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Product category: Communications ICs (Wireless)
News Release from: PMC-Sierra | Subject: PM8800/1
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 21 September 2007

WiMAX chips take MIMO onboard

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Highly integrated WiMAX RF IC features full twin-transmitter/twin-receiver multiple-in/multiple-out capability.

PMC-Sierra has developed its first WiMAX RF IC solutions for femtocell basestations, customer premises equipment and mobile station designs The PM8800 WiZIRD 2Tx/2Rx is the industry's most integrated WiMAX RF IC solution with full twin-transmitter/twin-receiver multiple-in/multiple-out (MIMO) capability to support a maximum downlink datarate of 63Mbit/s per sector and a peak uplink datarate of 28Mbit/s per sector in a 10MHz channel

The PM8800's multiband capability (2.3-2.7 and 3.3-3.8GHz) allows a single design to cover all popular licensed radio spectra worldwide.

These advanced features enable next generation consumer services such as gaming, video and voice conferencing, streaming media applications, as well as video posting and sharing.

The PM8801 WiZIRD 1Tx/2Rx integrates a single transmit and two receive radio paths, as well as multiband support, and is ideal for WiMAX Wave2 subscriber equipment such as