Lustenau, Austria -- September 13, 2007
-- Wipro-NewLogic, the semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP)
business unit of Wipro Technologies, the global IT services arm of
Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT), announced today that it is again been ranked
as the #1 supplier of Wireless LAN and Bluetooth IP worldwide according
to Gartner, Inc.'s recently published Semiconductor IP Survey(1).
As
the leading vendor, Wipro-NewLogic with 61% market share has more than
three times the share of its nearest competitor in Wireless LAN.
Gartner also rates Wipro-NewLogic as the number one worldwide supplier
of Bluetooth based on Design IP revenue commanding 59% market share in
2006.
"We are excited that Gartner has recognized us again as
the world leader in WLAN and Bluetooth IPs this year and this is a
reinforcement of our leadership in this area. Our BT 2.0 + EDR IP which
is software upgradeable to Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR has passed official
testing for BT 2.0 + EDR qualification", said Mana Coste, Director
Marketing at Wipro-NewLogic. "We have been seeing good momentum for
these two mature wireless technologies, including several wins with
customers who asked us to design a complete turnkey solution around the
IPs, especially low power ICs. Several of these complete SoCs included
the RF on the same die."
"One trend in wireless IP integration
is combo solutions where different wireless technologies co-exist in
the same device – especially useful in laptops and smartphones. "We are
seeing a lot of demand for combo solutions such as Bluetooth and WLAN,
WLAN and WiMAX, WiMAX and Bluetooth and Bluetooth over UWB," he added.
"We
are pleased with the strong customer confidence in the maturity of our
IPs. Our unique ability to provide complete solutions for SOC
development with RF integration to embedded software, the large
investments we have been making to strengthen our IP portfolio and the
certification efforts for our IPs , are the key contributors that
enabled us to maintain our leadership position." said Senthil
Murugesan, Vice President and CEO of Wipro-NewLogic." A combination of
world class IPs and the Silicon and System design capabilities uniquely
positions us to be a key partner for customers looking for turnkey
solutions in the wireless connectivity space"
Wipro-NewLogic's WLAN and Bluetooth IPs
Wipro-NewLogic's
wireless LAN IP offering comprises of an IEEE 802.11 a/b/g MAC
(hardware+software), modem (baseband) and radio (RF) – it is a
complete, silicon proven solution, which makes the customer independent
of 3rd party components. It includes support for the latest Wi-Fi®
specifications like WPA2™ and WMM®.
The Bluetooth portfolio
consists of the Bluetooth baseband core, a full Bluetooth software
protocol stack, and a Bluetooth CMOS RF transceiver. It supports the
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR specification, and will be compatible with
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with a software upgrade.
Target for these IPs
are customers integrating wireless connectivity in their ASICs and SoC
devices. Target applications include laptops, mobile phones, PDAs, MP3
players/PMP with audio/video streaming capability from internet to PC,
digital still cameras, headsets and access points.
Demonstrations
of Wipro-NewLogic's innovative solutions can be given worldwide at
customer's facilities or in the Wipro-NewLogic offices in Lustenau
(Austria), Sophia-Antipolis (France), Munich (Germany) or India
(Bangalore, Pune).
For more information about our products and services, please contact us at semi.ip@wipro.com.
About Wipro-NewLogic
Wipro-NewLogic
is a leading semiconductor design services provider and supplier of
Intellectual Property (IP) cores for complex wireless and wireline
applications; thanks to its expertise in complex transceivers, its CMOS
RF and its design services capabilities, Wipro has become the partner
of choice to design digital, RF and mixed signal CMOS SoCs
(system-on-chip).
Wipro-NewLogic's IP portfolio includes Wireless
LAN (IEEE 802.11), Bluetooth, Ultra WideBand (UWB), FireWire (IEEE1394)
and USB. The IP cores consist of software, digital signal processing
& algorithms, silicon proven CMOS radios (RF) and mixed-signal
blocks such as AFEs, ADC/DACs, PLLs.
Complementing its IP, Wipro's
services cover the design cycle of VLSI design, from feasibility
studies to digital/analog/RF design, including the development of
complete RF-plus-digital SoCs (system-on-chip) and also support
customers in the run up to production.
For more information, visit www.wipro-newlogic.com
About Wipro
Wipro
Technologies, a division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) is the first PCMM
Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT Services organization
globally. Wipro Technologies was recently assessed at Level 5 for CMMI
V 1.2 across offshore and onsite development center's. Wipro is one of
the largest product engineering and support service providers
worldwide. Wipro provides comprehensive research and development
services, IT solutions and services, including systems integration,
Information Systems outsourcing, package implementation, software
application development and maintenance services to corporations
globally.
In the Indian market, Wipro is a leader in providing IT
solutions and services for the corporate segment in India offering
system integration, network integration, software solutions and IT
services. Wipro also has profitable presence in niche market segments
of consumer products and lighting. In the Asia Pacific and Middle East
markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global
corporations. Wipro's ADS' are listed on the New York Stock Exchange,
and its equity shares are listed in India on the Stock Exchange -
Mumbai, and the National Stock Exchange. For more information, please
visit our websites at www.wipro.com
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