Emsys and Qvantel Announce Strategic Partnership in USB Solutions

  • Author: USB World
  • Filed under: USB News
  • Date: Mar 19,2011

Emsys Embedded Systems GmbH and Qvantel Oy announced today that they are signing a partnership agreement to enhance their offering of USB solutions for wireless device vendors. Through this partnership, Qvantel will support Emsys USB firmware in Asian markets; and Emsys will use and support Qvantel USB PC drivers in Europe.

“This partnership will expand our market, will help us to deliver complete solutions to our customers and will provide leverage from the first-class experience that Emsys has in embedded device software development” says Ms. Liisa Grant, CEO of Qvantel. “Given the constant downward pricing pressure on mobile terminals, our customers need to reduce their development and maintenance costs at every opportunity. This partnership will present a credible, state-of-art, and cost effective solution to the market for the whole product lifecycle”

“We are excited to support customers and address new opportunities that this co-operation provides, and look forward to increase our presence in Asia. We are pleased that, through this partnership, we can also increase our service capabilities to serve a larger customer base internationally through Qvantel’s development centers, located in Bangalore and Hyderabad in India” commented Dr. Karsten Pahnke, CEO of Emsys.

Qvantel offers state-of-art USB device driver solutions for the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems, including Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000. The drivers are built with the latest WDF framework recommended by Microsoft. These drivers can be used by mobile handsets (2G, 3G, 4G), USB Modems, and broadband data modules.

Emsys provides USB Host and Device stacks for embedded devices supporting different types of hardware and integrated in multiple embedded operating systems. The solutions also include higher level protocols including MTP or PictBridge, based on USB transports as well as specific solutions for USB Sim cards.

Emsys Embedded Systems GmbH is a German engineering company, based out of Ilmenau, with more than 10 years of practical experience in the embedded domain, and supporting customers in Europe, Asia and North America. The company focuses on the development of hardware and software for embedded Systems, including hardware and software components. Their application domains include fast serial buses such as USB, FireWire(TM), and Ethernet.

Qvantel Oy is a Finnish IT services company offering cloud-based critical business support systems (BSS) for Telecommunications Service Providers, and IT development services for wireless device vendors supporting data cards, USB modems, 3G routers and smart phones. Qvantel is a privately held company with 150+ employees in three R&D locations in Finland and India. Qvantel’s customers include well known European service providers and mobile handset/platform vendors.


GDA Pravega SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) IP Receives USB-IF Certification

  • Author: USB World
  • Filed under: USB News
  • Date: Mar 10,2011

Highly configurable and optimized Pravega SuperSpeed IP to accelerate time-to-market for USB 3.0 products; technology enables 10x performance improvement over USB 2.0 in new generation of computer and consumer products

GDA Technologies  announced that its Pravega SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Dual Mode Controller IP successfully passed the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) SuperSpeed USB certification for device mode. The IP achieved this certification by passing compliance, interoperability and Gold Suite tests at the USB Implementers Forum’s test lab. The Pravega SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Dual Mode Controller IP’s architecture is carefully tailored to optimize link utilization, latency, reliability, power consumption and silicon footprint for a variety of applications.

Mr. Sudip Banerjee, Chief Executive Officer, L&T Infotech, said, “Pravega SuperSpeed USB 3.0 cores leverage our design expertise from the popular high-speed interconnect family of IPs which has been silicon-proven and in-production in several designs. We look forward to providing our clients the efficiently designed USB 3.0 Controller IP that they can leverage for their USB 3.0 silicon programs.”

“We are excited about GDA’s support for SuperSpeed USB. Passing certification demonstrates that the IP meets USB-IF interoperability standards and is compliant to the USB 3.0 specification,” said Mr. Jeff Ravencraft, USB-IF President & COO. “The certification allows USB silicon designers to accelerate their product development by using a USB-IF certified IP block that provides interoperability with existing USB products.”

GDA’s USB 3.0 Dual Mode Controller IP’s simple, configurable and layered architecture is independent of application logic, PHY designs, implementation tools and, most importantly, the target technology. The solution allows the licensees to easily migrate among FPGA and different standard cell process technologies optimally. Its native flexible backend interface (PNPI) makes it easy to be integrated into a wide range of applications. Read the rest of this entry »


5+ Hours of Video and Time-lapse Photo Recording Now Possible on 1080p HD HERO Camera

GoPro announced the launch of the Battery BacPac, the second in a line of removable expansion modules for the company’s best selling 1080p HD HERO camera.

The Battery BacPac is a standalone GoPro battery charger that also attaches to the back of the 1080p HD HERO, nearly doubling video and time-lapse photo record times to over 5 hours. This adds to the HD HERO’s reputation as one of the most versatile cameras in the world.

Available for order today at GoPro.com and subsequently shipping to retailers around the world, the Battery BacPac has an MSRP of $49.99.

The Battery BacPac follows the incredibly successful LCD BacPac released by GoPro this past February.  The LCD BacPac is a removable LCD screen for the 1080p HD HERO camera and, along with the Battery BacPac, illustrates GoPro’s dedication to providing its customers with innovative ways to expand the functionality of their GoPro camera without requiring them to buy an entirely new camera.

“Our customers have been asking us to produce a standalone charger for their spare HD HERO batteries, and we asked ourselves to consider what else a device like this could, and should do,” says Nicholas Woodman, GoPro’s founder and CEO. “Thanks to the rear expansion port featured on all 1080p HD HERO cameras, the decision was clear. Make a battery charger, yes, but also allow customers to plug this charger and included battery into the back of the HD HERO camera to almost double video and time-lapse photos record times to 5+ hours. The Battery BacPac isn’t just about longer record times…it’s about enabling our customers to use their HD HERO cameras in more creative ways than ever before.” Read the rest of this entry »





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