Redpine's Lite-Fi(TM) product family offers best-in-class 802.11n with
AMCC's PowerPC 405EX and EXr processors
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Embedded Systems Conference
-- Redpine Signals, Inc., a leading developer of ultra low power
multi-standard OFDM and MIMO silicon-based solutions, and Applied Micro
Circuits Corporation (Nasdaq: AMCC), a global leader in embedded Power
Architecture(TM) processing, optical transport and storage solutions, today
announced the successful integration of Redpine's Lite-Fi(TM) 802.11n
silicon solution on AMCC's PowerPC(R) 405EXr evaluation platform. The
combination of Redpine's Lite-Fi(TM) and AMCC's PowerPC 405EXr enables a
variety of embedded solutions that incorporate single-antenna ultra low
power 802.11n connectivity at a lower cost than current 802.11b/g
solutions. The partnership between Redpine Signals and AMCC also focuses on
creating solutions for multi-antenna 3x3 802.11n-enabled systems such as
enterprise access points (AP), routers and gateways that incorporate
Redpine's MIMO 802.11n technology with an AMCC PowerPC 405EX processor.
Redpine's Lite-Fi product family offers differentiating performance and
power advantages achieved through six years of research and multiple
patents in all the relevant areas of architecture, signal processing,
algorithms and low-power implementation. "Lite-Fi's interfaces and
architecture are optimized for connectivity to embedded processors such as
AMCC's PPC 405EX and EXr processors with minimal host overhead," said Mr.
Venkat Mattela, Chief Executive Officer of Redpine Signals Inc. "Our
partnership with AMCC forges complementary pieces of leading technology
into consumer and enterprise products that stand out in functionality and
performance," he said.
The PowerPC 405EXr, based on Power Architecture technology, is a price
and performance optimized embedded processor for wireless access platforms
including Wi-Fi access points, residential gateways and advanced set-top
boxes. The 405EXr processor's scalability and rich feature set, including
PCI Express and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces as well as USB2.0 On-The-Go and
an integrated security engine that supports IPSec and SSL, provide for an
ideal solution for current and emerging WLAN and WiMAX applications.
"The high level of integration in the PowerPC 405EXr reduces the
external components required for next generation WLAN access designs, which
drastically reduces system complexity and bill of material cost. The result
is faster time-to-market and lower cost products," said Sam Fuller, Vice
President Marketing at AMCC. "In particular, the 405EX and Redpine's
Lite-Fi combine to provide an attractive platform for low cost and low
power WLAN client applications such as wirelessly accessed printer servers
and storage devices," he added.
The jointly developed solution for wireless client applications
interfaces the Lite-Fi SoC to the 405EXr through a high-speed parallel
interface, with a close-to-zero load WLAN driver on the PowerPC host.
Lite-Fi incorporates a proprietary ultra low power multi-threaded layer-2
processor that not only provides a unique degree of protocol handling
within the silicon but also provides power-efficient hardware offload of
some critical layer-3 functionality, such as TCP checksum and security
processing.
Redpine Signals and AMCC will display the joint solution at the
Embedded System Conference in San Jose (CA) from 4/15 to 4/17 in AMCC's
booth (#2010).
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED(TM)
Redpine's Lite-Fi(TM) solution is Wi-Fi CERTIFIED for 802.11n draft 2.0
by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
"802.11n draft 2.0 is an advanced standard for delivering increased
throughput, improved range and Quality of Service (QoS) for enhanced
multimedia capabilities. In achieving Wi-Fi CERTIFIED for 802.11n draft
2.0, Redpine Signals has demonstrated its commitment to ensuring industry
interoperability and the best experience for Wi-Fi users," said Wi-Fi
Alliance Senior Director, Karen Hanley.
A searchable Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products database is available at
http://www.wi-fi.org.
About Redpine Signals, Inc.
Founded in 2001, Redpine Signals is a fabless semiconductor company
driving Wi-Fi(R) +WiMAX(R) convergence products for mobile, consumer and
enterprise applications with sustainable differentiation in power and
performance. Using its extensive patent portfolio in ultra low power OFDM
and MIMO technologies, Redpine is making wireless convergence a reality.
Redpine is headquartered in San Jose, California with a development
center in Hyderabad, India.
About AMCC
AMCC provides leadership semiconductor solutions to process, transport,
and store digital information for the world's wired and wireless networks.
As a leading supplier of Power Architecture(TM) based processors and with
world-class expertise in SONET and Ethernet protocol processing and PHY
technology and Storage processors and RAID controllers, our products are
the foundation of the IP Communications Revolution. AMCC's 3ware SAS and
SATA RAID controllers deliver cost-effective, high-performance,
high-capacity storage for enterprises and consumers worldwide in
applications like disk-to-disk backup, near-line storage, network-attached
storage (NAS), video, and high-performance computing. For further
information regarding AMCC, please visit our website at
http://www.amcc.com.
Contact Information
Richard Murphy, Vice President, Marketing & Business Development
Redpine Signals, Inc.
Tel (408)748-3385, Ext 209
Email: richard.murphy@redpinesignals.com
Web: http://www.redpinesignals.com
Gilles Garcia
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation
Tel (408) 542-8687
ggarcia@amcc.com
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as expects,
anticipates, plans, believes, estimates, will or words of similar meaning.
Such forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the
products discussed in this press release, are subject to a number of risks
and uncertainties, including the risk that the products may not be
successfully or timely developed, completed or manufactured or achieve
market acceptance, risks relating to general economic conditions, as well
as the risks and uncertainties set forth in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K, and in the Company's other SEC filings. As a result of these
risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from these
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in
this press release are made as of the date hereof and AMCC does not assume
any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result
of new information, future developments or otherwise.
Redpine Signals, the Redpine logo, Driving Wireless Convergence and
Lite-Fi are trademarks of Redpine Signals, Inc. All other company names,
products and logos are registered trademarks of their respective companies.
AMCC is a registered trademark of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation.
Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Redpine Signals, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Richard Murphy, Vice President, Marketing &
Business Development of Redpine Signals, Inc., +1-408-748-3385,
ext. 209, richard.murphy@redpinesignals.com; or Gilles Garcia of
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, +1-408-542-8687,
ggarcia@amcc.com
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