The Technology of Lime Microsystems

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11 June 2010Lime Microsystems' RF transceiver IC selected by Global Wireless Technologies for Universal Access Point configurable femtocell
Software programmable platform performs voice and data calls in multiple bands and standards


The UAP106/232 provides mobile wireless service providers with a high-capacity, consumer-enterprise-class cellular access point in an unobtrusive form factor. With peak data rates from 7.2/3.1Mbps, and voice channel capacity of up to 32 users, the UAP delivers the ultimate in performance, flexibility and ease of deployment and use. Mobile users sending or receiving voice or data calls on their existing mobile terminals within range of the UAP will get improved coverage. 
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25 March 2010AirWalk Communications, Lime Microsystems Collaborate On Enterprise Femtocell
AirWalk Incorporates Lime Microsystems’ Single-Chip Transceiver


AirWalk is demonstrating the EdgePoint PRO at the CTIA Wireless 2010 conference and exhibition in Las Vegas, at Booth #2130.
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15 February 2010Lime Microsystems announces availability of  multi-band multi-standard transceiver with fully integrated ADC and DAC for femtocell applications
February 15th 2010, Guildford, UK: Lime Microsystems has announced the availability of the LMS6002D, a multi-band multi-standard RF transceiver IC designed for small cell base stations and femtocells, featuring integrated high performance dual ADC and DAC. This single chip transceiver solution delivers increased levels of integration over the company’s analogue version, the LMS6002. The highly frequency agile transceiver operates at user-selectable frequencies between 375MHz and 4GHz and is suitable for 3G, WiMAX, and LTE operation.
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12 February 2010Blue Wonder Communications uses 4M wireless LTE protocol stack to complete LTE reference platform
Blue Wonder has integrated its LTE baseband solution with the 4M Wireless LTE protocol as part of a complete LTE terminal reference platform


Blue Wonders reference platform BlueGate utilises its advanced baseband solution and the integrated RF transceiver IC (LMS6002) delivered by Lime Microsystems. This follows on from the prior joint development work between the two companies on the implementation of an LTE reference platform. Lime Microsystems’ frequency agile transceiver delivers operation at user-selectable frequencies between 375MHz to 4GHz that can be digitally configured to operate in the full range of frequency bands, with 16 user-selectable bandwidths up to 28MHz. “The fully characterized LTE reference platform will accelerate time to market for OEMs developing LTE systems”, said Ebrahim Bushehri, CEO of Lime.
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18 January 2010Lime Microsystems collaborates with Percello to develop a high-performance reference platform for femtocells
18 January 2010, Guildford, UK: Lime Microsystems, the multi-band multi-standard RF transceiver IC company, announced that it is collaborating with Percello Ltd., an Israeli fabless semiconductor company developing highly integrated and low-cost digital baseband for UMTS and LTE networks, to develop a flexible high-performance reference platform for femtocell designs. The reference platform combines Percello's PRC6xxx high-performance baseband IC, with Lime's multi-band, multi-standard RF transceiver IC, the LMS6002. It will be used to develop femtocell designs for high data rate UMTS/HSPA+ air interfaces and will enable faster adoption of femtocells in the existing and emerging markets worldwide.
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4 December 2009Lime Microsystems and picoChip announce frequency-agnostic reference platform for 3G and 4G femtocells
Guildford and Bath, UK, 4th December 2009: Lime Microsystems and picoChip are collaborating to develop a reference platform for 3G and 4G femtocells. The highly frequency-agile platform will operate in all frequency bands of interest, including existing and emerging bands.  It will be based on Lime's multi-band multi-standard RF transceiver IC, the LMS6002, alongside picoChip's picoXcell™ baseband solutions for femtocells.
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13 October 2009Lime Microsystems appoints Dan Rabinovitsj as non-executive director
Appointment further strengthens board of industry experts


Dr. Ebrahim Bushehri, CEO of Lime Microsystems, commented on the appointment: "We are very pleased to have someone of Dan's calibre join Lime. He joins a team of industry experts and his extensive knowledge of the transceiver market will bring an invaluable input to our strategy as we move the company forward.
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9 July 2009Joint development between Lime Microsystems and Blue Wonder to enable early adoption of LTE
Guildford, UK and Dresden, Germany, 9 July 2009: Lime Microsystems and Blue Wonder Communications announce they are jointly developing a complete LTE reference platform that will enable early adoption of this emerging standard. The fully characterised LTE reference platform will accelerate time to market for OEMs developing LTE systems. The reference platform is based on Lime Microsystems' integrated single chip RF transceiver, the LMS6002, and Blue Wonder's advanced baseband solution.
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17 February 2009Lime Microsystems selects Jazz Semiconductor’s 0.18-micron SiGe process  for its Configurable Multi-band, Multi-standard Transceiver Targeting WCDMA,  CDMA, LTE and WiMAX Femtocells
Femtocell Market is Expected to Grow from $434 Million in 2009 to $9 Billion by 2014


Lime Microsystems’ IC is a femtocell transceiver for multiple air interfaces and frequencies that can operate with worldwide cellular network standards including WiMAX, 3G and LTE, reducing costs and inventory for global OEMs. Femtocells are emerging as a technology that enables wireless phone use in homes and offices to become a viable alternative to 
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16 February 2009Lime Microsystems launches its first commercially available advanced wireless multi-band multi-standard RF transceiver IC
Programmable transceiver operates on WCDMA, CDMA, WiMAX or LTE; unveiled to key customers at Mobile World Congress 2009


"The availability of purpose-designed transceiver silicon that meets femtocells’ requirements in terms of interference, dynamic range, gain control and frequency agility is critical to the widespread deployment of femtocell technology," states Ebrahim Bushehri, CEO of Lime Microsystems. "The LMS6002 not only meets these requirements, it also offers considerable cost and inventory savings for OEMs." 
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3 February 2009Lime Microsystems joins ‘FemtoZone’ at  Mobile World Congress 2009
The FemtoZone will serve as the industry's central information point on femtocell markets and technologies at Mobile World Congress, featuring public presentations from global operators – including Orange, Softbank, T-Mobile & Vodafone – and a broad ecosystem of solution vendors.
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23 September 2008Lime Microsystems joins the Femto Forum
September 23rd, Guildford, UK: Fabless semiconductor company Lime Microsystems has joined the Femto Forum, the independent industry and operator association that supports femtocell deployment worldwide. The Forum promotes the adoption of femtocell technologies through open standards, market education and ecosystem development. 
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7 April 2008Lime Microsystems achieves first silicon success for single chip multi-standard transceiver
April 7th 2008, Guildford, UK: Following the successful launch of its 2-4 GHz MicroTCA transceiver platform at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Lime Microsystems has achieved a single chip multi-band multi-standard reconfigurable transceiver IC. The first test chips back from the foundry have been tested and meet the original requirement for a highly frequency agile transceiver IC, operating from 375MHz to 4GHz. Sending and receiving data has been demonstrated successfully in each of the vital frequency bands required for WiMAX, 3G and LTE operation, paving the way for the adoption of Lime’s multi-standard transceiver architecture in small cell base stations.
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11 February 2008First public demonstration of Lime Microsystems' broadband transceiver reference design at MWC
February 11, Barcelona: The first public demonstration of the world's first MicroTCA broadband transceiver reference design will be given at Mobile World Congress by the design's originator, Lime Microsystems. Mobile World Congress (formerly 3GSM) will be held in Barcelona, February 11 – 14, 2008.
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30 October 2007Lime Microsystems launches reference design for world’s first MicroTCA WiMAX transceiver platform
Fabless start-up emerges from stealth mode to enter broadband  transceiver market


The re-configurable design supports a variety of network configurations, bandwidths and data rates. This minimizes costs and inventory for wireless system OEMs and operators.
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