InterDigital is readying an HSPA "wireless engine" baseband module that connects to application processors via PCIe, and thus targets netbooks and other PC-style devices and boards. The SlimChip Half-Mini PCIe module uses InterDigital's SlimChip HSPA baseband IC, which is also available in a SlimChip MID module that connects serially.
InterDigital claims that its SlimChip Half-Mini PCIe Module is the only HSPA Half-Mini PCIe module on the market today. Given PCIe's ubiquity in PCs, netbooks, and even SBCs (single-board computers), the chip could appeal to a broad market.
The SlimChip MID module, meanwhile, supports "popular interfaces" for direct connection to application processors, says the company -- presumably meaning it connects via a serial port. Both modules are said to ship with software, applications, and interfaces for Linux, Windows XP/Vista, and Windows Mobile, although licensing terms for the Linux drivers sources was not disclosed.
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