LitePoint and Quantenna Communications Reveal Design and Test Insights
Seminar features gigabit and 4x4 MIMO wireless reliable design and manufacturing test innovations
Sunnyvale, CA, Sept. 23, 2009 – LitePoint Corporation, a leader in wireless test-system solutions, and Quantenna Communications, a leading developer of silicon for ultra reliable, high speed wireless whole home networking, held a joint seminar, today, to show designers of high-speed wireless networks how to avoid pitfalls and how to test such devices in high-volume production.
“The higher-speed Wi-Fi 4x4 MIMO network designs enable new applications for whole-home HD video distribution, but increase the challenge for designing reliable high-speed wireless capabilities,” said Todd Tokubo, Quantenna’s senior director of applications engineering. “We shared our own experience in describing ways to go from reference design to full-blown device without compromising reliability in the process.”
The advent of MIMO-enabled Wi-Fi, specified in IEEE 802.11n, has given the Wi-Fi market a shot of adrenalin by making it easier to increase range, speed or both. The high end of the specification encompasses speeds that enable applications that were not feasible before, such as a single set-top box providing multiple, high-definition, video feeds to multiple HD TVs, for example.
“As Todd said, the faster you want things to go, the greater the challenge in keeping the design reliable,” reiterated John Lukez, LitePoint’s director of product management. “We’ve got high-speed MIMO Wi-Fi design verification covered (with IQnxn), and have an innovative approach to high-volume manufacturing test, now. The seminar provided us with an opportunity to show how to test multiple MIMO Wi-Fi DUTs in parallel while preserving the testing simplicity for which we are well known.”
About LitePoint
LitePoint Corporation, based in Sunnyvale California, designs, develops, markets, and supports advanced wireless test solutions for: developers and marketers of branded wireless products; consumer electronics and contract manufacturers; and wireless IC designers. Through its in-house expertise in the design of wireless systems and ICs, LitePoint has developed innovative test solutions to assure products conform to specifications, interoperate with other compliant products, and perform as described. LitePoint's test products address both development and high-volume production, providing its customers with superior return on investment, accelerated time-to-market, improved manufacturing yields, improved product quality, and increased profitability. For more information, visit LitePoint at www.litepoint.com.
About Quantenna Communications, Inc.
Quantenna Communications, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company developing standards-based 802.11n MIMO chipsets that deliver the highest levels of performance, speed and reliability for wireless networks and devices. Headquartered in Fremont, Calif., Quantenna has assembled a management and engineering team with a long track record of start-up success, and is backed by leading venture capital firms, including Grazia Equity, Sequoia Capital, Sigma Partners, Southern Cross Venture Partners and Venrock Associates. For additional information, please visit www.quantenna.com.