Pulse~LINK is a privately held fabless integrated circuit semiconductor corporation headquartered in Carlsbad, California, located just north of San Diego California, in the United States. Pulse~LINK commercializes ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, for both wireless and wired networks.
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| Company type | Privately held |
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| Industry | Semiconductor industry |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Carlsbad, California, United States |
Key people | Greg Elmassian, COO/Chief Engineer Dr. Ivan Krivokapic Director, RF Systems Engineering Scott Davis IT Director |
| Products | PON devices |
Number of employees | ~8 |
Company
editPulse~Link developed a UWB technology based on continuous pulsed UWB (C-UWB) for whole-home distribution of interactive high data rate multimedia content over wired, wireless and hybrid networks. One implementation of the technology is designed to coexist with existing CATV signals over existing coax to the home.
Pulse~LINK's CWave implementation of C-UWB provides raw data rates up to a 2.7 Gigabits per second over coaxial cable and wireless networks. It is promoted for its ability to co-exist with CATV signals, as an "overlay" to bring more data to consumer's homes. Pulse~LINK's CWave implementations of C-UWB can support the simultaneous operation of IEEE 1394, Gigabit Ethernet and HDMI-equivalent connections with end-to-end quality of service (QoS).
Pulse~LINK developed a set of integrated circuits for media access control (MAC) and radio frequency (RF) layers, and later brought a single integrated MCM module incorporating the baseband/mac/rf plus system ram.
After joining both the UWB Forum and WiMedia Alliance in 2004, in February 2005, it positioned its technology as a third alternative to the technologies promoted by the after groups.[1][2] It had raised $38 million by then.[1] Demonstrations were shown at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2008, including a television from Westinghouse Digital.[3][4] By January 2009, more competing technologies such as WirelessHD were demonstrated at CES.[5]
By March 2009, the company reduced its staff and was looking for new investors.[6] After spending an estimated $100 million on research and development, in December 2012 a company reorganization was announced, with Brady Buckley appointed the new chief executive.[7]
Later, controlling interest in the company was achieved by Antronix, formerly a customer of Pulse~LINK.
References
edit- ^ a b Mark Hachman (February 14, 2005). "Pulse-Link Officially Creates Third UWB Camp". Extreme Tech. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ^ Patrick Mannion (April 27, 2004). "UWB developer Pulselink raises $30 million; joins both UWB groups". EE Times.
- ^ "CES 2008 Photo Blog: C-Wave Connections". PC Magazine. January 8, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ^ Robert Heron (January 4, 2008). "Westinghouse Shows First Wireless HDTV: Westinghouse and Pulse~LINK team up for the first HDTV that uses wireless technology to transmit information". PC Magazine. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ^ Rik Myslewski (January 12, 2009). "Wireless HDTV set for 2009: SiBEAM snags deep-pocket partners". The Register. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ^ Rick Merritt (March 24, 2009). "Pulse~Link lays off 40+, seeks investors". EE Times.
- ^ "Pulse Link Restructures Poised To Market CWave™ Chip Technology". Press release. December 6, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2013.