SPiDCOM
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | Radomir Jovanovic |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Products | Power line communication system-on-a-chip |
| Website | www |
SPiDCOM Technologies was a France-based company that specialized in integrated circuits and Linux-based software bundles for Multimedia Home Networking and other wire based applications . MStar Semiconductor acquired SPiDCOM in November 2011.[1]
Products
[edit]Radomir Jovanovic founded SPiDCOM in September 2002 as subsidiary to a group that included ELSYS Design in Paris, where the initial project started.[2] Known as a fabless semiconductor company, SPiDCOM designed system-on-a-chip integrated circuits and Linux based firmware for computer network communications over wires such as electrical power, coaxial cables, and telephone lines. Applications included audio and video home networking, Internet access (often called "broadband"), and energy conservation.[3] Its first product was the SPC200 launched in 2005, and the SPC300, announced in 2009.[4] A reference design was announced in 2010.[5]
Standards
[edit]SPiDCOM participated in standardization efforts inside international regulatory and standards bodies, such as the European Telecommunications Standards Institute, the Home Gateway Initiative and IEEE 1901.[6] SPiDCOM had a board member of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance.[7] OMEGA was a project, funded from 2008 through 2011 by the European Union, to develop a 1 Gbit/s home network over power lines, radio wireless and optical wireless. SPiDCOM participated with the OMEGA Project, leading the powerline communication work package.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "MSTAR Acquires SPiDCOM Technologies" (PDF). Press release. 28 November 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "SPiDCOM Technologies". Inside Chips. 2006. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ Frederic Onado (June 2010). "Interview - IEEE 1901 Powerline Communication Standard". HomeToys Home Technology eMagazine. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ John Walko (24 February 2009). "HomePlug SoC set to debut at CeBIT". EE Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "SPiDCOM Introduces SPR300-AV Pass-Through Reference Design". News release. 16 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "IEEE P1901 Participating Entities". Project web site. IEEE. Archived from the original on 10 September 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "HomePlug Board of Directors and Officers". HomePlug Powerline Alliance website. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "OMEGA, the Home Gigabit Access Project". web site. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.