...to develop a new custom Integrated Circuit (IC) to be used in satellite communications devices, handsets, transceivers and modems that will operate off the current Iridium network and the Iridium NEXT system. S3 Group is a global provider of Mixed Signal, Analog, RF and Power Management semiconductor IP solutions and Design Services. Iridium NEXT will replace the current Iridium satellite constellation, with a planned start in 2015. Iridium NEXT will deliver higher data speeds, powerful new services and devices, IP technology advantages and backward compatibility with current devices and applications for customers.
This S3 Group contract follows the successful technological contribution S3 Group made to the Iridium® 9602 short burst data transceiver product. S3 Group is developing an Iridium Radio Frequency (RF) custom IC using Intellectual Property(IP) from its RF and Mixed Signal portfolio along with custom design skills, which will allow the next-generation Iridium communications devices to deliver the upgraded services enabled by the NEXT system.