Recently we featured Fujitsu MB86K23 Mobile WiMAX Baseband LSI because it’s small 10mmx10mm dimension thus enabling ODM vendors to design the world’s smallest WiMAX USB dongles

Apparently Fujitsu’s hope will broke by the lastest generation of Mobile WiMAX Chips

On February 16 at MWC 2009, Sequan Communications has introduced its newest chip, the SQN1210 Mobile WiMAX Chip, which for the first time integrates baseband and triple band RF in a single 65 nm die,a small 10 x 10 x 1 mm package includes SDRAM.

The SQN1210 covers Triple-Band RF support 2.3 to 2.4, 2.5 to 2.7 and 3.3 to 3.8 GHz bands and therefore all major international WiMAX bands.

SQN1210 delivers maximum theoretical throughput and full line rate in all configurations for a combined downlink/uplink throughput of more than 40 Mbps.

SQN1210 full reuse of Sequans’ comprehensive software package, S3MAX, is based on four years of Sequans’ proven field experience. Host software includes drivers for all major operating systems (Windows XP, Vista, Windows CE, MAC OSX, and Linux), Sequans’ own connection manager, a supplicant engine for EA authentication, a fully-fledged OMA-DM client, and a field diagnostic tool. S3MAX also provides a full simulation and verification environment required for developing WiMAX devices. It can be easily customized to address specific need

The SQN1210’s extremely efficient MAC implementation is strategically partitioned between hardware and software to maximize available throughput and reduce power consumption.

The software runs on an ARM processor, providing flexibility, while the MAC hardware acceleration greatly enhances system performance and throughput. Complete support for mobility is provided, including handover, sleep mode, and idle mode.

Highlights

• 65 nm, single die, baseband and RF
• Small 10×10 package, includes SDRAM
• Triple-band RF support: 2.3-2.4, 2.5-2.7, 3.3-3.8 GHz
• Supports TDD and H-FDD
• Support for 2 Tx, enabling UL-MIMO
• Ultra-low power
• <350 mW active mode
• <0.5 mW standby mode
• Maximum theoretical throughput >40 Mbps
• support for H-ARQ up to CAT4
• Full reuse of Sequans’ superior prior version software
• Ready for WiMAX Forum® certification

Thanks to Sequans because the SQN1210 has extremely low power consumption and tiny size enables it to fit into the smallest of mobile devices, such as WiMAX mobile phones, WIMAX MIDs, and WiMAX netbooks. It is also perfectly suited for use in PCs through add-on datacards, such as WiMAX USB dongles or WiMAX ExpressCards, or directly embedded in WiMAX PCI Express MiniCards or Half MiniCards.

Press Release, Product Page , Technical Specification (PDF)

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