Sweden’s wireless semiconductor IP supplier Coresonic AB and embedded software developer SySDSoft have joined hands to combine baseband processor firmware and MAC layer plus protocol stacks as a complete wireless technology package for system-on-chip developers.

Rick Clucas, CEO of Coresonic, said, “The significance of this agreement is the benefit it provides to the many chip designers we are talking to who have little wireless technology expertise, because their focus may be on an unrelated area such as video; between our two companies, we’ll provide a complete package comprising the world’s most area and power efficient next generation baseband processor with PHY firmware, MAC layer and protocol stacks, allowing an OEM or ODM to quickly integrate a WiMAX or other IEEE802.16-based system-on-chip into their product. Customers can come to either company for this complete package, giving them a single contact point for support and development.”

Khaled Ismail, president and founder of SySDSoft, added, “Between us, we have a wealth of expertise in the latest and emerging wireless standards, with the most optimized semiconductor IP solutions for wireless modems and broadband: Coresonic with their extremely power efficient baseband processor core, which is programmable for multiple standards, and SySDSoft with our efficient, highly modular MAC layer which is easily portable to various processors and operating systems. In a market where the end-user demands battery-saving products but still require high performance from their latest generation gadgets, we provide our OEM and ODM customers with an ideal solution to quickly get to market by incorporating our pre-packaged wireless solution.”

While SySDSoft designs state-of-the-art baseband and RF/analog circuits for the wireless broadband market, Coresonic’s LeoCore technology complements it with a unique patented architecture, which is the most power and area efficient licensable baseband processing technology available today, optimized for wireless multimode modems, according to the partners.

 Available as a flexible, programmable solution, it allows system-on-chip designers to simply and rapidly add next generation modem capabilities to their designs, supporting 4G and multiple radio standards, including WiMAX, LTE, WiFi, UMB, DVB-T/H, ISDB-T, T-DMB, DAB+ and HD radio, according to the press release.

The initial focus of this collaborative effort is on producing a WiMax demonstrator, and the companies intend to add WiFi and Bluetooth support later.

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