Altair Semiconductor and Rohde & Schwarz recently introduced a production line tool that enables effective testing of LTE terminals built on Altair's FourGee chipsets. Officials said that this release comes in response to Altair's growing number of OEM and ODM customers currently transitioning into mass production.
Altair Semiconductor is the world's premier developer of ultra-low power, small footprint and high performance 4G semiconductors. Its chipsets can be found in approximately 30 end-user devices - ranging from USB dongles to smartphones.
As LTE gains momentum around the world, demand for production tools that can quickly and effectively test LTE terminals is greatly increasing. The newly announced production line tool will be able to meet this growing demand.
“The development of this production tool indicates the maturity of our LTE ecosystem and is the basis for introduction of numerous new LTE devices to the market,” Eran Eshed, co-founder and vice president of Marketing and Business Development at Altair, said. "The opportunity to work with a world-leading company such as Rohde & Schwarz is a great opportunity for Altair and we look forward to continue to leverage this partnership in the future."
"The functional interaction of the Altair 4G LTE chipset and the R&S test equipment provides high value to the cost sensitive production market," said Terje Schröder, managing director of Global Customer Management at Rohde & Schwarz. "We are looking forward to expanding our relationship with Altair to meet the demand of the increasing numbers of their terminal vendors, introducing LTE products to the market."
In related news, D2 Technologies, a recognized leader in converged IP communications for next generation devices, recently announced partnership with Altair Semiconductor.
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