CEVA, Inc. Makes Strategic Equity Investment in Antcor, a Provider of Software-Based Wi-Fi IP

CEVA, Inc. Makes Strategic Equity Investment in Antcor, a Provider of Software-Based Wi-Fi IP PR Newswire MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Sept. 12, 2012 - Investment extends CEVA's market reach into the connectivity space, offering a unified DSP platform supporting 802.11ac, LTE-Advanced and other communication standards based on the CEVA-XC architecture MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), the leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores, today announced that it has made a minority equity investment in Antcor, a provider of software-based intellectual property for Wi-Fi in handsets, machine-to-machine (M2M), and small cells. Under the equity investment agreement, Antcor is focusing the development of its Wi-Fi 802.11ac software around the CEVA-XC™ DSP architecture framework, enabling CEVA customers to license a complete and optimized software-based Wi-Fi solution. Antcor's software IP primarily targets use cases where Wi-Fi radio is utilized alongside other air interfaces such as LTE- Advanced, HSPA+, TV broadcasting, Bluetooth, GNSS and smart home networks. Antcor's Wi-Fi IP offering is a highly scalable solution, allowing customers to address a wide range of product categories, from wireless terminals up to advanced access points and wireless infrastructure equipment.