Lime Microsystems has introduced a single chip multi-band multi-standardreconfigurable transceiver IC. It is designed to meet requirements for a highly frequency agile transceiver IC, operating from 375MHz to 4GHz. Sending and receiving data are possible in each of the vital frequency bands required for WiMAX, 3G and LTE operation, helping the adoption of Lime's multi-standard transceiver architecture in small cell base stations.

The transceiver and its associated reference design can be digitally configured to operate the required frequency bands, with 16 user-selectable bandwidths from 1.5MHz to 28MHz. This means it can transmit and receive data across all WiMAX bands (including those used in different geographical areas), as well as those used for W-CDMA and HSPA, and those that are planned for LTE. This removes the need for individual transceiver chips for each of the different bands, and allows a small cell base station to be reconfigured rapidly and simply. The resulting reduction in bill of materials reduces costs and inventory for OEMs.