Arasan Chip Systems intros first MIPI RFFE core

SAN JOSE, USA: Arasan Chip Systems Inc. announced the introduction of its MIPI RFFE product. The standard is currently a 1.0 document.

The RFFE was developed by the MIPI standards committee as a means of controlling multiple transceiver systems. RFFE was developed as a standard control for front-end elements of radios such as power amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, switches, sensors and antenna tuners.

RFFE uses a two-wire, serial interface connecting radio terminal to front-end modules. The standard defines all the electrical characteristics and protocol requirements for communication among the Masters and Slaves on the bus. The Radio Frequency Front End (RFFE) is Arasan's most recent product introduction and includes a hardware development kit and software drivers. The products seamlessly integrate to offer a "Total IP Solution" to implementing an REEF MIPI solution.

The Arasan MIPI RFFE Solution provides everything required for integrating RFFE solutions - IP core, Verification IP, software drivers and hardware development platform. The IP core includes RMM-compliant synthesizable, OVM verified RTL. The IP core provides enhanced programmable features for minimizing application complexity and pre/post message processing.

It can be easily integrated into any design project and customized for a native interface or bridging function. A Verification IP for RFFE is also available to accelerate verification and testing of your system. Software drivers are readily available in Linux and can be ported to a variety of different OS platforms.