACX100 802.11 single-chip MAC and
baseband processor for wireless local area networks (WLANs).
The resulting single-chip
baseband processor will feature on-chip flash or ROM and together with Silicon Wave's radio modem IC will provide a micro-sized module of less than 15mmx20mm.
