Ceva has licensed its CEVA-XC DSP to China's ZTE for its next-generation LTE base station system-on-chips.
Ceva Inc. (Nasdaq:CEVA); LSE:CVA) has licensed its CEVA-XC DSP to China's ZTE Corporation (HKSE: 763; SZSE: 63) for its next-generation LTE base station system-on-chips. Ceva did not disclose the size of the deal.
The programmable cores will allow ZTE to develop a scalable software-defined radio platform for networking infrastructure to support multiple air interface standards for base station rollouts and upgrades, worldwide.
We have made a significant R&D investment over the last few years to ensure that our CEVA-XC architecture is primed for wireless infrastructure applications," said Ceva CEO Gideon Wertheizer. "ZTE is a recognized leader in networking infrastructure worldwide with a strong commitment to be at the forefront of future trends. Their decision to adopt the CEVA-XC for its base station roadmap is a strong endorsement of our DSP technologies serving this high-performance market."
A ZTE spokesperson said. "The processing power and the inherent low heat dissipation offered by the CEVA-XC allow us to implement a software-centric platform, simplifying our product development and maintenance, and significantly improving our overall base station efficiency."
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on August 13, 2013
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