Future Electronics and ADD Semiconductor have signed an agreement covering the EMEA and AsiaPac regions. ADD Semiconductor turns the existing low voltage electric grid into a reliable and easy-to-use transmission medium. It specialises in the design of system-on-chip solutions for narrow band communications using the low voltage electric grid. The powerline communications solution combines an inexpensive 8-bit microcontroller with MAC circuitry and a high performance digital PLC modem in an SoC, supported by software libraries, reference designs, and development tools, and for those customers implementing the PRIME architecture, an upper layer stack. Equipment from ADD has successfully passed the certification process defined by the PRIME Alliance Certification Task Group, and its products are now certified as entirely compliant with PRIME specifications. ADD is the first silicon technology vendor to achieve this certification. "We are delighted to be representing ADD Semiconductor as it expands globally. ADD Semiconductor offers PRIME compliant OFDM powerline communication SOCs that many of our customers are looking for," explained Richard Ankcorn, Strategic Business Manager for Future Energy Solutions, a division of Future Electronics. "Additional focus on the energy segment from the Future Energy Solutions group will further enhance ADD Semiconductor's reach within the given target markets." electronica (A4.259)
