Sivers Semiconductors has been awarded a major chip development by a Tier-1 telecom infrastructure vendor. The $5.4m contract will run from Q1 2025 to Q4 2026, and will support the development of a next-generation beamforming transceiver for millimetre-wave telecom applications.
Sivers’ RF-SOI-based SUMMIT beamformer product family boasts key performance metrics of output power, efficiency and noise figure, resulting in longer range, more reliable links, lower cost of ownership, and a greener footprint.
In addition, Sivers’ TRB transceiver product family features state-of-the-art synthesisers with ultra-low phase noise, high-performance mixers with superior image rejection, and a high level of integration, resulting in lower bill of materials and time to market.
The next-generation transceiver, targeting Global Foundries’ 22FDX process, will combine the best of both product families and set a new industry standard for millimetre-wave beamforming transceivers. This new award and design win builds on a previous award from the same customer utilising Sivers’ existing broad-market SUMMIT and TRB products and establishes a long-term roadmap with the customer. The award also features a sizable upfront cash payment of up to $2.3m, which ensures sufficient working capital to execute this development agreement, as well as supply the SUMMIT and TRB products for the first-generation telecoms product.
“This award builds a stronger, deeper connection with a strategic customer in this millimeter-wave market segment. Winning this competitive bid is another testament to our differentiated beamforming technology and we value this trusted partnership as another step towards sustainable success in our journey,” commented Vickram Vathulya, CEO of Sivers Semiconductors.
“This design win is extremely important as it secures the millimetre-wave telecom revenue and product roadmap for Sivers,” added Harish Krishnaswamy, Managing Director, Wireless Division at Sivers Semiconductors. “I am very proud of our team, as we now have several competitive design wins over the past few months, totalling nearly $18.5m in revenue.”
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