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Comcores now offers standalone Reed Solomon Forward Error Correction (RSFEC) IP cores

Sep. 07, 2023

We now have standalone RSFEC modules available for individual purchase to our customers for their ASIC projects

Comcores unveil JESD204 Integration Guide

Jun. 27, 2023

We now introduce the JESD204 IP Core Integration Guide for sharing our learnings for the benefit of our customers, based on working with over 50 customers on various JESD204 projects.

Leading Aerospace and Defense Company purchases Interlaken IP core from Comcores

Jun. 7, 2023

A leading company in the defense and aerospace industry, has purchased the Interlaken IP core from Comcores to meet its high-speed data transfer requirements. This strategic investment aims to enhance data transfer capabilities in both their Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) and Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) implementations utilizing speeds of 256 Gbps.

JESD204D Webinar: Expert insights into what we Expect and how to Prepare for the upcoming Standard

Mar. 13, 2023

Our expert speaker, Piotr Koziuk, has over a decade of experience with JESD204 standards and is a member of the JEDEC Standardization Committee, and will share his expectations of what the upcoming JESD204D standard will contain in this webinar.

For example the line rate will increase from 32 Gbps (with JESD204C) to 116 Gbps with PAM4 (with JESD204D) and how Bit Error Rate (BER) will be improved.

What is Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN)?

Feb. 14, 2023

TSN, or Time-Sensitive Networking, is a technology based on the IEEE 802.1Q standard. It has evolved from the Ethernet technology currently used to carry all types of traffic, for which ethernet was not originally intended, such as multiple data flows with different timing requirements, commonly found in Audio Video Bridging (AVB), automotive and industrial automation applications. TSN sits in Layer 2 of the OSI Model.

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2023 - 09 - 07 l Comcores now offers standalone Reed Solomon Forward Error Correction (RSFEC) IP cores

Sep. 07, 2023

We now have standalone RSFEC modules available for individual purchase to our customers for their ASIC projects

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Comcores unveil JESD204 Integration Guide for our customers

Jun. 27, 2023

We now introduce the JESD204 IP Core Integration Guide for sharing our learnings for the benefit of our customers, based on working with over 50 customers on various JESD204 projects.

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Leading Aerospace and Defense Company purchases Interlaken IP core from Comcores

Jun. 7, 2023

A leading company in the defense and aerospace industry, has purchased the Interlaken IP core from Comcores to meet its high-speed data transfer requirements. This strategic investment aims to enhance data transfer capabilities in both their Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) and Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) implementations utilizing speeds of 256 Gbps.

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JESD204D Webinar: Expert insights into what we Expect and how to Prepare for the upcoming Standard

Mar. 14, 2023

Our expert speaker, Piotr Koziuk, has over a decade of experience with JESD204 standards and is a member of the JEDEC Standardization Committee, and will share his expectations of what the upcoming JESD204D standard will contain in this webinar.

For example the line rate will increase from 32 Gbps (with JESD204C) to 116 Gbps with PAM4 (with JESD204D) and how Bit Error Rate (BER) will be improved.

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2023-02-14 | What is Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN)?

Feb. 14, 2023

TSN, or Time-Sensitive Networking, is a technology based on the IEEE 802.1Q standard. It has evolved from the Ethernet technology currently used to carry all types of traffic, for which ethernet was not originally intended, such as multiple data flows with different timing requirements, commonly found in Audio Video Bridging (AVB), automotive and industrial automation applications. TSN sits in Layer 2 of the OSI Model.

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2023-01-20 | Comcores TSN technology and 5G communication expertise to be deployed in a significant EU funded project with pan-European partners
Jan. 20, 2023

OCTAPUS is an EU funded project, with the goal being to deliver an agile, low-cost and energy efficient Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) technology framework.

Comcores will actively contribute to the OCTAPUS project with our expertise within ethernet TSN technology and 5G, specifically our knowledge of electrical switching and TSN features.

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2022-10-31 | What is Interlaken

Oct. 31, 2022

Interlaken was introduced in 2006 as a high-speed chip-to-chip interface and a reliable packet transfer mechanism. It was inspired by XAUI and SPI4.2, and combined the best of both into one protocol. It combines the serial, channelized interface from XAUI with the flow control capabilities of SPI4.2. Interlaken provides a standardized serial interface that is agnostic of underlying SerDes implementations. It ensures reliable transfer of data over a configurable number of physical connections and can be configured to support multiple lane configurations

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2022-10-27 | D&R IP-SoC Conference 2022

Oct. 27, 2022

We are excited to join D&R IP-SoC Conference 2022, which takes place between November 30th and December 1st in Grenoble, France. The IP SoC events aim to be the premier worldwide meetings between IP providers and consumers. At the conference, we host a Technical Talk on “Deterministic transmission of time critical information with TSN Ethernet (Time Sensitive Network)”. Furthermore, we will also have a booth at the conference, where our experts are available for engaging in talks around our Packaged IPs, stand-alone IPs, the upcoming JESD204D and answering questions.

We hope to see you there

2022-10-07 | Comcores Webinars are now available on-demand

Oct. 7, 2022

Our recently held webinars on “O-RAN Fronthaul Transport Security using MACsec” and “Unlock your chips full data throughput potential with Interlaken” are now availabe on-demand.

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2022-09-14 | O-RAN Fronthaul Transport Security using MACsec

Sep. 14, 2022

The O-RAN alliance was founded in 2018 and it is an initiative to standardize the RAN with open interoperable interface between the radio and signal processing elements to facilitate innovation and reduce costs. However, at the moment there are many security features that are optional. We explore how MAcsec could be a potential solution to secure the O-RAN Fronthaul.

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2022-09-12 | Unlock your chips full data throughput potential with Interlaken

Sep. 12, 2022

In the early 2000’s XAUI was falling short on link flexibility, and a search for an alternative chip-to-chip data transfer interface started. The eventual outcome was a new standard, namely the Interlaken standard. the Interlaken standard married the best of XAUI’s serialized data and SPI’s flow control capabilities. We will explore more about the Interlaken standard in our whitepaper.

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2022-09-08 | What is MACsec

Sep. 8, 2022

There has been an increasing interest in MACsec, because MACsec can secure high-speed networks and Deterministic Ethernet. Because of this we are launching a webinar and publishing whitepapers where we take a deep dive into MACsec.

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2022-09-06 | Comcores announces it's participation at the Samsung Foundry SAFE™ Forum

Comcores is proud to be participating in  SAFE™ (Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem) Forum between Oct 4th and Oct 21st.

In our presentation, we will take a look at how the O-RAN Fronthaul can be secured using MACsec, followed by a description of our MACsec IP solutions offered by Comcores.

We look forward to seeing you.

Samsung SAFE IP Partner Program.

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2022-04-08 | MACsec solution for 5G transport network security is available

Apr. 8, 2022

There is an increasing interest in MACsec protocol as a security solution to protect 5G infrastructure networks such as the O-RAN Fronthaul. Thus, Comcores are happy to announce the availability of our MACsec IP, which enables customers with fast time-to-market and minimal resource investment.

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2022-03-24 | Comcores announces availability of O-RAN Fronthaul Transport Subsystem
Comcores today announced the availability of an O-RAN Fronthaul Transport Subsystem. Comcores Subsystem is a packaged IP solution for the fronthaul transport of the O-RAN Radio Unit.

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2022-02-18 | SemiWiki interviews Comcores CEO
Comcores is excited to announce that SemiWiki interviewed our CEO, John Mortensen, leading up to Comcores’ “Bridging Analog and Digital worlds at high speed with JESD serial interface” webinar.

In the interview John Mortensen answers which challenges Comcores helps customers solve, and what the future holds for the company.

Click to read the full interview.

2022-02-17 | Comcores delivers multiple IP solutions to Picocom's PC802 O-RAN 5G Small Cell PHY SoC
Comcores is excited to announce that one of our customers, Picocom, just launched their PC802 O-RAN 5G Small Cell PHY SoC, using multiple Comcores IP solutions including, Ethernet switch, Ethernet MAC, Ethernet PCS and JESD204. This means another customer success story for Comcores, as another Chip is out in the world with Comcores IP’s inside.

We look forward to celebrating more successful projects with Picocom and all our customers in 2022 and beyond.

 

2022-01-11 | First live Webinar of 2022 "Bridging Analog and Digital worlds at high speed with the JESD204 serial interface"

Comcores is excited to announce the launch of our Webinar Series of 2022. Our first webinar is on JESD204, a standardized serial interface used by data converters (ADCs and DACs) and logic devices (FPGAs or ASICs).

➡ Title: Bridging Analog and Digital worlds at high speed with the JESD204 serial interface
📅 Date: 08.02.2022 | 10:00 AM (PST) | 07:00 PM (CET)

In this live webinar, we will take a look at the history and revisions of JESD204 to provide an understanding of the standard, the use cases, and its future, followed by an overview of the key features of the standard, useful for system architects and system integration engineers. We will also touch on a few traps and pitfalls we have overcome in numerous projects we have integrated over the years with the aim of raising awareness of common design issues and preventing potential issues in system bring-up.

Learn about this standard from Comcores Product Manager, Piotr Koziuk, who has 10 years of experience designing and implementing JESD204 IP Cores including JESD204A, 204B and 204C, and is a member of the JEDEC standardization committee for JESD204D.

👉 This webinar is free.
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We look forward to meeting you in the webinar!

 

 

2022-01-4 | PTP profiles for 5G networks Tech Talk Article
Comcores is excited to announce that our article on PTP profiles for 5G networks has been published by Chip Estimate.

In this article we explore how both IEEE and ITU-T provide relevant profiles for 5G, that can can be used to design ultra-reliable and highly accurate time synchronization solutions. We explore these profiles in greater detail. Read the article!

2021-11-09 | Comcores announces it's participation at the Samsung Foundry SAFE™ Forum

Comcores is proud to be participating in  SAFE™ (Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem) Forum on November 17-18 2021.

In our presentation, we will take a look at 5G network architecture and components followed by a description of various IP solutions offered by Comcores for 5G networks. You can also find our virtual booth at the Partner Pavilion and chat with us.

Looking forward to seeing you.

Samsung SAFE IP Partner Program.

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2021-09-29 | Comcores announces availability of Interlaken IP Core
Comcores today announced the availability of an Interlaken IP. The high-performance Interlaken IP expands the Chip-to-chip interface IP portfolio.

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2021-09-06 | Comcores announces availability of 100G MAC and 100G PCS IP Cores
Comcores today announced the availability of a 100G Ethernet MAC IP including the Reconciliation Sublayer (RS), as well as a 100G PCS IP that includes RS-FEC and Base-R (SC)- FEC sublayers.

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2021-05-19 | Comcores announces availability of 5G Ethernet Subsystem
Comcores today announced the availability of Ethernet Subsystem solution, a silicon agnostic and easy-to-use integration of 10G/25G Ethernet MAC and PCS for Time-Aware Applications

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2021-05-06 | Comcores releases a whitepaper: Delivering timing accuracy in 5G networks
How IEEE 1588 PTP has evolved to meet the stringent time synchronization requirements of 5G

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2021-02-12 | Comcores sells wireless assets to Analog Devices

Comcores sells wireless assets to Analog Devices.
Comcores strengthen its focus on Ethernet Systems and Chip-to-chip technologies.

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2021-01-06 | Comcores is strengthening the Chip-to-Chip team

We are proud to increasingly enable global Tier 1 OEM players as well as blue-chip companies from other industries with our silicon-proven IP´s.

The feedback we receive is that we are selected due to our quality, responsiveness, the agility of our engineering team and our commitment to the continuous improvement of existing IP´s as well as  development of new cutting edge IP´s.

In light of that trend, we have decided to strengthen our team further and will have a skilled group of engineers starting in Comcores’s new office placed in Katowice.

The engineering team in Katowice is a highly experienced team coming from Cadence IP group and has joined Comcores January 1st 2021.

They will start working on adding new IP’s to the portfolio and we look forward to communicating more about this, once the development matures a bit more.

Please help us in welcoming the newest addition to our Comcores family.

2020-10-26 | Samsung's first Virtual SAFE Forum

Comcores is participating at Samsung’s first Virtual SAFE Forum on October 28th. Comcores will exhibit the industry’s first O-RAN compliant IP core as well as our portfolio of Ethernet TSN IP solutions. Visit our booth and get in touch with us. We will be more than happy to present our solutions to you. Samsung SAFE IP Partner Program.

2020-10-23 | Comcores TSN solutions, Intro Whitepaper

Comcores releases a Whitepaper providing an overview of Ethernet TSN along with an introduction to Comcores TSN solutions.

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2020-06-26 | Opening the 5G virtual Radio Interface Whitepaper part 2
Comcores releases the second part of the O-RAN whitepaper series taking a closer look at the new 5G RAN, O-RAN Alliance architecture and open fronthaul interfaces as well as an overview of the O-RU whitebox solution.

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2020-05-15 | 5G NR O-RU Reference Platform Demo

Comcores, Intel, Analog Devices, Radisys, and Whizz have partnered up to provide an O-RAN compliant O-RU Reference Platform (hardware and software) for pico/micro coverage to enable operators, radio vendors and contract manufacturers going to market quickly with a flexible and customizable radio solution…

2019-05-14 | First Commercially Available 5G RAN Transceivers with JESD204C

Comcores and MaxLinear Complete Interoperability Testing for First Commercially Available 5G RAN Transceivers with JESD204C. 

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2020-05-11 | Comcores releases a Whitepaper providing an overview of the O-RAN Alliance and the value provided by O-RAN to the wireless infrastructure industry

As market leader of digital IP solutions for wireless fronthaul, Comcores has released a Whitepaper providing an overview of the O-RAN Alliance and the value provided by O-RAN to the wireless infrastructure industry along with a brief introduction to Comcores O-RAN solutions and our role in the O-RAN eco-system.

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2020-03-19 | Comcores partners up with Intel, Analog Devices, Radisys, and Whizz

Comcores, Intel, Analog Devices, Radisys, and Whizz have partnered up to provide an O-RAN compliant O-RU Reference Platform (hardware and software) for pico/micro coverage.

2019-05-01 | Comcores and DENSO test TSN Ethernet for Automotive Applications

Comcores and DENSO AUTOMOTIVE Deutschland GmbH test TSN Ethernet for Automotive Applications. Comcores and DENSO test TSN Ethernet for Automotive Applications Press Release.

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2019-01-17 | Completion of the interoperability test between Comcores JESD204C IP-core and Analog Devices JESD204C implementation

Comcores has announced the successful completion of the interoperability test between Comcores JESD204C IP-core and Analog Devices JESD204C implementation. 

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2018-11-27 | Comcores joins O-RAN Alliance

Comcores is proud to announce that it has joined the O-RAN Alliance to support the next generation of 5G architectures.

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2018-05-08 | Comcores release ultra-flexible eCPRI IP solution

Comcores leads the way in wireless solutions with ultra-flexible eCPRI IP solution.

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2018-04-18 | Packet-based fronthaul for 5G white paper

Being the ultimate leader in IP solutions for wireless fronthaul Comcores has released a white paper providing an overview of technologies for packet-based fronthaul for 5G.

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2018-04-01 | Comcores gets skilled engineering manager

Comcores, the leader in digital IP’s for communications systems, is pleased to announce the promotion of Jørgen Carstensen in the company, where he has taken on the role of Engineering Manager.

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2017-05-01 | eASIC and Comcores Announce Support for CPRI V7.0

eASIC Nextreme-3S Platform and Comcores CPRI v7.0 IP Provides a Flexible and Efficient Solution for Wireless Fronthaul Networks.

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2017-03-15 | Comcores announces commercial availability of a complete RoE solution

Comcores announces commercial availability of a complete Radio-Over-Ethernet and L1 offload solution for fronthaul enabling easy bring up of Ethernet based connectivity in radio systems.

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2016-12-15 | Comcores presents Ethernet based Fronthaul PoC in webinar with Sarokal Systems

Comcores presents Ethernet based Fronthaul PoC in webinar with Sarokal Systems. When we think about the 5G mobile network, often we only think of the new frequencies, higher user data rates, and shorter latencies. But fundamentally, it means a new architecture for 4G mobile networks and evolution from 4G to 5G.

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2016-12-07 | Comcores demonstrates Radio-Over-Ethernet and L1 offload solution live

Comcores demonstrates Radio-Over-Ethernet and L1 offload solution live at ITU FG IMT-2020 Workshop and Demo Day: Wireline Technology Enablers for 5G.

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2016-10-10 | Comcores has become an Analog Devices Associate alliances partner

Comcores becomes an Analog Devices Associate alliances partner.

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2016-09-13 | Comcores joins Toshiba IP alliance

Comcores has become a Toshiba Partner. To enable fast time to market bringing up new designs, Comcores will provide IP’s for Toshiba’s value added FFSA solutions. Comcores leadership in wireless and wireline communication IP’s enables robust and reliable implementation of key interfaces and is in this way enabling easy transition from FPGA based design to FFSA.

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2016-06-06 | Xilinx and Comcores looks at fronthaul challenges

Xilinx and Comcores looks at fronthaul challenges as the mobile telecom market transitions to 5G technologies. For further information read the RCR Wireless News.

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2016-06-02 | Comcores Announce Availability of a 10G TSN Ethernet MAC solution

Comcores release worlds first commercial available 10G TSN Ethernet MAC with support for among others pre-emption. The TSN-solution supports features like Frame Pre-emption (IEEE 802.3 br and IEEE 802.1 Qbu), Timing and Synchronization (IEEE 802.1 AS) with more to come.

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2016-04-22 | Comcores release CPRI 7.0 IP core that is adding RS-FEC to the Comcores proven CPRI solution

With an increased line rate up to 24.33 Gbps and improved line coding efficiency, CPRI v7.0 supports an increased RF signal bandwidth of up to 480MHz needed for the proliferation of C-RAN fronthaul networks. The IP includes an efficient implementation of a Reed-Solomon Forward Error Correction option (RS-FEC) that can optionally be used for fault protection at the highest line rates.

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2016-02-11 | Comcores release a mixed speed Ethernet Switch that supports a mix of 1G and 10G Ethernet ports

Comcores provide Flexible Ethernet Switch IP Design Optimized for switching in C-RAN and Next-Generation LTE Advanced Networking Equipment. Being able to configure the Ethernet switch with four (4) 10G ports and up to fourty (40) 1G ports it provides tremendous flexibility for manufacturers of Cloud RAN equipment, DAS equipment and next-generation LTE Advanced radio base stations that wants to distribute high speed data streams of 10G to several 1G data streams.

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2015-11-26 | Comcores release CPRI I/Q switch HW platform that demonstrates key features of CPRI fronthaul switching

Comcores Deliver CPRI Switch Reference Design for Next-Generation LTE Advanced and 5G Networking Equipment. Ideally suited for manufacturers of next-generation LTE Advanced radio base stations and 5G networking equipment, it combines a Comcores CPRI Switch IP solution and a compression algorithm with Xilinx’s VC709 platform to offer a fast track testbed for demonstration of a 4×4 switch for high-bandwidth solution for C-RAN (cloud or centralized radio access interface) fronthaul network applications.

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2015-08-21 | Comcores release Lite 1G Ethernet Switch that supports up to 73 ports

Comcores provide Flexible Ethernet Switch IP Design Optimized for switching in C-RAN and Next-Generation LTE Advanced Networking Equipment. Being able to configure the Ethernet switch from 2 to 73 ports it provides tremendous flexibility for manufacturers of Cloud RAN equipment and next-generation LTE Advanced radio base stations that wants to switch GMII header information from multiple streams of CPRI. The ability to configure the number of rings used in the switch on behalf of throughput makes it possible to precisely dimension the switch for the absolutely lowest size that fits the application.

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2015-06-16 | eASIC and Comcores Deliver CPRI v6.1 Switch Reference Design for Next-Generation LTE Advanced and 5G Networking Equipment

Ideally suited for manufactures of next-generation LTE Advanced radio base stations and 5G networking equipment, it combines a Comcores CPRI switch IP solution with eASIC’s Nextreme-3 silicon platform to offer a high-bandwidth solution for C-RAN (cloud or centralized radio access interface) fronthaul network applications.

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2015-04-17 | Comcores release ORI compliant IQ Compression IP-core

Comcores announce immediate availability of an ETIS ORI 4.1.1 compliant CPRI IQ Compression Intellectual Property Cove enabling enhanced throughput or lowering of fronthaul cost in wireless networks.

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2015-03-02 | eASIC and Comcores Announce Availability of CPRI v6.1

With an increased line rate up to 12.165Gbps and improved line coding efficiency, CPRI v6.1 supports an increased RF signal bandwidth of up to 240MHz needed for the proliferation of C-RAN fronthaul networks. When combined with the new ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) ORI (Open Radio Interface) ISG (Industry Specifications Group) standard for 2:1 LTE lossless compression algorithm, the effective RF signal bandwidth for CPRI v6.1 can be increased to 480MHz bandwidth while meeting 3GPP LTE RF performance and latency requirements.

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2015-02-18 | Comcores becomes partner with Xilinx

Comcores is proud to announce that it has become a Xilinx Alliance Partner. Through this partnership Comcores will provide front-haul and C-RAN related IP-cores and solutions for Xilinx customers.

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2014-12-18 | Comcores engage into C-RAN research alliance with Vitesse Semiconductor and DTU Fotonik and is awarded major funding from Innovation Foundation
2014-10-13 | eASIC and Comcores Announce Support for C-RAN with CPRI v6.0

eASIC Corporation, a leading provider of Single Mask Adaptable ASIC™ devices and Denmark Headquartered Comcores ApS, a specialized supplier of silicon intellectual property (SIP) today announced immediate support for Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) v.6.0 using eASIC’s Nextreme-3 28nm devices enabling energy efficient and high-performance wireless C-RAN solutions. The Comcores’ CPRI v6.0 Controller combined with eASIC’s high performance and low power silicon architecture allows designers to deliver the highest bandwidth at the best power efficiency enabling versatile solutions for fronthaul network architectures.

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2014-10-11 | Comcores release state-of-the art JESD204B IP core

The core is offering the full feature set of the standard and comes as separate instances of RX and TX with an optional mapper. The core is implemented in Verilog and builds on years of experience.

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2014-06-13 | Comcores Delivers Ultra-fast Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) v.6.0 Intellectual Property enabling the next generation of silicon devices for LTE-Advanced

By implementing a more bandwidth efficient coding scheme along with a higher degree of flexibility, CPRI v6.0 IP enables LTE-A radio and baseband solutions targeting Cloud-RAN networks applications.

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