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Fujitsu selects Rohde & Schwarz for WiMAX SoC test solution
Munich, Jun 02, 2008 - Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) and Rohde & Schwarz have partnered to provide a highly optimised test solution for the industry. The solution is designed for customers who develop and manufacture WiMAX mobile stations and terminals, PC cards, and media-rich hand-held devices.
Together with FME, Rohde & Schwarz has developed a customised, automatic alignment and verification test solution based on the R&S CMW270 WiMAX one-box tester. This enables mobile WiMAX System-on-Chip (SoC) customers to conduct tests of their WiMAX devices easily and cost-effectively.
Manufacturers can now align transmitter and receiver functions such as frequency response and linearity automatically instead of manually. In addition, the measurement speed of the R&S CMW270 is up to ten times higher than that of existing test solutions. Together, these two features deliver quick ramp-up of the production line and maximum throughput.
Fujitsu Mobile WiMAX solution MB86K21 delivers high performance and extensive features combined with low power consumption. The device fully complies with IEEE 802.16e-2005, and incorporates highly-integrated, scalable1024 FFT OFDMA PHY and full MAC processors; adaptive modulation schemes including 64QAM, 16QAM and QPSK; and an interface for MIMO RF modules – all in a small-footprint FBGA package.
With the Fujitsu MB86K21 mobile WiMAX SoC and R&S CMW270 WiMAX tester, WiMAX device manufacturers can quickly build a competitive test platform to test their new designs.
The R&S CMW270 combines signal generation and signal analysis in a single box for production-line emulation of a base station. Now the two companies have ported the Fujitsu SoC’s testing scheme into the R&S CMW270 and fully optimised it for automated testing. Fujitsu can offer its customers the most cost-effective test solution for RF testing and for calibration and signalling testing such as network connection.
Rohde & Schwarz
Rohde & Schwarz is an independent group of companies specializing in electronics. It is a leading supplier of solutions in the fields of test and measurement, broadcasting, radiomonitoring and radiolocation as well as secure communications. Established 75 years ago, Rohde & Schwarz has a global presence and a dedicated service network in over 70 countries. It has approx. 7200 employees and achieved a net revenue of € 1.4 billion in fiscal year 2006/2007 (July 2006 to June 2007). Company headquarters are in Munich, Germany.
About Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe
Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) is a major supplier of semiconductor products. The company provides advanced systems solutions to the automotive, digital TV, mobile telephony, networking and industrial markets. Engineers from design centres dedicated to microcontrollers, graphics controllers, mixed-signal, wireless, multimedia ICs and ASIC products work closely with FME’s marketing and sales teams throughout Europe to help satisfy customers’ system development requirements. This solutions approach is supported by a broad range of advanced semiconductor devices, IP and building blocks.
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