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CEVA and PA Consulting has joined forces to offer software for wireless infrastructure applications based on the CEVA-XC processor and PA’s baseband software radio expertise.
The intention is to offer PHY software for CEVA’s silicon IP platforms that address 3G and 4G requirements (e.g. WCDMA, HSPA, HSPA+, LTE and LTE-A) on the same programmable platform.
“PA has a long track record of success in helping drive the adoption of next generation wireless technologies through its expertise in Layer 1 software solutions. The combination of CEVA’s SDR DSP and PA’s software technologies offers an extremely efficient and optimized approach to implementing 3G in infrastructure applications,” said Eran Briman, v-p of marketing at CEVA.
“Our expertise in wireless software-based solutions for DSP-based platforms is an ideal complement and this combination serves to further enhance multiple CEVA-based design wins in this space,” said Steve Crammond, wireless expert at London-based PA.
The companies will first offer an integrated 3G PHY software package for implementing HSPA (3GPP Rel-5, 6) on CEVA’s software-defined radio (SDR) solution, which is specifically tuned for the needs of network operators.
“The scalable, programmable nature of the solution makes us well positioned to address the evolving needs of baseband deployments around the world,” said Crammond.
Future development will expand to support advanced 3G evolutions including HSPA+ (3GPP Rel-7, 8, 9).
The companies said the technology can also be scaled down to address smaller cells such as picocells and femtocells to allow an optimized architecture with low area and power requirements for any cell size.