Flexible, Ultra-power-efficient platform to cut costs and time to market for 4th generation multi-mode mobile devices TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Nov. 11
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Sandbridge Technologies announced
today the release of their SB3500 flexible baseband processor which
facilitates the implementation of 4G mobile handsets entirely in software.
Capable of operating any radio protocol required for a common (universal)
multi-mode, multi-function mobile platform, the SB3500 meets critical power
consumption specifications of wireless carriers and significantly reduces
time-to-market and overall development costs for OEMs.
"The SB3500 is an 'industry first' that positions Sandbridge as a dominant
force in the emerging LTE market," said Tanuj Raja, VP Business Development.
"With its capacity for performing LTE and legacy cellular systems, the SB3500
is effectively a future-proof baseband platform that is transformational for
the entire mobile communications value chain."
The SB3500 is the world's most flexible, cost-efficient and
power-efficient universal baseband processor. Its architectural innovations
provide scalable performance for any radio protocol in use today or in
development for the future -- including LTE, HSPA, 3G WiMAX, Wi-Fi, DVB-H,
GPS, and all multimedia formats.
Implemented in 65nm, the SB3500 is currently being sampled to select
top-tier customers who are developing next generation handsets exclusive of
traditional fixed function processors.
"An all too very familiar impediment to the introduction of a new wireless
technology is the lack of devices and their underlying chipsets," noted
Michael Thelander, CEO of Signals Research Group, LLC. "Solutions such as the
SB3500, help address that challenge by giving major handset OEMs the
flexibility to leverage their internal software R&D efforts with Sandbridge
Technologies' commercially-available baseband processor."
By enabling 100% flexibility for die size re-use, Sandbridge's technology
delivers the lowest cost platform for a broad range of applications addressing
the rapidly growing smart wireless device marketplace.
Furthermore, the SB3500 provides third-party application developers with a
common platform based entirely on the C programming language -- long a
standard within the development community -- further expediting the
development and rapid distribution of new features and functions.
The commercial release of the SB3500 signifies the beginning of a new
wireless era marked by common, stable platforms for consumer use and
application development. The software-based design of the SB3500 completely
alters the landscape of the mobile industry by accelerating the cost efficient
development and distribution of faster, more flexible ultra-mobile-devices
with the capacity for virtually unlimited communications protocols and
multimedia applications. For OEMs and carriers, this means significant cost
and time-to-market reductions. For consumers, it means high value Smartphones
at mass market pricing.
About Sandbridge Technologies (http://www.sandbridgetech.com):
Located in Tarrytown, NY, Sandbridge Technologies is a fabless
semiconductor company with a mission to deliver ubiquitous wireless
connectivity for the consumer market at the highest-integration level and
lowest-cost.
Founded in 2001 by veterans of IBM, Lucent and Cadence, Sandbridge has
developed a radically innovative baseband engine that is a flexible
alternative to dedicated hardware for next generation, multi-mode handsets and
reduces their cost, complexity and time-to-market.
Sandbridge's core technology, Sandblaster(R), is a revolutionary
multi-threaded DSP architecture with the capacity to perform flexible (SDR)
baseband processing for all wireless protocols up to and including LTE and
WiMAX -- as well as all multimedia functions -- without compromising battery
consumption.
Sandbridge's unique solution has the potential to kick-start a prolific
new era of innovation benefiting the entire mobile ecosystem by delivering
unprecedented compute performance that will accelerate the creation and
distribution of truly pioneering mobile features and applications.
Sandbridge Technologies is privately held with investments from top tier
venture funds and from strategic partners.
SANDBRIDGE, Sandblaster and SB3500 are registered trademarks of Sandbridge
Technologies, Inc.
Reader Contact Information
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Phone: +1.914.287.8505, Fax: +1.914.287.8501
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Phone: +1.978.703.2223, Fax: +1.978.703.2201
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http://www.sandbridgetech.com
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