ANADIGICS Ships Over 1 Million QAM ICs for Motorola's Cable Modems

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Nov 21, 1999 — 1 min read

Motorola, the industry leader in cable access technology, has shipped its 1 millionth cable modem, while ANADIGICS, a leading supplier of DOCSIS compliant RF solutions for the cable modem industry, has shipped over 1 million gallium arsenide (GaAs) QAM tuner integrated circuits (ICs) for implementation in Motorola's cable modem products. This rapid growth in the cable access technology market is driven by increasing demand for high-speed data, voice, and video services. ANADIGICS' RF tuning solution, consisting of the ACU50751 upconverter and the ACD0900 downconverter, offers superior performance and industry-leading linearity and noise figure.

Key Takeaways:

ANADIGICS shipped over 1 million gallium arsenide (GaAs) QAM tuner ICs in 1999 for Motorola's cable modem products.
Motorola shipped its 1 millionth cable modem, with ANADIGICS' ICs being a critical component in its implementation.
The DOCSIS compliant 64/256 QAM chipset minimizes manufacturing time, requires no adjustment or tuning during the manufacturing process, and offers a noise figure that is better than other available solutions.
The chipset enables manufacturers such as Motorola to meet consumer demands for integrated high-speed data, voice, and video services.
ANADIGICS has a strong working relationship with Motorola, with the two companies collaborating on the development and evaluation of next-generation cable tuner products.
ANADIGICS' innovation in high-frequency RFICs enables manufacturers of communications equipment to enhance system performance, manufacturing cost, and time to market.

Statistics:

Over 1 million gallium arsenide (GaAs) QAM tuner ICs were shipped by ANADIGICS in 1999.
Motorola shipped over 1 million cable modems.
The number of consumers demanding integrated high-speed data, voice, and video services is growing rapidly.

Sources:

"ANADIGICS Ships Over 1 Million QAM ICs for Motorola's Cable Modems", ANADIGICS Press Release, November 22, 1999.
Motorola's Multimedia Group, Motorola, Inc.
ANADIGICS, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANAD)

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