[September 11, 2009] Freescale Develops 3G Wireless Base Stations to Support LTE and Other 4G Standards Tweet Sep 11, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Freescale technology announced it is developing programmable solutions for wireless base stations that allow service providers to deploy one technology and later upgrade to standards such as LTE or WiMAX with a simple software installation. "Alcatel-Lucent's Converged Radio Access Network (RAN) solution provides mobile operators with wireless technology that will enable them to meet their needs and offer a smooth evolution path toward LTE to address tomorrow's market challenges," said Mike Iandolo, president of Alcatel-Lucent's Wireless Product Division. "Freescale's multicore processors help us ensure that Alcatel-Lucent solutions feature the processing intelligence that will enable our customers to satisfy their subscribers' expectations." "As wireless standards draw closer to mainstream adoption, Freescale is focused on providing the world's top OEMs with the flexibility, performance and systems knowledge they need for success in today's highly competitive environment," said Lisa Su, general manager and senior VP of Freescale's Networking and Multimedia Group. "This design win continues our track record of working closely with Alcatel-Lucent to advance the state of wireless technology." Freescale said its programmable DSP offering, the MSC8156, is one of the industry's first DSPs based on 45-nm process technology, enabling the part with performance, energy efficiency and form factor advantages. It includes acceleration technology that adds flexibility and reduces cost. The onboard Multi-Accelerator Platform Engine technology for baseband, called MAPLE-B, works in concert with the six fully programmable DSP cores to support the 3G-LTE, TDD-LTE, TD-SCDMA and WiMAX standards, as well as the symbol rate functionality of HSPA and HSPA+. Freescale's QorIQ P4080 multicore processor is a member of its QorIQ product line. Based on 45-nm process technology, the device integrates eight e500 Power Architecture cores, a tri-level cache hierarchy, CoreNet on-chip fabric and datapath acceleration to deliver performance within a 30W maximum power envelope. Freescale is now sampling the QorIQ P4080 processor to select customers. Freescale Semiconductor is a designer and manufacturer of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial and networking markets. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]