Innovative design solutions from Cadence
accelerate AST SpaceMobile’s mission to connect everyday
smartphones worldwide with satellite technology
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) and AST SpaceMobile,
Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTS), the company building the first and only
space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by
everyday smartphones designed for both commercial and government
applications, announced today their collaboration to advance AST
SpaceMobile’s mission to eliminate connectivity gaps and connect
people around the world with high-speed, space-based internet
access.
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Cadence and AST SpaceMobile announced
their collaboration to advance AST SpaceMobile’s mission to
eliminate connectivity gaps and connect people around the world
with high-speed, space-based internet access. (Graphic: Business
Wire)
The two companies collaborated on the AST5000 ASIC, a custom,
low-power architecture that is the cornerstone of AST SpaceMobile’s
next-generation BlueBird program. Designed to enable up to a
tenfold improvement in processing bandwidth on each satellite, the
AST5000 ASIC unlocks opportunities for seamless space-based
cellular broadband services worldwide.
This innovative chip leverages the most advanced Cadence tools,
flows and IP. The Cadence IP, which includes high-speed SerDes and
other fundamental IP, enables optimal power and performance
tradeoffs for more efficient system designs based on customers’
specific platform requirements, supporting a broad industrial
temperature range. Additionally, the Cadence design enablement team
achieved optimal power, performance and area (PPA) for the SoC,
enhancing the efficiency and functionality of the AST5000 ASIC.
Another key aspect of this collaboration was the use of
Cadence’s Palladium® Emulation Platform. Palladium emulation helped
validate and refine the IP integration to address and resolve
issues during pre-silicon development, ensuring the integrity and
performance of the final design.
“Cadence’s collaboration is instrumental in achieving our
mission of delivering space-based cellular broadband connectivity,”
said Huiwen Yao, chief technology officer at AST SpaceMobile.
“Their industry-leading design solutions are fueling our innovation
as we succeed at the complex engineering challenges of building a
reliable and accessible space-based cellular broadband
network.”
“We’re excited to collaborate with AST SpaceMobile on this
groundbreaking project and contribute to technology that is
redefining satellite and mobile capabilities,” said Boyd Phelps,
senior vice president and general manager of the Silicon Solutions
Group at Cadence. “Our extensive suite of robust, high-performance
AI-driven EDA tools and IP solutions played a crucial role in the
development of the AST5000 ASIC, providing a comprehensive solution
spanning custom and digital design and verification.”
AST SpaceMobile’s mission to eliminate connectivity gaps and
connect people around the world with high-speed, space-based
internet access aligns with Cadence’s drive to enable faster and
more efficient design cycles, thereby accelerating the path to a
connected future. With its planned ASICs and 2,400 sq ft
next-generation BlueBird satellite size, AST SpaceMobile expects to
support up to 10,000 MHz of processing bandwidth per satellite in
the future, with data transmission speeds of up to 120 Mbps,
enabling voice calls, full data, and video applications on the
first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible to
everyday smartphones.
About Cadence
Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic systems design,
building upon more than 30 years of computational software
expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System
Design strategy to deliver software, hardware, and IP that turn
design concepts into reality. Cadence customers are the world’s
most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic
products from chips to boards to complete systems for the most
dynamic market applications, including hyperscale computing, 5G
communications, automotive, mobile, aerospace, consumer, industrial
and healthcare. For 10 years in a row, Fortune magazine has named
Cadence one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Learn more at
cadence.com.
About AST SpaceMobile
AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular
broadband network in space to operate directly with standard,
unmodified mobile devices, based on our extensive IP and patent
portfolio, for both commercial and government use. Our engineers
and space scientists are on a mission to eliminate the connectivity
gaps faced by today’s five billion mobile subscribers and finally
bring broadband to the billions who remain unconnected. For more
information, follow AST SpaceMobile on YouTube, X (Formerly
Twitter), LinkedIn and Facebook. Watch this video for an overview
of the SpaceMobile mission.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains “forward-looking statements” that
are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results of AST SpaceMobile to differ materially
from those expected and projected. These forward-looking statements
can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology,
including the words “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,”
“expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “potential,”
“projects,” “predicts,” “continue,” or “should,” or, in each case,
their negative or other variations or comparable terminology.
These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and
uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ
materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are
outside AST SpaceMobile’s control and are difficult to predict.
Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not
limited to: (i) expectations regarding AST SpaceMobile’s strategies
and future financial performance, including AST’s future business
plans or objectives, expected functionality of the SpaceMobile
Service, anticipated timing of the launch of the Block 2 Bluebird
satellites, anticipated demand and acceptance of mobile satellite
services, prospective performance and commercial opportunities and
competitors, the timing of obtaining regulatory approvals, ability
to finance its research and development activities, commercial
partnership acquisition and retention, products and services,
pricing, marketing plans, operating expenses, market trends,
revenues, liquidity, cash flows and uses of cash, capital
expenditures, and AST’s ability to invest in growth initiatives;
(ii) the negotiation of definitive agreements with mobile network
operators relating to the SpaceMobile service that would supersede
preliminary agreements and memoranda of understanding and the
ability to enter into commercial agreements with other parties or
government entities; (iii) the ability of AST SpaceMobile to grow
and manage growth profitably and retain its key employees and AST
SpaceMobile’s responses to actions of its competitors and its
ability to effectively compete; (iv) changes in applicable laws or
regulations; (v) the possibility that AST SpaceMobile may be
adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive
factors; (vi) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be
instituted against AST SpaceMobile; and (vii) other risks and
uncertainties indicated in the Company’s filings with the SEC,
including those in the Risk Factors section of AST SpaceMobile’s
Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024.
AST SpaceMobile cautions that the foregoing list of factors is
not exclusive. AST SpaceMobile cautions readers not to place undue
reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date made. For information identifying important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the
Risk Factors incorporated by reference into AST SpaceMobile’s Form
10-K filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024. AST SpaceMobile’s
securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the
SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by
applicable securities law, AST SpaceMobile disclaims any intention
or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
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