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Redpine Signals announces its Lite-NMAX(TM) ultra low power 802.11n Wi-Fi(R) + 802.16e Mobile WiMAX(R) convergence solution for mobile devices

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 11 PRNewswire — GSMA Mobile World Congress — Redpine Signals, Inc., a leading developer of ultra low power multi-standard OFDM and MIMO silicon-based solutions, today announced the introduction of its Lite-NMAX(TM) product — the industry's first ultra low power wireless convergence SoC incorporating 802.11n Wi-Fi(R) and 802.16e Mobile WiMAX subscriber solutions. Lite-NMAX(TM) provides all features of a two-stream MIMO 802.11n Draft 3.0 client as well as all Mobile WiMAX(R) Wave 2 features in a MIMO enabled subscriber unit in a single, highly optimized silicon product.

"Six years of research and a significant patent portfolio have gone into the implementation of Lite-NMAX(TM)," said Venkat Mattela, Redpine's Chief Executive Officer. "We have used our patented techniques of silicon optimization and converged implementation of multiple wireless standards to achieve a silicon size that is comparable to other single standard solutions. Emerging applications require mobile devices to have high speed wireless data connectivity at all times — a requirement that is not fulfilled by today's products. Wi-Fi and WiMAX networks complement each other in rate, range, mobility and coverage," said Mr. Mattela.

Lite-NMAX(TM) is built on Redpine's proprietary ultra low power multi-threaded processor architecture that not only provides a unique degree of protocol handling within the silicon but also provides a power-efficient offload of some critical layer-3 functionality. Functionality within the device is optimally partitioned and implemented in hardware and multiple levels of firmware, and allows a seamless switch-over between 802.11n and 802.16e.

Lite-NMAX(TM) is fully compliant to Mobile WiMAX Wave 2 profiles, including downlink MIMO, HARQ, CTC and beamforming with uplink sounding. It is an interference-optimal design with innovative signal processing for best throughputs in dense single-frequency network deployments. In 802.11n mode, Lite-NMAX(TM) provides a 300 Mbps two-stream MIMO downlink with all mandatory and optional features of the Draft 3.0 standard including STBC and beamforming support for longer range, and a power-optimal single-stream transmitter ideal for handheld devices. Lite-NMAX(TM) offers industry leading wireless multipath performance, pioneered in Redpine's Lite-Fi(TM) product family, providing robust connectivity and maximizing over-the-air throughput in adverse environments. In addition, the device employs Redpine's proprietary and patent-pending Maximum Likelihood MIMO decoder to obtain optimum performance in the multi-stream modes of 11n and 16e under all operational scenarios.

Redpine is showcasing Lite-NMAX to the market together with Infineon's RF transceiver, the SMARTi(TM) WiMAX PMB2008. Redpine and Infineon have worked closely to combine their respective RF and baseband products into a Wi-Fi + WiMAX convergence solution that is exceptionally well suited for high volume mobile connectivity deployment.

Visit Us at Mobile World Congress

Redpine will be hosting a booth at the annual Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona in February 2008 (Feb. 11 - 14). Visit us in Hall 2.1, Booth # 2.1D75.

About Redpine Signals, Inc.

Founded in 2001, Redpine Signals is a fabless semiconductor company driving Wi-Fi(R) +WiMAX(R) convergence products for mobile, consumer and enterprise applications with sustainable differentiation in power and performance. Using its extensive patent portfolio in ultra low power OFDM and MIMO technologies, Redpine is making wireless convergence a reality.

Redpine is headquartered in San Jose, California with a development center in Hyderabad, India.

Contact Information Richard Murphy, Vice President, Marketing & Business Development Redpine Signals, Inc. Tel (408)748-3385, Ext 209 Email: mailto: richard.murphy@redpinesignals.com Web: http://www.redpinesignals.com

Redpine Signals, the Redpine logo, Driving Wireless Convergence, Lite-Fi and Lite-NMAX are trademarks of Redpine Signals, Inc. All other company names, products and logos are registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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