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Belgium based Testronic Labs was awarded with ITL status by the WiMedia Alliance
(via Press Release from Testronic – April 12, 2010) Testronic Labs, global quality assurance expert for the whole of the digital media spectrum, has been awarded Independent Test Lab (ITL) status by the WiMedia Alliance. This allows TL to offer certification services based on the alliance’s compliance, certification and interoperability (C&I) program for both PHY and MAC layers.
WiMedia is a new wireless technology for short range, high data rate and low power consumption in indoor environments. It also is the support layer for different wireless innovations like the popular next generation Bluetooth technology and Wireless-USB.
Testronic Labs is proud to welcome WiMedia into our integrated existing program of certifications which includes USB, Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), S-ATA and Firewire. With burgeoning interest in the connected living room and the interoperability of web-enabled consumer electronics devices, this latest development helps embed TL yet further at the heart of the digital media ecosystem – the nexus of content and device in the home.
WiMedia certification services will be provided out of Testronic Labs’ Belgium operation in Diepenbeek. This new program supports Testronic Labs’ status as the go-to certifiers for consumer electronics and component manufacturers seeking the necessary credentials to bring their products to market.
ITLs verify a product’s compliance to the Wireless USB Specification and allows manufacturers to ensure that their products interoperate with other WUSB products. Product testing is available in the following categories: native device silicon, Host Wire Adapter (HWA) and Device Wire Adapter (DWA) end products, as well as native host (WHCI) and device end-products.
About Testronic Labs
Testronic Labs, established in 1998, is the worldwide leading Quality Assurance provider of choice for the software, hardware, digital media and entertainment industries. Services cover DVD, Blu-ray and video game QA along with a range of services for telecommunications, e-learning, interactive software and hardware products as well as a suite of certification standards.
Testronic Labs’ skilled team provides testing of any content across any medium to any end device. Based in Burbank, CA, Pinewood Studios and central London UK, Diepenbeek, Belgium and Warsaw, Poland, Testronic Labs is the only global Quality Assurance company operating across the entire digital media industry.
About WiMedia
The WiMedia Alliance, a 350+ member global nonprofit organization, defines, certifies and supports enabling wireless technology for multimedia applications. WiMedia’s UWB technology represents the next evolution of Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) offering end users wireless freedom and convenience in a broad range of PC and consumer electronics products. For more information visit http://www.wimedia.org
Testronic Contact
Testronic Labs Belgium NV
Wetenschapspark 7
B-3590 Diepenbeek
Belgium
Tel: +32 11 303 600
Fax: +32 11 303 696
April 12th, 2010
Wireless technology to focus on streaming video for 2010
(via Press Release from WiMedia Alliance – January 5, 2010) San Ramon, California – The WiMedia Alliance (WMA) today announced the availability of Version 1.5 of the WiMedia Common Radio Platform Specification. The primary upgrade in Version 1.5 increases the technology speed to 1024Mbps from the current 480Mpbs targeting streaming video and other applications requiring gigabit level performance. In addition, the Alliance has announced that for 2010 they will focus on generating specifications specifically targeted at streaming video platforms.
“Streaming video has become one of the primary applications chosen by consumer electronics manufacturers to utilize WiMedia ultrawideband technology,” said Clint Chaplin, principle engineer at Samsung Electronics and current WiMedia president. “The WMA Common Radio Platform provides the necessary bandwidth worldwide without interference that can truly provide the predictable performance necessary for customers to be happy with wireless video streaming.”
Currently the WMA radio platform provides the underlying technology for WUSB from the USB-IF and is implemented in a number of office type applications such as wireless docking stations, hard drives and projectors. In addition, there are a number of introduced products that provide the technology for streaming video from a laptop to HDTVs. Future planned implementation will include set-top boxes, network players and wireless IP-based applications.
Version 1.5 of the specification is backwards compatible to the current revision 1.0 and again meets worldwide regulatory requirements. Advantages of the WMA Common Radio Platform versus other wireless technologies include requiring the least amount of energy per GB transferred, predictable performance and a low cost of implementation. In addition, current WiMedia solutions have been shipping for over 2 years in the market, making it a mature reliable solution for vendors looking at high speed wireless technologies to deploy in 2010 in volume production.
For further information on the WiMedia Alliance and access to the WiMedia UWB specifications please see www.wimedia.org
About the WiMedia Alliance
The WiMedia Alliance is a not-for-profit open industry association that promotes and enables the rapid adoption, regulation, standardization and multi-vendor interoperability of ultra-wideband (UWB) worldwide. The basis for the industry’s first UWB standards (published by Ecma International), WiMedia UWB is optimized for wireless personal-area networks delivering high-speed (480Mbps and beyond), low-power multimedia capabilities for the PC, CE, mobile and automotive market segments. Emphasizing peaceful coexistence with other wireless services, the WiMedia UWB Common Radio Platform is designed to operate with application stacks developed by the Certified Wireless USB Promoter Group, the Bluetooth-SIG and proprietary implementations.
WiMedia Alliance Contact:
WiMedia Alliance
2400 Camino Ramon , Suite 375
San Ramon , California 94583
U.S.A.
Phone +1 925 275 6604
Fax +1 925 886 3809
www.wimedia.org
January 5th, 2010
(via Web Research – December 15, 2009) ICUWB2010 will be held
in Nanjing, China on September 20-23, 2010. This conference provides
a forum for the latest UWB systems, technologies and applications
in both microwave and millimeter wave bands. ICUWB 2010 is a continuation of a series of annual international UWB conferences held in Baltimore (2002), Reston-VA (2003), Oulu (2003), Kyoto (2004), Zürich (2005), Waltham (2006), Singapore (2007), Hannover (2008) and Vancouver (2009). This event is sponsored by Southeast University and IEEE MTT-S, technically co-sponsored by IEEE VTS, Antenna Society of CIE, IEEE Nanjing Section, IEEE Beijing Section, IEEE Shanghai Section, IEEE Harbin Section, IEEE Chengdu Section, etc.
Original research and developments in all area of interest to the UWB are welcomed. These papers must present previously unpublished works in the following broadly-defined scope. All accepted papers will be published by the IEEE and included in IEEEXplore.
ICUWB 2010 is intended to provide a broad international forum and nice opportunity for the researchers to present their new ideas and exchange information in all areas of UWB technology. We welcome you to join us and share your contributions at the conference.
Exhibition
An exhibition of research achievements and commercial products
related to the conference topics will be held concurrently.
Important Dates
- Paper Submission Deadline: March 15, 2010
- Acceptance Notification: May 15, 2010
- Final paper submission Deadline: June 15, 2010
- Advance Program Delivery: August 10, 2010
Student Paper Contest
Student paper contest is limited to full-time students who must be the first author of the paper, and are required to present their papers at the conference. The candidates are required to show their full-time student identification cards on the registration desk. Each of the three final winners will be awarded the ICUWB2010 Best Student Paper Prize with a certificate and 300USD. All the students are encouraged to participate in the contest.
Scope
Relevant topics of interest include, but not limited to the following:
Antennas and Propagation
- UWB antennas and arrays
- Channel measurements & modeling
- Field trials & measurements
UWB Communication Systems and Signal Processing
- Modulation & detection
- Synchronization
- Ranging, localization and positioning
- MIMO
- Interference & capacity
- Coding & decoding
- Multiple access schemes
- Time reversal
Hardware Architecture and Implementation
- RF modules, circuits & systems
- Pulse generation & detection
- Integrated circuits designs
- Low power consumption techniques
- OFDM implementations
- System architectures
UWB Cognitive and Cooperative
- Cognitive wireless networks
- Wireless access protocols and architectures
- Energy efficient cross-layer design
- Spectrum sensing and dynamic spectrum sharing
- Cooperative communications
Standardization and Regulatory Issues
Applications
- Wireless personal/body area network
- Home networking
- Wireless USB
- Sensing and medical imaging
- Collision, ground-penetrating and through-wall radars
- Consumer electronics
- 60 GHz millimeter wave and beyond
- Underwater UWB communications
- UWB communications over power lines
Other related topics
Correspondence
Guangqi Yang
State Key Lab of Millimeter Waves
School of Information Science and Engineering
Southeast University
Nanjing, 210096, China
Tel: +86 (25) 8379 4364
Fax: +86 (25) 8379 2096
E-mail: icuwb2010@emfield.org
December 14th, 2009
Established Scottish Design Group is ITI Techmedia’s Third Licensee
(via Press Release from ITI Techmedia – June 12, 2009) Edinburgh, Scotland – ITI Techmedia has reached a new commercial milestone with the signature of a licence to a core element of Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology created in the ITI Ultra Wideband Wireless Communications R&D programme. TES Electronic Solutions Ltd (TES), based in Newbridge, Edinburgh, an established design group specialising in wireless communications software, will deploy ITI proprietary technology to strengthen its position in the high speed wireless connectivity market. The agreement will enable TES to develop system and sub-system solutions based on novel Ultrawideband technology.
The ITI Software Suite comprises ECMA-368 compliant UWB MAC, Convergence Architecture and Protocol Abstraction Layers and has been developed according to the WiMedia UWB standards. The revolutionary architecture will enable TES to provide a single ‘common radio platform’ which will be used to support different wireless protocols simultaneously: High-Data-Rate Bluetooth, Wireless USB (WUSB) and WLP (‘IP-over-UWB’).
From its Newbridge location, TES provides wireless systems design services to a range of clients. TES wireless IP can be found in many high-street products as well as in professional and military wireless solutions. TES is known for innovation and for the experience which is embedded in its wireless team, and is also known for its high-quality DECT & Bluetooth IP.
Terry Hurley, Managing Director of ITI Techmedia, commented: “Our Ultrawideband R&D Programme offers a range of commercial opportunities, of which this will be one of the first to be exploited. I am delighted that this technology has been licensed by a Scottish group which has world-leading skills in communications software design services, and is seeking to advance its expertise in this important radio technology. This is a compelling indication that the ITI model is helping Scotland to realise commercial opportunities in innovative and exciting global markets.”
Barclay Milne, Managing Director of TES, explains: “TES focuses very much on the highend professional and consumer markets where customers look for exceptional performance and product differentiation. We have been able to meet the special demands of our customers by adapting or enhancing the Bluetooth and DECT technologies to meet the needs of the application. Therefore, having full access to UWB technology is essential for the way we work with our clients. The UWB technology will allow us to provide our customers with very high bandwidth (up to 300 Mbps) wireless solutions and to continue to meet the exceptional needs of these clients”.
Welcoming the announcement, Enterprise Minister Jim Mather said, “I welcome this significant opportunity for Scotland to strengthen its position as a source of expertise in wireless technologies. This technology will help companies gain a competitive advantage and initiatives of this kind can help position Scotland’s economy for a strong recovery – complementing Scottish Government efforts to help businesses and householders.”
ITI Techmedia commissioned the R&D Programme to develop vital elements of a WiMedia UWB IP toolkit: physical layers (PHY), media access controllers (MAC), protocol application layers (PALs), antennae and proprietary mesh networking extensions, offering a range of solutions for the wireless marketplace. Companies licensing the ITI technology will be able to develop products and services to enable a host of multimedia devices to connect wirelessly.
About ITI Techmedia
ITI Techmedia is committed to making brilliant ideas a commercial reality. It commissions research and development programmes to generate market-driven, commerciallyfocused business opportunities in the digital media and communications technology sectors. Through extensive research of global markets it identifies future commercial opportunities and drives the formation of innovative R&D programmes. These programmes design, develop and deliver platform technologies and enable the formation of new products and services to address emerging market opportunities.The result is a portfolio of commercially valuable, cutting-edge intellectual assets, which are owned and exploited by ITI for the benefit of the Scottish economy. These assets are licensed to new and existing organisations and stimulate the formation of start-up and spin-out companies. Further information is available on the website: www.ititechmedia.com
About TES
TES Electronic Solutions is a global electronics services company offering a unique blend of technology innovation and custom electronic design and manufacturing solutions. TES designs customer specific systems or sub-systems that are optimized to a customer’s application mainly in the focus areas Wireless, Embedded Graphics, Telematics and Mixed Signal SoC. TES also develops licensable wireless, graphics and multimedia IP which accelerates time to market. TES has expertise in the design of analog and digital integrated circuits, embedded software and hardware up to complete system solutions. The company delivers solutions to blue-chip companies worldwide from its 17 international design centres and its manufacturing sites in France and in Penang.Further information is available on the website: www.tesbv.com
Contact Information:
ITI Techmedia
5th Floor
191 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2LB
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 141 240 1180
Fax: +44 141 240 1190
Mail: email (-at-) ititechmedia.com
June 12th, 2009
WALTER UWB project announced the organisation of new events in the field of UWB testing and standardisation for 2009.
(via Press Release from Walter UWB – June 4, 2009) Sophia Antipolis, France – The Wireless Alliance for Testing Experiment and Research announced the organisation of 3 new major events to be held in Europe in the field of Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology testing and standardisation. (Event List)
- A Detect And Avoid (DAA) Evaluation Event (Italy – July 2009)
- A WiMedia PHY and Platform Conformance and Interoperability testing (Italy – July 2009)
- A workshop on the contributiuon of a EU project to the standardisation process, in the case of UWB (France – October 2009)
Detect And Avoid (DAA) Evaluation event
The European WALTER and EUWB projects will organize a measurement event in order to evaluate the initial draft proposal certification procedures for the upcoming ETSI DAA UWB harmonized standard. During this event manufacturers of DAA enabled UWB devices are invited to provide devices which could at least cover some parts of the proposed procedures. Here devices only supporting the detect part would also be welcome if the needed information are available to the measurement equipment for evaluation of the detection and identification time.
WiMedia PHY and Platform Conformance and Interoperability testing
The WALTER project is organizing a compliance and interop testing event for PHY and MAC (platform) implementations based on the WiMedia standard. The PHY testing is provided by onsite support of Agilent and the platform testing by onsite support of Ellisys. The testing is intended to be in compliance with corresponding WiMedia certification procedures.This event should give interested companies with implementations based on the WiMedia standard the possibility of executing the compliance and interop tests on their devices in the transition time between the activities of WiMedia and the newly started activities in the receiving SIGs (Bluetooth SIG and USB-IF).
The WALTER Case for UWB
After having worked on the project for more than one year, The WALTER Project has decided to run this workshop to present its activities and results, with the following main objectives:
- To provide an overview on the current regulatory, standardization and research status of Ultra Wideband technology.
- To present European research activities results on UWB, including the mitigation techniques of Detect And Avoid (DAA). To describe the WALTER solutions for Testing and Measuring DAA.
- To identify the main challenges in the UWB testing and measurements, including the problem of noise.
About the WALTER project
WALTER is a project co-financed by the European Commission under the 7th framework program for RTD. Started in January 2008 it will last 2 years. Gathering 8 organisations from Europe and China, the project WALTER addresses the need for broadband testbeds by overcoming the technical issues of measuring low level, high datarate radio signals. The resulting worldwide interconnected testbeds will address the short term needs of industry and regulators but also the longer-term needs of research communities. Further information on the WALTER project is available at www.walter-uwb.eu
Contact WALTER Project Coordinator:
inno TSD SARL
Place Joseph Bermond – Ophira 1- BP 63
06902 Sophia-Antipolis
France
Mr. Franck Le Gall
Tel: +33 492 388 418
Fax: +33 493 654 135
Mail: contact (-at-) walter-uwb.eu
June 4th, 2009
Enables rapid integration of UWB Media Access Controller with Application-specific logic in CAP Metal Programmable block
(via Press Release from Atmel – March 2, 2009) Rousset, France – Atmel® Corporation announced today the availability of an Ultra Wideband (UWB) Evaluation Kit for rapid, low-cost development of UWB applications built around the AT91CAP9 ARM926EJ-S™-based Customizable Microcontroller. The UWB Media Access Controller (MAC) is implemented, together with any application-specific logic, in the FPGA that emulates the CAP™ Metal Programmable (MP) Block. The UWB Physical Access Layer (PHY) is implemented in transmission and reception extension boards that plug into the CAP Development Board.
The AT91CAP9A UWB Evaluation Kit consists of two AT91CAP9A Development Kits (one for transmission and the other for reception) each comprising three associated boards (Motherboard, Mezzanine and 3.3V Memory Extension), a CAP9 UWB PHY Transmitter Board and a CAP9 UWB PHY Receiver Board, together with UWB Video Streaming Application Software. This configuration creates an application-ready UWB development environment with a video streaming reference design.
The AT91CAP9A UWB Evaluation Kit interfaces with a PC running industry-standard ARM® development tools for system development and debug. This permits parallel hardware/software development that significantly reduces the development time for the application. When the system has been fully debugged, the UWB MAC and application-specific logic are re-mapped into the MP block of a customized CAP, providing a complete UWB transceiver system based on a small part count. This low-cost, medium-volume UWB solution is ideal for wireless medical systems and similar applications.
Michel Le Lan, Atmel’s Marketing Director for ASICs, commented, “Ultra Wideband is an energy-efficient short-range protocol that is ideal for many industrial and medical applications that operate in noisy, obstructed environments. Our CAP UWB Development Kit provides a rapid, low-cost development path for customers who wish to integrate their own IP together with the UWB MAC in a single high-performance, low-cost system-on-chip.”
About Ultra Wideband
Ultra wideband is a wireless technology for transmitting large amounts of digital data over medium distances (10 to 50m) using a wide spectrum of frequency bands with very low power. UWB has the ability to carry signals through doors and other obstacles that tend to reflect signals at more limited bandwidths and a higher power. Ultra wideband broadcasts digital pulses that are timed very precisely on a carrier signal that simultaneously occupies a number of frequency channels across a wide spectrum. Transmitter and receiver must be synchronized to send and receive pulses with sub-nanosecond accuracy. On any given frequency band that may already be in use, the UWB signal has less power than the background noise of other transmission protocols, so interference is minimized.
The UWB protocol is defined, certified and supported by the WiMedia Alliance, and has been normalized in the ECMA standards ECMA-368 (High Rate Ultra Wideband PHY and MAC Standard) and ECMA-369 (MAC-PHY Interface for ECMA-368).
Availability and Pricing
The AT91CAP9A UWB Evaluation Kit is available now and priced at US $8,000.
Information:
Here are further information on the AT91CAP product family
About Atmel
Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry’s broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on consumer, industrial, security, communications, computing and automotive markets.
Atmel Headquarter Contact:
Atmel Corporation
2325 Orchard Parkway
San Jose, California 95131
U.S.A.
Tel. +1 408 441 0311
Fax: +1 408 436 4314
E-Mail: info (-at-) atmel.com
© 2009 Atmel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Atmel®, Atmel logo and combinations thereof, and others, are registered trademarks, CAP™ and others are trademarks of Atmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Ltd. Other terms and product names may be trademarks of others.
March 2nd, 2009
Ripcord2™ single-chip UWB solution earns WiMedia platform certification for recently ratified Spectrum Extension Release; Ripcord A-200™ earns WiMedia PHY certification for Band Groups BG1, BG3 and BG6
(via Press Release from Staccato Communications – February 3, 2009) San Diego, California – Staccato Communications, an Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless technology pioneer and leader in Wireless USB from the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), today announced that its Ripcord2™ family of single-chip, 65nm CMOS UWB solutions has earned official WiMedia platform certification for the recently released Spectrum Extension Release (SER) specification. Solidifying the company’s leadership position in the UWB market, Staccato also announced that the Ripcord A-200™ family has earned official WiMedia PHY certification for Band Groups 1, 3 and 6. In addition, both Ripcord2 and Ripcord A-200 have been qualified as official PHY test beds, which will enable Independent Test Labs (ITLs) to conduct WiMedia Certification testing in the near future.
The WiMedia SER specification adds additional features to address certain worldwide regulatory requirements, which allow even broader deployment of the WiMedia common radio platform. Among these new features supported by both Ripcord2 and Ripcord A-200 are:
- Band Group 6 (BG6) – Operating from 7.4GHz to 9.0GHz, the newly defined BG6 allows 3-band hopping on a global basis, including China, which approved spectrum for UWB use in January 2009. With support for Band Groups 1 (3.1GHz to 4.8GHz) and 3 (6.3GHz to 7.9GHz) as well, both Ripcord families enable OEMs and ODMs to offer a worldwide compatible solution in a single SKU design.
- 2-band hopping channels – Three new channels of operation have been introduced allowing WiMedia radios to hop between 2-channels within a Band Group. The addition of these new operating modes provides increased range (compared to single band operation) and greater flexibility to deploy a worldwide compatible solution.
- Support for Detect and Avoid (DAA) – Various regions require that certain services (such as radar and mobile networks) are protected from interference. DAA, supported by the certified Ripcord solutions, allows the UWB radio to detect these protected services and move to an interference-free mode of operation allowing even more flexibility.
In addition to achieving WiMedia PHY certification, Ripcord2’s WiMedia platform certification signifies that the fully integrated MAC+PHY solution adheres to the strict MAC-layer and protocol requirements defined by WiMedia. This ensures compatibility with a number of protocol implementations based on the WiMedia Common Radio Platform such as WUSB and High-Speed Bluetooth.
“Achieving WiMedia platform certification for the latest specifications demonstrates Staccato’s commitment to offering worldwide compatible solutions based on industry standards,” said Marty Colombatto, chairman and CEO for Staccato Communications. “In addition, our certified Ripcord single-chip families allow us to meet the stringent power, size, performance and system cost requirements needed to drive mass adoption.”
The Ripcord2 and Ripcord A-200 solutions are ideally suited for high volume WUSB applications such as PCs, PC peripherals and consumer electronics. Staccato offers its customers a portfolio of fully integrated end-to-end system solutions supporting worldwide compliant operation.
About Staccato Communications
Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Staccato Communications is an Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology pioneer with applications expertise in Wireless USB, High-Speed Bluetooth and Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity. The fabless semiconductor company serves the personal computing, mobile phone and consumer electronics industries with small form factor, single-chip, all-CMOS high-speed wireless solutions. Staccato’s WiMedia Platform Certified products include PHY, MAC, drivers, application software, development kits and reference designs. For more information, please visit www.staccatocommunications.com
Headquarter Contact:
Staccato Communications
6195 Lusk Blvd., Suite 200
San Diego, California 92121
U.S.A.
Tel: +1 858 812 1000
Fax: +1 858 812 1001
Mail: info (-at-) staccatocommunications.com
Ripcord and Staccato are trademarks of Staccato Communications. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
February 3rd, 2009
China completed the evaluation of UWB and allows spectrum use for WiMedia devices. With this decision, UWB now has a regulatory footprint which extends through Asia, Europe and North America.
(via Press Release from WiMedia Alliance – February 2, 2009) San Ramon, California – The WiMedia Alliance, the industry association that promotes the regulation and standardization of Ultra Wideband (UWB) worldwide, today announced that China’s Ministry of Information Industry Technology (MIIT) has approved spectrum use for UWB in China. Effective immediately, UWB can now be deployed in China to meet the growing demand for short-range, high-speed wireless communications.
The approved bands are 3 and 7 through 11 (4.2 – 4.8GHz and 6 – 9GHz approximately). A graphical representation is available at WiMedia’s website about the worldwide UWB regulatory status.
“We are very pleased to see that China has completed their evaluation of UWB and has elected to allocate spectrum,” said Stephen Wood, president of the WiMedia Alliance. “With this decision, UWB now has a regulatory footprint which extends through Asia, Europe and North America.”
“For UWB to become policy for China is a major milestone in the adoption and strength this technology,” said Roberto Aiello, vice president of technology for WiMedia. “This is a testament to the advances being made by MIIT and to the WiMedia Regulatory Group commitment and diligence.”
China now joins a growing number of markets worldwide which have approved the use of UWB, including the USA, EU, Korea and Japan. Regulatory agencies in other regions are actively working with the WiMedia Alliance to further broaden the adoption of UWB. It is indicative of the broad acceptance of the technology as the preferred choice for implementing Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs).
About MIIT
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) directs the upgrading of technologies among the nation’s industries, encourages innovation and promotes electronic communications and high technology. The State Radio Regulation Committee (SRRC) is the part of MIIT which has responsibility for certification testing of approvals for UWB radios in China.
About the WiMedia Alliance
The WiMedia Alliance is a not-for-profit open industry association that promotes and enables the rapid adoption, regulation, standardization and multi-vendor interoperability of ultra-wideband (UWB) worldwide. The basis for the industry’s first UWB standards (published by Ecma International), WiMedia UWB is optimized for wireless personal-area networks delivering high-speed (480Mbps and beyond), low-power multimedia capabilities for the PC, CE, mobile and automotive market segments. Emphasizing peaceful coexistence with other wireless services, the WiMedia UWB Common Radio Platform is designed to operate with application stacks developed by the Certified Wireless USB Promoter Group, the Bluetooth- SIG and proprietary implementations. WiMedia board members include Alereon, CSR, Intel, Nokia, NXP Semiconductors, Samsung Electronics, Staccato Communications and Wisair.
WiMedia Alliance Contact:
WiMedia Alliance
2400 Camino Ramon , Suite 375
San Ramon , California 94583
U.S.A.
Pat Corcoran (+1 360 314 4732) or
Susan Cain (+1 503 538 2747)
pr (-at-) wimedia.org
February 2nd, 2009
The UWB PHY test software performs a wide range of tests required to meet the WiMedia PHY specification. It is designed to test the requirements documented in the WiMedia PHY test specifications versions 1.0 and 1.2
(via Press Release from Agilent – January 27, 2009) Santa Clara, California – Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced the industry’s most automated WiMedia-based multiband orthogonal frequency domain modulation (MB-OFDM) ultra-wideband (UWB) validation software. This software provides engineers with an easy way to verify that their MB-OFDM designs perform to the parameters defined by the WiMedia UWB PHY 1.2 test specification.
The Agilent U7239A WiMedia-based MB-OFDM UWB software, which runs on Infiniium 90000 Series oscilloscopes, provides PHY verification and compliance measurements on radios based on WiMedia’s ISO-published radio standard. The application covers the physical-layer (PHY) transmitter testing required by the WiMedia 1.2 PHY test specification. Engineers can make measurements with the software and an Infiniium Series oscilloscope via a simple connection to the SMA input or by attaching the receiver antenna directly to the input of the oscilloscope for radiated testing.
The U7239A UWB PHY test software performs a wide range of tests required to meet the WiMedia PHY specification. It is designed to test the requirements documented in the WiMedia PHY test specifications versions 1.0 and 1.2. Products that incorporate technologies such as Wireless USB (WUSB), wireless HDMI, and high-speed Bluetooth devices that use MB-OFDM need to successfully pass a variety of compliance tests typically based on the original WiMedia specification. The U7239A software allows engineers to simply select testing to the original WiMedia specifications or testing to the Wireless USB specifications defined by the USB-IF.
The Agilent U7239A WiMedia MB-OFDM PHY test software automatically configures the oscilloscope for each test and generates an informative HTML report at the end of the test. It compares the results with the specification test limit and indicates how closely the device passes or fails each test. The complex analysis runs seamlessly within the scope, which saves users time and effort compared to making and analyzing measurements manually.
Engineers designing and developing MB-OFDM UWB radios also can use the Agilent 89601A vector signal analysis Option BHB software, which covers testing specified by the WiMedia PHY test specifications and includes advanced features that are important for silicon development. The 89601A Option BHB software can be used in conjunction with the Agilent U7239A software. Both software systems provide measurement correlation, with the U7239A providing the key measurements used for certifying WiMedia-based PHYs and Wireless USB products. The 89601A Option BHB software provides deep analysis capabilities.
WiMedia-based MB-OFDM UWB technology operates in the spectra between 3.1 GHz and 10.6 GHz, with minimum analysis bandwidths of 500 MHz. This UWB technology presents unique RF test challenges that require unique test solutions. Agilent’s Infiniium 90000 Series oscilloscope, the Electra08Design and Test Product of the Year award winner, offers the industry’s lowest noise floor, deepest memory and flattest response. Using the 90000 Series oscilloscopes and the powerful U7239A MB-OFDM software, engineers can maximize their design margins and gain greater insights into their system performance.
Additional information about Agilent’s U7239A UWB PHY test software is available at www.agilent.com/find/wimedia
Agilent’s complete portfolio of oscilloscopes is available in a variety of form factors, from 20 MHz to 90 GHz, offering industry-leading specifications and powerful applications.
The WiMedia Alliance, a 350+ member global nonprofit organization, defines, certifies and supports enabling wireless technology for multimedia applications. Learn more at www.wimedia.org
U.S. Pricing and Availability
The Agilent U7239A compliance test application is available now at a price of $7,000.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. is the world’s premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company’s 20,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $5.8 billion in fiscal 2008. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com
Headquarters Contact:
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
5301 Stevens Creek Blvd
Santa Clara CA 95051
U.S.A.
Phone: +1 408 345-8886
Fax: +1 408 345-8474
Mail: contact_us (-at-) agilent.com
Bluetooth is a trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., USA and licensed to Agilent Technologies, Inc.
January 27th, 2009
Industry leaders showcase their latest UWB and WUSB applications based on WiMedia Alliance’s Ultra Wideband Platform at CES in Las Vegas. Visit the community members to see the latest consumer products using UWB technology.
(via Press Release from WiMedia Alliance – December 31, 2008) San Ramon, California
Who: WiMedia Alliance member companies
When: Consumer Electronics Show (CES), January 8-11, 2009
Where: Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Convention Center
What: WiMedia member companies will demonstrate a number of applications and platforms for Ultra-Wideband (UWB) and Wireless USB (WUSB). See below for an overview of what will be shown.
Alereon
Location 1: LVCC South Hall 4, Booth 35368MP
Location 2: USB TechZone: LVCC South Hall 3, #30368
Alereon will be demonstrating a variety of wireless UWB solutions for both PC and consumer applications. Demonstrations will include host solutions for laptop and desktop PCs as well as PC device solutions including docking stations, mini-docks, graphics adapters, wireless monitors and wireless hard drives. For consumer applications Alereon will be demonstrating WUSB digital still cameras.
Ellisys
Location: USB TechZone, South Hall 3, Booth 30368
Ellisys is a test & measurement company committed to the design and timely introduction of advanced protocol analysis solutions for WiMedia UWB, SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0), USB 2.0, Wireless USB, and Bluetooth technology. Ellisys will exhibit and demonstrate analyzers and generators for all of the technologies it supports, including its industry-leading WEX300 UWB protocol analyzer/generator system.
IOGEAR
Location: LVCC Central Hall, Booth 7930
The IOGEAR Wireless USB Audio / Video Kit creates a wire-free entertainment system, streaming audio and video content from a PC to an in-room display at distances of up to 30 feet without unsightly cords. This device allows users to make their PC an integral part of their media center, where a large amount of movies and images are stored.
Radiient Technologies
Location: LVCC South Hall 2, Booth 25753
Radiient will be demonstrating its breakthrough Roomcaster® wireless surround sound technology in a 7.1 surround-sound system. Winner of a CES 2009 Innovations Award, Roomcaster uses ultra-wideband wireless technology to deliver reliable, high-fidelity surround sound in the home.
Roomcaster technology is available for OEMs to embed into their own products, and is available in an Early Adapter Kit to enable consumers to convert existing wired audio systems into a wireless surround-sound system.
Realtek
Location : Las Vegas Hilton, Suite H2610
- Wireless USB to VGA Adapter: Enables HD video streaming up to 720p and resolutions up to UXGA (1600×1200 pixels) or WSXGA+ (1680×1050 pixels) between a PC and TV or projector. Double award honoree of CES Innovations 2009, with IOGear™ and Cables To Go™.
- WUSB Standard Docking Station: Enables convenient management of USB peripherals through a single streamlined unit, with support for video, Ethernet, and two USB ports.
- Wireless AV System: Optimized for home media center applications, the Wireless AV system provides the most convenient way of connecting a PC to TV, at resolution up to 720p, and any audio system, enabling applications such as direct streaming of movies from Internet to TV with a premium audio/video experience.
Sigma Designs
Location: Suite 2992, Las Vegas Hilton Hotel
Sigma will be demonstrating two UWB WiMedia Chipsets:
Monster Cable will also be demonstrating their Digital Express product that is powered by Sigma’s Windeo Chipset and SMP8634 media processor.
Staccato Communications
Location 1: Private Suite: LVCC South Hall 4, #35156MP
Location 2: USB TechZone: LVCC South Hall 3, #30368
Live Demonstrations include
- Wireless USB Home Office (private suite and USB TechZone): Featuring our CES Best of Innovations award-winning Ripcord2 single-chip solution, see blazing-fast wireless connectivity between the PC and peripherals such as monitors, docking stations and hard drives for a truly wireless desktop experience.
- WUSB Projector with Zero Install Technology (private suite only): Gone are the days of having to “kick” the VGA cable under the table to the next presenter. With Staccato Zero Install technology – no cables, no installation, no problem.
- Wireless Digital Living Room (private suite only): Enjoy your multimedia content how it was intended, wirelessly.
ST-NXP Wireless
Location: USB TechZone, LVCC South Hall 3, upper level, #30368
A world-class supplier of USB products around the globe, ST-NXP Wireless offers over 80 production parts ranging from transceivers, controllers, and hubs across USB technologies (Hi-Speed USB, On-The-Go, Wireless USB), with ongoing developments in key areas such as ULPI, Wireless USB, USB3.0, Video Display and Audio Class. Come by the USB TechZone for an update and see part of the future of USB, as demonstrations highlight the latest in WUSB.
Stonestreet One
Location: North Hall 6724MP
Managing wireless devices should not require an engineering degree, which is why Stonestreet One built WiCenter® – a simple and intuitive interface for wireless device management including WiMedia, WUSB, Bluetooth, WiFi, broadband and more. WiCenter dramatically improves the wireless user experience.
TZero Technologies
Location 1: LVCC North Hall, Booth 6723MP
Location 2: Courtyard Las Vegas Convention Center
TZero Technologies will demonstrate its ZeroWire™ 2.0 solution. ZeroWire™ 2.0, with an expected bill of material cost below $50 per device, supports full 1080p60 HD video and the sub-frame latency required for high-performance gaming. With patented UltraMIMO™ signal processing technology, ZeroWire™ 2.0 delivers >300 Mbps of throughput, >20 meters of range, and hours of error-free wireless audio/video. The solution is WiMedia® Alliance compliant, HDMI 1.3a compliant, it supports CEC remote control functionality, and it is DCP certified as a “Hollywood Approved” wireless transmission technology. ZeroWire™ 2.0 has passed regulatory certification in the United States, Europe, and Japan.
Wisair
Location: Private meeting room, #35162MP, South Hall #4
Wisair will be demonstrating its Wireless USB adapter sets, which allow users to enable existing USB devices with Wireless USB and are available on the market. Additionally, a variety of demos will be conducted of new reference designs, based on the WSR601 single CMOS chip. Wisair’s products will be featured in the USB-IF TechZone and in Wisair’s private meeting room.
About the WiMedia Alliance
The WiMedia Alliance is a not-for-profit open industry association that promotes and enables the rapid adoption, regulation, standardization and multi-vendor interoperability of ultra-wideband (UWB) worldwide. The basis for the industry’s first UWB standards (published by Ecma International), WiMedia UWB is optimized for wireless personal-area networks delivering high-speed (480Mbps and beyond), low-power multimedia capabilities for the PC, CE, mobile and automotive market segments. Emphasizing peaceful coexistence with other wireless services, the WiMedia UWB Common Radio Platform is designed to operate with application stacks developed by the Certified Wireless USB Promoter Group, the Bluetooth-SIG and proprietary implementations. WiMedia board members include Alereon, CSR, Intel, Nokia, NXP Semiconductors, Samsung Electronics, Staccato Communications, Stonestreet One and Wisair.
WiMedia Alliance Contact:
WiMedia Alliance
2400 Camino Ramon , Suite 375
San Ramon , California 94583
U.S.A.
Pat Corcoran (+1 360 314 4732) or
Susan Cain (+1 503 538 2747)
pr (-at-) wimedia.org
December 31st, 2008
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