Ultra Wideband chipmaker Artimi, announced it has taken delivery of their RTMI-100 from the foundry. Artimi claim it is the world’s first complete working single chip UWB solution. Samples will be made available to development partners for early design-ins.
The RTMI-100 is a complete UWB solution in a single chip implemented in 0.18 micron SiGe BiCMOS. It includes an integrated LNA and PA, adaptive channel digital radio, IEEE 802.15.3 MAC, standard PCI 2.3 interface with master/slave, flexible expansion port with dedicated RISC IO processor.
“Our single-chip UWB device demonstrates Artimi’s commitment to providing the lowest cost complete UWB solutions”, stated Colin Macnab, CEO of Artimi. “Our active participation in standards and industry groups, such as the IEEE and WiMedia Alliance, will ensure future compatibility and interoperability of our UWB devices. In addition, our flexible architecture will enable us to deliver a single chip MBOA compliant solution when the standard is finalized.”
The RTMI-100 is targeted for high bandwidth wire replacement, such as high performance bulk file transfers or where quality of service is important, like streaming audio and video between a DVD player and an LCD home theatre system.
In related news, Wireless UB 1.0 was recently announced. Alereon showed the first fully integrated demonstration of WUSB running at 480Mbps. It used a WUSB Media Access Controller (MAC) from Intel, and a WUSB physical layer (PHY) from Alereon running at the maximum speed for wireless USB. The day when computer users can enjoy a life without wires is fast approaching, said Eric Broockman, CEO, Alereon.
Artimi will be showcasing their RTMI-100 single chip UWB solution and demonstrating UWB video applications this week at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, 31 May-4 June 2005.
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