“We’ve conquered some of the industry’s most challenging obstacles surrounding 60GHz to provide multi-gigabit non line-of-sight wireless connections using standard CMOS.”
-John LeMoncheck, SiBEAM CEO

About

SiBEAM is a privately-held fabless semiconductor company and founding member of the WirelessHD™ Consortium. A pioneer in developing intelligent millimeter wave technologies for wireless communications, SiBEAM is the first to build 60GHz chipsets using standard CMOS technology. The first applications for the company’s innovative technology are based on the WirelessHD™ specification for home multimedia content delivery and A/V connectivity.

SiBEAM is a global leader in driving the architecture and semiconductor implementation for the distribution and presentation of high-definition content in the consumer electronics and personal computing markets. Solutions for wireless personal area networks (WPAN) and WLAN automotive will follow.

The company is actively involved in organizations leading the next-generation of digital home connectivity, including IEEE, CEA and MPAA

The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in San Diego, Seoul and Tokyo. SiBEAM may be contacted at +1 408 245.3120 or at info@sibeam.com

Market Focus

SiBEAM offers low cost gigabit wireless chipsets, product designs, software and services to:

  • Consumer electronics manufacturers developing TVs, DVRs, high definition disk players, A/V receivers and related products for the digital home
  • Manufacturers of laptop and desktop computers and peripherals
  • Manufacturers of mobile devices with a digital A/V interface

Technology and Value Proposition

As consumers demand improved integration of digital devices and high quality multimedia, consumer electronics manufacturers are seeking out new solutions to support these video, audio, voice and data services. This results in a rise in communications technology requirements, pointing toward an approaching need for gigabit speeds. SiBEAM’s approach to achieving this is to innovate in higher, unused frequencies such as the 60 GHz millimeter wave band which offers:

  • Spectral availability to achieve gigabit-plus data rates, scaling up to 25 Gbps of theoretical raw data rate
  • High allowable transmit power for solid signal strength and range
  • Worldwide availability and acceptance
  • License-exempt operation

SiBEAM’s chipset solutions that embed OmniLink60™ technology are the first to use low-cost complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) technology for 60 GHz applications, enabling the company to be the first company to deliver multi-gigabit data rates wirelessly at mass market pricing with advanced chip-scale phased micro array antenna technology. It is also the first and only company to deliver true uncompressed and lossless high definition digital video, end-to-end, without compression or buffering, thereby enabling the lowest cost, highest quality wireless video solution for consumer electronics and display applications.

SiBEAM’s first wireless communication systems will be used for wireless uncompressed high-definition video display. Future applications for SiBEAM’s millimeter wave innovations may include wireless personal area network devices, automotive radar and security.