| June 11 2002
Royal Philips Electronics today unveiled
the first product of its next generation baseband controller family
targeted for use in GSM, GPRS, EDGE and 3G cellular handsets. This highly
integrated product family is the first quad-band (850/900/1800/1900)
baseband range of products to be based on an ARM9 CPU and an Adelante
Saturn 16-bit DSP combining Philips' expertise in semiconductor baseband
and multimedia.
This new leading-edge baseband family is Class
12 EGPRS-capable, meaning the EDGE modulation is on top of the packet
environment of GPRS. Thanks to its unique level of system integration,
this new product family can run advanced applications, including
multimedia messaging services, MP3 and melody generation, directly on the
baseband processor without the need for external circuitry. It also
enables baseband cellular handset manufacturers to develop enhanced mobile
phone terminals with usable data rates of up to 300 kbit/s.
"Multimedia features are becoming
increasingly important in the cellular market and by adding this baseband
family to its overall portfolio for cellular handsets, Philips can offer
its customers a core controller aspect for the third generation of
multi-mode cellular products," said Armand Guerin, baseband marketing
manager for Philips Semiconductors. "By supporting EDGE, our new
baseband family offers the real-time performance and processing
capabilities necessary to enrich the experience of the end-user and
support the advancement of next generation applications."
The first product from this new baseband
family, the PCF5213, supports melody generation through an embedded FM
synthesizer and offers TeleTYpe (TTY) automatic voice to data translation
-- designed for people who are hard of hearing and essential for US mobile
handsets.
Alongside location-based services that are
supported by Enhanced Observed Time Difference (EOTD) and fulfil the E911
US-specific needs, the PCF5213 also offers High Speed Circuit Switched
Data (HSCSD) necessary for fast, dedicated data transmissions. It also
provides extensive integrated mixed signal capability for interfacing to
RF transceiver ICs and to acoustic devices and I/O. Additionally, the
baseband has an extensive peripheral set (USB, MMC, FCI, high-speed UART)
for increased connectivity -- a key factor for the industry as it moves
towards convergence.
A state-of-the-art set of development tools
for system debug and software development is available to accompany the
baseband and, as an option, Philips can provide fully validated software
components such as protocol stack and multimedia applications, shortening
development time for handset manufacturers. As part of its current and
future chipset and system solution offering, Philips' new baseband family
interfaces with the 3G OPUS platform as well as the RF, power amplifiers
and power management units from Philips and other industry standard
compatible products.
Providing complete digital and analog
processing capabilities in a single package, the first samples of PCF5213
will be available in mid 2002. Volume production is expected by mid 2003
in a 12x12x1.8mm, 0.5 pitch, 228pin LFPBGA.
News from Philips is located at www.semiconductors.philips.com.
Glossary
- GSM -- Global System for Mobile
Communication
- GPRS -- General Packet Radio System
- EDGE -- Enhanced Data Rates for GSM
Evolution
- EOTD -- Enhanced Observed Time
Difference
- HSCSD -- High Speed Circuit Switched
Data
- USB -- Universal Serial Bus
- MMC -- Multimedia Card
- FCI -- Flash Card Interface
- High Speed UART -- Universal
Asynchronous Receive-Transmit
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