MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. formed a new venture to develop integrated systems in silicon chips to improve the performance and reduce the cost and size of next-generation Internet appliances, including personal digital assistants and cell phones.
The new venture, SyChip Inc., will offer chip-scale modules that integrate memory, logic, analog, digital and passive functions on a single chip, according to Lucent.
“RF modules operating at 2.4 gigahertz, a common frequency for these applications, are difficult to build because of their complexity and the variations in performance of their conventional passive components, such as resistors, capacitors and filters,” said Dennis Peasenell, president and chief executive officer of SyChip. “Our powerful array of Bell Labs technology is expected to help product designers to significantly reduce their time to market.”
