picoChip has launched the picoXcell PC312 HSPA+ femtocell system-on-chip (SoC), the industry’s first such device to support eight users, with simultaneous voice and data services. Offering 64QAM modulation and 3GPP Release 7 features for high-speed communication, the device is the newest addition to picoChip's picoXcell PC3xx family of single-chip femtocells. All are fully pin-compatible and offer customers a seamless migration path.
The picoXcell PC312 serves the rapidly emerging market for higher capacity femtocells for enterprise use. It is pin-compatible with the existing four-user picoXcell PC302 device. This feature, allied with low power consumption that eliminates the need for a heatsink, allows manufacturers to develop a range of residential and enterprise products that offer low cost, low power, small size and high performance.
The new device builds on picoChip’s robust and field-proven modems, including the existing PC8219 eight-user solution, launched earlier this year with the backing of two major players in the femtocell market.
The picoXcell PC312 can support up to 21Mbps HSDPA together with 5.7Mbps HSUPA on a single chip. The device is a low power, low cost complete femtocell solution with integrated PHY, RNC stack, synchronization, network listen and Radio Resource Management solutions. Its flexible architecture also enables customers to easily add value, and upgrade designs as markets develop.
The picoXcell PC312 integrates added features such as security and timing, and satisfies the new functionality requirements of 3GPP Release 8 for a Home NodeB. The PC312 supports the Femto Forum standard FRMI interface, and includes a glueless interface to many radios, including those from Maxim, ADI, Lime Microsystems and Bitwave, among others.
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