Press release from Business Wire India
Source: WIPRO
Tuesday, January 06, 2009 04:37 PM IST (11:07 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology; Technology
Release no: 18850
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GainSpan Licenses Wipro-NewLogic's WiLDT 802.11 WLAN IP for Extreme Low Power Wireless Sensor Applications
Optimized IP and SoC Architecture Help Sensors Achieve Battery Life to upto 10 years on a Single AA Battery
Bangalore, Karnataka, India and Lustenau, Austria, Tuesday, January 06, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Wipro-NewLogic, the semiconductor IP business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) and the number one provider of wireless connectivity IPs, today announced that GainSpan, an innovator in Wi-Fi sensor network technology, has licensed Wipro-NewLogic's WiLD 802.11 WLAN MAC, Modem and Radio IP for use in its GS1010 SoC for Wi-Fi sensors.
The GainSpan GS1010 SoC, is a highly integrated system on chip combining a complete WLAN sub-system including the radio with an application CPU, SRAM and Flash memory plus multiple I/Os for sensor connectivity. The SoC is architected for extreme low power operations and features an intelligent power management. Depending on the application, OEM products that incorporate the GainSpan GS1010 SoC can achieve battery life as long as 10 years on a single AA battery.
The WiLD IP provides a complete 802.11 WLAN solution including MAC, Modem and RF (Radio technology). The IP supports both the station and the access point mode. Wipro-NewLogic can also offer design services to customize the IP for special applications like sensor, industrial automation, defence, space among many others.
"With Wipro-NewLogic we found an IP provider who not only had a complete and mature WLAN solution including RF but who could also help us customize the IP for extreme low power operations.", said Vijay Parmar, CEO at GainSpan.
"We are delighted to enable GainSpan to utilize 802.11 WLAN technology in an application that so far has been dominated by Zigbee and other implementations of IEEE 802.15.4 standards. Using our standards-compliant IP, battery powered sensors and embedded applications based on GainSpan technology can now be deployed cost effectively, leveraging the huge installed base of WiFi networks in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal applications,." said Senthil Murugesan, CEO, Wipro-NewLogic.
Wipro-NewLogic has been rated as the number one Wireless LAN IP provider by Gartner for the third consecutive year. The WLAN IP has been integrated into System on Chip (SoC) devices for a broad range of applications such as audio streaming, gaming consoles and Wi-Fi-WiMax combo chips. Besides Wireless LAN, the company's IP portfolio includes Bluetooth, UWB and 1394 solutions.
Wipro-NewLogic will be showcasing its WLAN and BT IP at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 8th - 11th, 2009, in South Hall 4, booth #35716.
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; these include Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, Ultra WideBand and IEEE 1394 (FireWire). The portfolio of IP cores also contains Software, silicon proven Wireless LAN multiband Radio and Mixed-Signal Blocks such as AFEs, Synthesizers and PLLs.
The services span over Digital, Analog / Mixed-Signal / RF based SoC (System-on-chip) Design, including specialized support for IP Customization, SoC and System Integration, ASIC Backend, Reference Design Development, Prototype Testing, Firmware Development, Application Development and Software Porting. Wipro-NewLogic also provides post GDS2 services such as device characterization, test development and support for device production, packaging and test.
For more information, contact Wipro-NewLogic. Millennium Park 6, 6890 Lustenau/Austria, phone +43 5577 995-211; email to semi.ip@wipro.com or visit its web site at www.wipro-newlogic.com.
Wipro-NewLogic is a subsidiary of Wipro Limited.
About Wipro
Wipro Technologies, a division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified global IT services organization. Wipro Technologies was recently assessed at Level 5 for CMMI V 1.2 across offshore and onsite development centers. 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 a 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 and www.wiprocorporate.com.
About GainSpan
GainSpan is a leader in low power Wi-Fi semiconductor and software solutions that provide up to 10 years of battery life to sensors and other embedded applications. With its cost-effective, energy-efficient and IT-friendly solution, GainSpan enables the deployment of cost-saving and energy-saving sensors and devices, leveraging the huge installed based of Wi-Fi networks. For more information, visit www.gainspan.com.
Forward-looking and Cautionary Statements
Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in our earnings, revenue and profits, our ability to generate and manage growth, intense competition in IT services, our ability to maintain our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which we make strategic investments, withdrawal of fiscal governmental incentives, political instability, war, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property, and general economic conditions affecting our business and industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. We may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by us or on our behalf.
Media Contacts:
Wipro Technologies
India:
Radhika Mahadevan
Wipro Technologies
+91- 9945042603
radhika.mahadevan@wipro.com
Purvika Anand
Gutenberg Communications
+91 9901134441
purvika@gutenbergpr.com
US:
Lavanya DJ
Gutenberg Communications
+ 212).239.8740
lavanya@gutenbergpr.com
Eric Belove
Wipro Technologies
+ 1 (732).216.6242
eric.belove@wipro.com
UK:
Rahul Kadavakolu
Wipro Technologies
+44 792 020 5496
rahul.kadavakolu@wipro.com
Tanja Stehle
Wipro-NewLogic
tanja.stehle@wipro.com
Shalini Siromani
Gutenberg Communications
+44.79.6066.3200
shalini@gutenbergpr.com
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