Chipset Provides 2+ Gbps Data Rate at 60 GHz

By Doug Lung
published

Scientists at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and A*STAR's Institute for Infocom Research (IIR) have developed a chipset that works at 60 GHz and allows data transfer at rates as high as 2.5 Gbps. The chipset consists of an antenna, a full RF transceiver, and a baseband processor. The baseband processor includes non-linear analog signal processing and a unique digital parallel processing and decoder architecture that reduces power consumption. 

The VIRTUS Chipset Fact Sheet released last week provides the technical specifications. System power consumption is less than 500 mW and the output power is greater than 4 dBm. Potential applications include instant wireless sync, wireless display at HD resolution, cordless computing (combining wireless sync and wireless display) and, of course, high-speed Internet access. 

Unfortunately, the NTU news release did not provide any information on when the chipset would be available as a commercial product. 

Doug Lung
Doug Lung

Doug Lung is one of America's foremost authorities on broadcast RF technology. As vice president of Broadcast Technology for NBCUniversal Local, H. Douglas Lung leads NBC and Telemundo-owned stations’ RF and transmission affairs, including microwave, radars, satellite uplinks, and FCC technical filings. Beginning his career in 1976 at KSCI in Los Angeles, Lung has nearly 50 years of experience in broadcast television engineering. Beginning in 1985, he led the engineering department for what was to become the Telemundo network and station group, assisting in the design, construction and installation of the company’s broadcast and cable facilities. Other projects include work on the launch of Hawaii’s first UHF TV station, the rollout and testing of the ATSC mobile-handheld standard, and software development related to the incentive auction TV spectrum repack. A longtime columnist for TV Technology, Doug is also a regular contributor to IEEE Broadcast Technology. He is the recipient of the 2023 NAB Television Engineering Award. He also received a Tech Leadership Award from TV Tech publisher Future plc in 2021 and is a member of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society and the Society of Broadcast Engineers.