Lime Microsystems has signed an agreement with the strategic investment firm In-Q-Tel,which specialises in supporting technology used by the US Intelligence Community.
The UK-based multi-band,multi-standard transceiver chip firm has plans to deploy its products in commercial and government markets.
"IQT's partners require exceptional reliability,high performance and a proven product,so the partnership is a significant validation of both our transceiver and our stringent manufacturing and testing procedures,"said Lime CEO,Ebrahim Bushehri.
"It also demonstrates application of our technology in multiple markets where performance and reliability are of prime importance,"said Bushehri.
"Lime has produced the world's first commercial integrated transceiver that can be used across a wide range of frequencies as well as multiple standards,"said Robert Ames,senior v-p of the information and communication technologies practice at IQT.
Lime's LMS6002D multi-band,multi-standard single-chip RF transceiver is desigend for 3GPP(WCDMA/HSPA and LTE),3GPP2(CDMA2000)and WiMAX applications.It can be digitally configured to operate in 16 user-selectable bandwidths up to 28MHz.
The company has also designed an FPGA based Universal Wireless Toolkit,which enables users to create and test all commonly used wireless systems.
"Lime is an ideal partner to help advance vital communication systems in the US and beyond,"said Ames.
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