Hsinchu, Taiwan, Aug. 01, 2011- Dr. C.Y. Lu, President of Macronix International Co., Ltd., was selected to receive the 2012 IEEE Frederik Philips Award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) – an award that has often been described as the equivalent of the Oscar Award for electrical engineering. This award recognizes Dr. Lu for his long-term dedication to fostering technological innovation and his leadership and contributions to research, development, and industrial alliances in semiconductor technology. Dr. Lu is the first recipient from Greater China to have won this special accolade in the award's 42-year history. The IEEE will present this award to Dr. Lu at one of its major international technical conferences in 2012."It is a great honor to win this award. This award recognizes not only my accomplishments but those of the entire Macronix team." said Dr. Lu. "I feel incredibly fortunate that throughout my 30-plus years working in the semiconductor industry, I have been able to combine my passion and curiosity with my professional endeavors and, in doing so, have been able to contribute to the industry. I would like to express my deep gratitude to the partners with whom I have collaborated in each and every stage of my career. In the future, I will continue to devote my passion for technological innovation to advancing Macronix's R&D and manufacturing capabilities for nonvolatile memory to further our contributions to the high-tech industry."The IEEE Frederik Philips Award is a prestigious international award established in 1971 through an agreement with the Netherland-based Philips Electronics NV to honor individuals and institutions for outstanding accomplishments in managing R&D, resulting in effective innovation in the electrical and electronics industry. Since its establishment, it has been awarded to 42 individual or institutional recipients. These recipients include: William O. Baker (1972), a former President of Bell Labs who advised five U.S. presidents on scientific matters; Arun N. Netravali (2001), the ninth President of Bell Labs and Chief Scientist of Lucent Technologies; Gordon E. Moore (1979), Co-Founder of Intel and inventor of Moore's Law; Roger J. Van Overstraeten (1999), founder of Belgium-based IMEC; and John E. Kelly III (2010), Senior Vice President and Director of IBM Research.Dr. Lu has consistently been recognized both at home and abroad for his accomplishments in high-tech R&D. In the mid-1980s, when he was a member of the research technical staff at Bell Labs, he developed 600V BCDMOS IC technology, the highest voltage the industry had achieved at that time. In 1987, he presented a seminal technical paper, "Variable Hold (Retention) Time Phenomenon in DRAM," at IEDM. This was the world's first-ever technical paper on the phenomenon, which helped the industry greatly improve the reliability of DRAM. Dr. Lu then led the R&D efforts on sixth generation twin-tub 0.6 micron CMOS technology, which allowed the semiconductor industry to flourish and in part is still widely applied today.In 1989, at the invitation of then Taiwan's Senior Presidential Advisor K.T. Lee and then Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) Chairman Morris Chang, Dr. Lu returned to Taiwan to assume the position of Deputy Director of ITRI's Electronic Research & Service Organization (ERSO). He was later appointed to head the Ministry of Economic Affairs' National Submicron Project and successfully led this project to achieve Taiwan's development of its independent R&D and mass manufacturing of state of the art DRAM. This accomplishment not only equipped Taiwan with 8-inch wafer process technology but also established Taiwan's firm position in the global semiconductor supply chain. Under Dr. Lu's leadership, Taiwan became a major player in the semiconductor industry by the late 1990's. In recognition of these achievements, the Prime Minister of Taiwan awarded him the National Science and Technology Medal. In 1994, the Submicron Project was spun off from ITRI to become a commercially-operated company, Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS). Dr. Lu co-founded VIS, which became a key driver for the development of Taiwan's DRAM industry.In 1999, Dr. Lu founded a very-large-scale-integration (VLSI) testing company, Ardentec, and also joined Macronix to lead the company's R&D for advanced memory technology and to establish long-term strategic partnerships with world-class tech companies, including IBM, Infineon Technologies, Mitsubishi, Renesas, and Qimonda. In recent years, Macronix has invented and filed more than 4,200 international patents for high-quality inventions. Dr. Lu's team has presented their innovative technology at IEDM, ISSCC, VLSI, SSDM, and other prestigious international technical conferences. In fact, Macronix has presented more papers and highlighted features at these conferences than any other industry or academic participant from Taiwan. For example, in 2010, the VLSI Symposia - the world's most important international symposium on IC technology – selected Macronix's research on innovative 3D NAND Flash technology to be a Highlight Paper. It was the only research paper from Taiwan to receive this honor.Dr. Simon M. Sze, an NAE member who invented the floating-gate nonvolatile memory device, said, "Early in his career, Dr. Lu developed advanced CMOS technology. Then, he led the ITRI team to develop submicron technology and to apply it to real commercial volume production. In recent years, he has made great strides in advanced nonvolatile memory technology. All of these accomplishments have established his strong reputation in the academic world on advanced technology and serve as a testament to his outstanding contributions to applied science. He has also contributed much to developing home-grown technologies and increasing momentum for Taiwan's semiconductor technology. He deserves the honor of being recognized as the pioneer of applied science in Taiwan."Dr. C.L. Liu, an Academia Sinica Academician and former President of National Tsing Hua University, commented on the news of Dr. Lu winning the IEEE Frederik Philips Award: "President Lu is both a visionary and a man of strong will. He is a leader, an entrepreneur, and a hard driving practitioner who has vision and is capable of carrying out his vision. He truly deserves this honor."Dr. Lu has published more than 360 technical papers and is an inventor for over 140 international patents. He is a Fellow of IEEE, a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), and a Fellow of the Chinese Society for Management of Technology. In 2000, IEEE presented a Millennium Award to Dr. Lu in recognition of his important contributions to the economy and society. Dr. Lu has also received the National Invention Award and Best Project Award from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Pan WenYuan Outstanding Research Award from the Pan WenYuan Foundation, and the Distinguished Alumni Award from both National Chiao-Tung University and National Taiwan University, as well as many other honors. He served as an editor for IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices for 15 years and was also the President of Science Monthly magazine. He is a strong supporter of popular science education and also promotes various other technological, academic, international alliance, and exchange events for the industry.Macronix president CY LuPhoto: CompanyMedia Contact:Michelle ChangDepartment ManagerCorporate Communication OfficeTEL: +886-3-578-6688 ext. 71233Mobile: +886-933310870Email: michellechang@mxic.com.tw

July 26, 2011, Taipei, Taiwan – GlacialLight, a sub-division of the experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc., is pleased to announce that their well-designed, environmentally-friendly lines of LED lighting products are being used in numerous applications around the world and providing users with energy-saving light of the highest quality. In the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, Marrons Cake Factory has greatly benefited by replacing their traditional T8 tube lights with GlacialLight's 595 x 595mm LED Panel Lights. Since the switch, Marrons has seen a 61% reduction in energy used for lighting, as well as better light quality. Like Marrons, consumers around the world, using GlacialLight's products, are reporting energy savings and increases in lighting quality.With no perceptible flickering, GlacialLight's excellently designed LED Panel Lights have allowed Marrons Cake Factory to save money because of their exceptional lifespans and low power-consumption levels. The factory has replaced 720 traditional T8 tube lights (180 sets of four tubes) with a much lower number of GlacialLight LED Panel Lights. 120 GlacialLight Panel Lights now provide Marrons employees with better light quality while saving the company money. With employees enjoying better light quality and management enjoying bottom-line savings, everyone at Marrons has benefited.GlacialLight is excited to see their product lines being used to make other businesses more successful and at the same time benefiting society as a whole by offering lighting products that have longer lifetimes and higher energy-saving levels, as compared to traditional lighting products, and that emit no harmful UV or IR radiation and contain no hazardous materials such as mercury.Click here for more information on how consumers are using GlacialLight's products.Excellent LED lighting products you can trust Design of LED lighting products is based on three core technologies including electrical design (LED drivers), mechanical design (cooling devices), and optical design (lamp holders), respectively performed by GlacialPower, GlacialTech, and GlacialLight in the GlacialTech family. With the three core technologies in hand, GlacialTech has integrated all the resources required for exceptional designs and manufactures excellent LED lighting products you can trust. Advantages and benefits of LED lighting compared to traditional lighting 1) Directional lighting: Ideal for flashlights/torches and spotlights 2) No warm-up time in cold environments: LEDs don't require warm-up time like conventional CFLs 3) No harmful radiation and no hazardous metals: LEDs don't emit harmful radiation such as Ultraviolet or Infrared emitting halogen lamps and don't contain hazardous metals such as mercury contained in mercury lamps 4) Extremely long lifetimes free users from frequent bulb replacement 5) Extremely small carbon footprints: An environmentally-friendly technologyGlacialLight's LED Panel Lights at Marrons Cake Factory in TaiwanPhoto: Company

EgisTec's sub-brand LiniQue introduced today a new productivity app called UniQXcess. UniQXcess is a fast & secure remote access tool to view and share files from tablet devices. The company developed UniQXcess based on three main principles; fast, easy and secure. With unlimited capacity, users can view files in their PCs from their iPad or Android tablet without any complicated set-up requirements. The only requirement for real-time access is internet connection. Furthermore, there is no risk of data leakage as the files are not stored in the cloud and are automatically AES encrypted throughout the transmission process."These days with travel weight restrictions and the convenience of handheld devices, more and more people are leaving their PCs in the office. Most wish they could just turn up for a meeting carrying nothing else but their tablet or iPad." said LiniQue's chief developer. "So, we developed a tool which allows users to access their files remotely via UniQXcess. It's a fast and easy way to view and share files from a remote location. We are confident that this tool will increase convenience, lessen burden and even help busy businessmen all over the world for times when they need to urgently access certain files which have been absent-mindedly left in the office PC."UniQXcess is unique because it is the world's first remote access tool that doesn't require any complicated IT settings such as the need to contact IP addresses and setup firewalls. Downloaded files can be conveniently stored and shared with family and friends. Session set-up is simple. Users only need to login to their UniQXcess account and view the shared folders. Furthermore, searching for files is easy as they can be sorted by name, date or type.Since UniQXcess supports multi-device and inter-device usage, users can access many PCs like their home desktop and office notebook from one tablet or use different mobile devices to access a single PC. While online, UniQXcess supports both landscape and portrait mode, full-screen mode or preview mode, along with a smooth pinch-to-zoom interface. Files can also be pre-downloaded for viewing at offline locations at another time.UniQXcess is currently available for iPad and Android tablet and supports Windows 7 , Windows Vista & Windows XP enabled PCs.LiniQue website (See iPad, Android, PC version)LiniQue in the Android marketplace Key features of UniQXcess include:• Powerful AES protection with peer-to-peer connection for fast and secure data access.• Secure remote file access without capacity limitation.• Auto network handshaking across different networks, including LAN, Wi-Fi and 3G.• No IP & firewall setup required; just sign-in for instant access.• Files are organized by name, date or type and can easily be shared via email • Users can conduct further actions with open-in app support like editing your PowerPoint, Excel or printing the documents.For more information, please visit the company website.About LiniQueLiniQue is a sub-brand created by Egis Technology Inc. (EgisTec), a leading provider for software security applications. The brand is backed by a team of expert developers who have been in the software development industry for many years. Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, with an office in Hangzhou, China, LiniQue was created with the vision to be a leader in innovative applications in the mobile and tablet market. For more information please visit www.linique.com

Taiwan-based notebook player Micro-Star International (MSI) has introduced its new GE620DX gaming notebook, featuring Intel's Core i7-2630QM quad-core processor (2GHz) and Nvidia's top-end GeForce GT 555M discrete graphics card, supporting Nvidia's PhysX and Microsoft's DirectX 11 for strong graphics output.The GE620DX notebook also supports MSI's GPU Boost technology, which automatically switches between the discrete graphics card and integrated graphics chip.The GE620DX also comes with MSI's Premium Sound technology as well as THX TruStudio Pro to output smart surround sound previously only available in cinemas and with the machine's top-end internal speakers, they help to reproduce music faithfully, MSI claimed.The GE620DX is also equipped with USB 3.0 ports.MSI GE620DX gaming notebookPhoto: Company

Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation recently announced it has stock of TE''s innovative Solid State Lighting (SSL) solution – the NEVALO SSL system – designed to accelerate lighting manufacturers'' transition from traditional light sources to new LED lighting fixtures.This comprehensive system combines the many new components and disciplines of SSL systems into one simple, coherent solution that provides application flexibility and exceptional product performance.The NEVALO system includes over 60 LED Light Modules (LLMs) options, ranging from 300-to-3400 lumens, in form factors for popular lighting applications; optics in total internal reflection and reflector styles; drivers with constant current output, dimming-control capabilities and temperature monitoring; and a new ribbon-based, four-wire configuration wiring system that is physically keyed and color coded for polarity, accurate power connections and ease of manufacturing. Other components included in the system are heat sinks matched to the LLMs to help provide appropriate thermal management and life expectancy and circuit protection devices.Additional design and budgeting tools are incorporated into the NEVALO SSL system to help lighting manufacturers bring their products to market faster while gaining significant cost savings. These tools include a thermal test instrument to help designers instantly test a system''s thermal performance and an SSL system budget calculator to help mix and match NEVALO drivers and LLMs. The NEVALO product configurator – a web-based tool that aids designers in specifying a system and producing a bill of materials and a drawing is also included in the package with a full system and cable assembly configurator to facilitate rapid system design.To assist in lighting fixture designs, TE offers NEVALO product development kits for down lights, wall sconces, and track lights."The NEVALO SSL system brings unparalleled flexibility, development speed and product confidence to lighting designers – who will unleash an avalanche of new products into the lighting industry," says Rob Rix, vice president of Lighting, TE.The NEVALO SSL is now available for purchase on Digi-Key''s global websites. For more information, please visit: http://www.digikey.com/us/en/ph/TE/nevalo.html

LSI Corporation announced the availability of a family of network accelerator cards that offload complex, compute-intensive functions, delivering high performance and reducing time to market. The accelerator cards come in a variety of industry form factors and are highly programmable, allowing OEMs to use existing software investments and reducing development costs.The LSI Axxia Network Accelerator and Axxia Media Accelerator cards provide OEMs with solutions for real-time, deterministic acceleration of applications such as network intelligence, server load balancing, unified threat management, media transcoding and data analytics. These robust accelerator cards offload the host processor, resulting in a performance boost and lower power consumption that increases productivity while decreasing operating expenses."Packet and media processing applications are increasingly causing bottlenecks in today''s network environments," said Jon Devlin, director, Ecosystem Enablement, LSI. "The range of network accelerator solutions from LSI is fully supported by our ecosystem partners to help customers increase performance and lower latency for demanding IP-based activities in enterprise, data center and service provider environments."The Axxia Network Accelerator family consists of the Intelligent Services Adapter, a PCI Express card for standard x86 servers, and the Advanced Mezzanine Card, designed for ACTA-based telecom chassis. The Axxia Media Accelerator, delivered as a PCI Express card, accelerates rich media processing in x86 servers. The entire family of network accelerator cards from LSI is supported by best-in-class capabilities offered by the LSI networking ecosystem, helping customers to deploy solutions at lower costs while giving them additional software resources for their products and enabling faster time to market."Our assessment of the Axxia platform confirms it as a strong target for our 6WINDGate packet processing software," said Eric Carmes, CEO of 6WIND. "A combined hardware-software solution can be optimized for high performance while also minimizing system-level power consumption. This type of integrated solution is also critical to reducing the development time for complex products in networking, cloud and mobile infrastructure markets.""The robust deterministic attributes of the LSI communication and media processors provide maximum network throughput while preserving valuable CPU cycles for application processing," said Eddie Lai, director of business development, Advantech Networks and Telecom Group. "The cards allow OEMs to rapidly deploy solutions which meet the power, performance and lower-cost demands of next-generation mobile infrastructure elements in the Radio Access Network and the Evolved Packet Core."The entire family of network accelerator cards is immediately available from LSI. To learn more about these and other LSI products visit www.lsi.com.

Every notebook requires a highly-efficient cooling fan. With the market trend pushing toward slimmer and lighter portable models, cooling fans are designed to be the thinnest possible and keep the systems running quietly and stably.According to market researcher IDC's data, notebooks maintain high growth momentum every year. In particular, the popularity of Apple's iPad has created a new category, which is expected to be the main engine of the overall notebook shipment growth. With new OS development such as Google's upcoming release of its tablet OS, and several IT giants' push for cloud computing, growth in media tablet shipments is promising.Facing the growing market for mobile computers, the role of cooling solutions in these devices is becoming more important, according to Wei-Kuang Kao, Project Manager of Marketing Center for NS Micro Motor Technology Corp. Kao explains how the mobile-computing boom will bring business opportunities for the company, which specializes in the manufacture of computer fans and blowers. The following is an excerpt of the conversation.More compact, but still silent with great cooling performanceCooling fans used in either notebooks or tablets have similar features. They are designed to improve ergonomic cooling performance, noise levels and stability/lifetime, while keeping the system operating temperatures low.Cooling fans for tablets and other mobile computers, however, still cannot be designed in the same way as those for regular-sized notebooks. A mobile computer comes with a slim and lightweight design, and thus it usually requires a customized cooling device that is able to fit into the small-form-factor container while working as efficiently as possible.The design of cooling fans built into standard notebook cases is only focused on stability with at least two years of lifetime, which is also fundamentally important for cooling solutions used in tablets and other mobile computers. An insufficient cooling fan can retard the system's speed, and cause over-temperature damage to system components resulting in high maintenance costs.Cooling modules compose of fans and heat sinks that come with brass push-pins. Cooling fans must have the ability to reduce the temperature of internal laptop components in order to maintain the stability of the system.Cooling fans for both tablets and notebooks are also designed to operate at moderately low noise levels. It is a matter of comfort allowing system users to be comfortable working in a quiet environment.NS Micro Motor pays significant attention to the quality of its cooling solutions. Development of each design, even in the mold design stage, requires quality progress so that finished products can satisfy customer needs. As NS Micro Motor manages to ensure product reliability, it has been designated by MSI to supply notebook cooling modules, and partnering with other brand-name vendors.'Green' cooler for high-performance notebooksFor high-performance notebooks equipped with high-end graphics processors, NS Micro Motor has designed cooling fans that use ball bearings instead of sleeve bearings, as the former are more durable especially at higher temperatures and quieter than the former at higher rotation speeds.Cooling solutions for high-performance notebooks place a heavier emphasis on power efficiency as the systems consume relatively more power than consumer notebooks. For consumer notebooks, including today's popular mobile devices, fixed-speed fans are generally adopted to maintain thermal stability of devices.NS Micro Motor also offers PWM-standard linear voltage fans, which provide multi-speed functions without affecting the stability of the system, and also help reduce power consumption. The segment has the potential to grow and eventually go mainstream in the future.Optimism on demand for mobile tabletsNS Micro Motor has developed a product line targeted at mobile tablets - "ultra-thin" cooling fans - with volume production having already kicked off. The ultra-thin fans are one of NS Micro Motor's innovations as the company is dedicated to R&D in order to avoid competition through price cuts. Specializing in DC axial fans and notebook fans, NS Micro Motor is keeping a close eye on market trends, and has extended beyond the PC market. The company now offers its cooling solutions for consumer, communications and industrial applications, with products UL, CUL, CE, TUV certified and RoHS-compliant. Headquartered in Taiwan, NS Micro Motor has over 20 years experience in designing and producing cooling solutions.

VIA Technologies has announced a dual-core version of the low power VIA VB8004 Mini-ITX board. Coupling the 1.6GHz VIA Nano X2 E-series processor with the VIA VX900 media system processor, the VIA VB8004 provides a high performance and highly scalable solution for advanced digital signage and gaming systems.In addition to providing native support for dual-displays, the VIA VB8004 Mini-ITX motherboard can also be easily upgraded to support four displays using an additional VIA S3 5400E graphics module, providing developers the widest possible variety of multi-display configurations, including HDMI, LVDS, and DVI technologies.Powered by a choice of a 1.6GHz VIA Nano X2 E-Series, or 1.6GHz and 1.2GHz VIA Nano processors, the VIA VB8004 leverages the advanced multimedia capabilities of the VIA VX900 system media processor to deliver DirectX10.1 graphics and support for rich 1080p video resolutions.In addition to supporting up to 4GB DDR3 memory, the board features rich I/O capabilities including an HDMI port, one DVI port, a one channel 24-bit LVDS, one GigaLAN port, and six USB 2.0 ports.The VIA S3 5400E dedicated graphics module is a daughter card specially designed to provide advanced multimedia capabilities for next-generation embedded applications and is the most energy efficient DirectX 10.1 GPU on the market today, the company claimed. With support of DirectX10.1, Shader Model 4.1, OpenGL 3.1, and OpenCL 1.0, the 5400E GPU provides a cost-effective solution for feature-rich graphics processing with high levels of video decoding and 3D rendering performance.Featuring the ChromotionHD 2.1 video engine, a programmable video architecture supporting the latest HD standards including Blu-ray Disk, H.264, VC-1, WMV-9, and MPEG-2/4, the S3 5400E module offers stunningly smooth HD playback at resolutions of up to 2560 x 1600 pixels.On-board I/O includes one HDMI port and one DVI port.VIA VB8004 Mini-ITX motherboardPhoto: Company

Apple has updated the MacBook Air with next generation processors, high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology, a backlit keyboard and Mac OS X Lion. With up to twice the performance of the previous generation, flash storage for instant-on responsiveness and a compact design with strong portability, the MacBook Air starts at US$999 and is available for order and also in stores.MacBook Air is available in 11-inch and 13-inch models that easily slip into a briefcase, purse or bag. The MacBook Air's durable aluminum unibody enclosure measures a thin 0.11-inches at its thinnest point and 0.68-inches at its thickest. Flash storage allows MacBook Air to turn on instantly and deliver fast data access, improved reliability and incredible energy efficiency. The 11-inch model weighs 2.38 pounds and provides up to 5-hours of battery life, while the 13-inch weighs 2.96 pounds and provides up to 7-hours of battery life.With the latest Intel Core i5 and Core i7 dual-core processors, the new MacBook Air is up to twice as fast as the previous generation. MacBook Air also features Intel HD Graphics 3000 and offers up to 4GB of 1333MHz memory.Thunderbolt I/O technology provides expansion possibilities never before available to MacBook Air users. Through a single cable, users can connect to high performance peripherals and the new Apple Thunderbolt Display. Thunderbolt can be adapted to support legacy connections such as FireWire and Gigabit Ethernet.MacBook Air comes with a full size backlit keyboard and an glass Multi-Touch trackpad. Designed for comfort and ease of typing, the backlit keyboard uses a sensor to automatically detect a change in ambient lighting and adjusts the keyboard brightness for any environment. The Multi-Touch trackpad supports Lion's new Multi-Touch gestures such as momentum scrolling, tapping or pinching your fingers to zoom in on a web page or image, and swiping left or right to turn a page or switch between full screen apps.MacBook Air also features a high resolution LED backlit display that is thin yet has the resolution of a much larger, bulkier screen. With Wi-Fi, users can wirelessly download apps from the Mac App Store, get music and movies from iTunes, back up data to Time Capsule and quickly and easily share files using AirDrop. MacBook Air includes Bluetooth for wireless peripherals and two USB ports for easy connectivity for the wired and wireless devices you use every day.Apple makes the industry's greenest notebook lineup and the new MacBook Air meets Energy Star 5.2 requirements and achieves EPEAT Gold status. Each unibody enclosure is made of highly recyclable aluminum and comes standard with energy efficient LED-backlit displays that are mercury-free and made with arsenic-free glass. Mac notebooks contain no brominated flame retardants, are PVC-free and are constructed of recyclable materials.Every new MacBook Air comes with Mac OS X Lion, the eighth major release of the operating system, and iLife apps for creating and sharing photos, movies and music. Lion introduces more than 250 new features to the Mac, including Multi-Touch gestures; system-wide support for full screen apps; Mission Control; the Mac App Store; Launchpad, a new home for all your apps; and a completely redesigned Mail app.The 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Air are available for order on the Apple Store and in Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers starting July 21. The 1.6GHz 11-inch MacBook Air is available in two models, one with 2GB of memory and 64GB of flash storage for a suggested retail price of US$999, and one with 4GB of memory and 128GB of flash storage for US$1,199. The 1.7GHz 13-inch MacBook Air comes in two configurations, one with 4GB of memory and 128GB of flash storage for a suggested retail price of US$1,299, and one with 4GB of memory and 256GB of flash storage for US$1,599. Configure-to-order options and accessories include a 1.8GHz Core i7 processor, additional flash storage, MacBook Air SuperDrive and a USB Ethernet Adapter.Apple third-generation MacBook AirPhoto: Company

4G chipmaker Sequans Communications, 4G networking solutions provider, Greenpacket, and Packet One Networks (P1), a major 4G operator in Southeast Asia, have jointly announced that they are working together to develop LTE solutions, including dual-mode 4G WiMAX/LTE solutions for Greenpacket's global operator customers.Greenpacket is testing Sequans' technology to develop LTE and dual-mode WiMAX/LTE reference designs as part of its strategy to launch a complete ecosystem of 4G networking solutions and devices by the end of 2011. P1 is Greenpacket's operator subsidiary in Malaysia.P1 launched its WiMAX service in Malaysia in August 2008, and is now preparing to transition to LTE. P1 earlier announced its strategic direction to harness the power of both WiMAX and LTE. The company expects to begin a transition to a full LTE network in 2013.The technology Sequans is providing to Greenpacket and P1 for testing is part of Sequans' recently-announced 4Sight program, a collection of advanced coexistence technologies and solutions for operators to help them transition smoothly and cost-effectively from WiMAX to LTE and enable harmonious WiMAX/LTE coexistence. Sequans develops and supplies WiMAX and LTE chips including a highly-integrated WiMAX/LTE dual-mode chip, along with reference designs for user devices, essential multi-radio coexistence and multimode handover technologies, and dual-standby architecture."We are testing Sequans' system-on-chip technology to develop LTE reference designs, including a dual-mode WiMAX/LTE reference design for our operator customers primarily in Asia, CALA and Middle East," said James Wang, senior VP of Innovation, Strategies and Development (ISD) at Greenpacket. "We intend to offer our solutions to early adopters of LTE such as P1 in support of its LTE/WiMAX coexistence strategy.""P1 now has the flexibility to rollout LTE at the rate they choose and have it coexist peacefully with WiMAX, and P1 customers will have devices that work in any part of the network at any time," said Georges Karam, Sequans CEO.P1 continues to make progress in building out its 4G network, and expects to have 65% of the population covered by the end of 2012, according to the joint statement.