Chinese chip maker looks to the global powerline IoT market through IP deal
Brite has developed a communication core architecture SoC based around the Tensilica core from cadence Design Systems and integrates DSP, memory, PLC AFE, RF transceiver and high-speed interface IPs with DDR and USB. This provides a dual-mode PLC/wireless powerline communication (PLC) system for machine to machine links over the power grid.
The chip will be manufactured using an advanced process with strategic partner SMIC, and will contain Semitech’s integrated PLC/wireless IP.
Semitech develops a dual-mode communication core (DMCC) for PLC/wireless and will apply this IP to Brite’s SoC-based system. This provides a total DMCC solution including architecture, digital modules and algorithms that can simultaneously support reliable wireless and PLC connectivity for the M2M and Internet of Things (IoT) market. It’s IP is used in machine-to-machine communication and IoT applications such as smart meters, street lighting, solar panels and remotely monitored and controlled industrial equipment, providing a core technology to implement a worldwide communications network over the existing power grid.
“This collaboration represents an important milestone for Brite, as designing an industrial SoC product for the emerging M2M market has been a goal of ours,” said Jerry Ardizzone, senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing for Brite Semiconductor. “The primary application for the Brite and Semitech collaboration will be smart meters, and we will develop additional solutions for broader industrial applications including smart home, smart grid and automotive.”
“The next evolutionary step for smart grid applications is to move toward heterogeneous PLC/wireless networks, while accommodating aggressive cost and power budgets,” said Zeev Collin, CEO of Semitech Semiconductor. “Our existing PLC architecture and the extensive experience of our team in narrowband communication across different media make it possible to take this step. Partnering with Brite puts us at the leading edge of the M2M market and will ensure that we yield a superior product.”
Brite Semiconductor was co-founded by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and Open-Silicon, as well as venture capitalist firms from China and Silicon Valley. As a strategic partners, SMIC provides Brite Semiconductor with 28nm process technology with high-end SoC design services,
For more information, please visit www.semitechsemi.com and www.britesemi.com
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