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Altera's Certified Design Centre (CDC) program Plextek has been active within Altera's Certified Design Centre (CDC) program since its launch. The aim of the program is to bring together the best in programmable logic technology with the best in design service providers in order to reduce the customers time to market and provide them with cost effective products that enable them to successfully compete in their market. For more information visit: www.altera.com
Analog Devices Inc Plextek is a certified design house for Analog Devices Inc (ADI). We have experience of product and system design using ADI's components. In particular we are able to offer custom design services for ADI's range of ISM band transmitter ICs (such as the ADF7010, ADF7011 and ADF7012 and ISM band transceiver ICs (such as the ADF7020). We also wrote the ADIismLink protocol stack for the ADF70XX range of devices as well as having extensive experience of ADI's low noise synthesiser ICs and DSP products.
ARMMS ARMMS is the RF and Microwave Society. It is an independent professional society comprised of individuals with an interest in high frequency design and measurements. The society holds two RF and microwave conferences each year. Plextek regularly makes technical presentations at these conferences. For more information visit: www.armms.org
The British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA) BIVDA is the national trade association for companies with major involvement and interest in the In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) industry. BIVDA represents both manufacturers and distributors who are active in the UK. For more information visit: www.bivda.com
Broadband Wireless Association (BWA) Plextek is a member of the Broadband Wireless Association (BWA), an European based operator, manufacturer and regulator industry group formed to promote common standards in the development of broadband services delivered by microwave radio. For more information visit: http://www.broadband-wireless.org/members2.html
Bluetooth SIG - Early Adopter There are now over 2000 members of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). Plextek was one of the first adopters, joining the group in 1998. For more information visit: www.bluetooth.com
Cambridge Wireless Cambridge Wireless was formed as a resuult of international recognition of Cambridge as a major centre for wireless technology. Cambridge Wireless members see fresh opportunities to bring together key people and organisations with complementary needs and interests based on all major wireless technologies including: 3G, CDMA, WiFi, Zigbee, WiMax, Ultra Wide Band (UNB), Bluetooth and RFID, enabling them to communicate with partners around the world. For more infomation visit: www.cambridgewireless.co.uk
Cambridge Network Plextek are members of the Cambridge Network. This was established to create and support a community of like-minded people from business and academia in the Cambridge region. For more information visit: www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk
Corbett Keeling Corbett Keeling and Plextek have agreed a mutual trading agreement to advise on corporate finance transactions in the technology sector. The two companies will advise on such activities as; fundraising in relation to buy-outs and buy-ins, sector-based due diligence, sales of businesses as well as transactions governed by the UK Takeover Code. For more information visit: www.corbettkeeling.com
CSR Following Plextek's successful Bluetooth product developments using the innovative CSR BlueCore chip, CSR have signed up Plextek as one of their preferred design partners. For more information visit: www.csr.com
Dickinson Associates Dickinson Associates has been providing innovative industrial design services since 1986. Plextek started working with Dickinson Associates in 1992 and since then the two companies have collaborated on a series of highly successful projects including the multimedia handsets and gaming consoles.
DMA Plextek are members of the DMA. The DMA (The Defence Manufacturers Association) represents the interests of all sectors of the British Defence Industry to UK and Overseas Government bodies and Defence Contractors. For more information visit: www.the-dma.org
ETSI The mission of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is to produce the future telecommunications standards that will be used throughout Europe and beyond. Plextek is a full member and is able to represent client´s interests at ETSI meetings. For more information visit: www.etsi.org
GCS, Inc. GCS, Inc. (Global Communication Semiconductors, Inc.) is a pure-play compound semiconductor wafer foundry offering a range of processes including InGaP HBT, InP HBT and PHEMT. Plextek is an approved UK design resource for GCS, and is able to assist customers wishing to develop ICs using GCS' processes. For more information visit: www.gcsincorp.com
IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is the world's largest technical professional society. For more information visit: www.ieee.org.uk
Intellect Plextek is a member of Intellect, the trade body for UK based information technology, telecommunications and electronics industry. For more information visit: www.intellectuk.org
Medilink Plextek is a member of Medilink; a non-profit making organisation which brings together on a regular basis, medical manufacturing and distribution companies, hospitals and universities to stimulate innovation and drive forward profitable developments in the medical technology and systems sector. For more information visit: www.medilinkeast.com
Mentor Consulting's FAST (FPGA Advantage Solutions Thrust) Partner Programme Membership of Mentor Consulting's FAST (FPGA Advantage Solutions Thrust) Partner Programme provides Plextek with access to the Mentor Graphics' FPGA Advantage® design flow, along with assessments, training and certification in field-programmable logic design methodologies from Mentor Consulting.
The SMART Group Plextek is a corporate member of The SMART Group (for the advancement of Surface Mount and Related Technologies), the leading European technical trade association representing the electronics manufacturing industry. For more information visit: www.smartgroup.org
Ofcom Ofcom is the regulator for the UK communications industries, with responsibilities accross television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services. For more information visit: www.ofcom.org.uk
SiRF SiRF designs and supplies highly integrated, high performance GPS ICs. The latest product is the SiRFstarIII, which uses 200,000+ effective correlators to allow acquisition in only seconds. A positional fix can be obtained  at signal levels as low as -159dBm, which offers the potential for use in indoor environments. Plextek has a reference design for a GPS receiver based around the SiRFstar III, that measures just 23mm x 26mm. For more information visit: www.sirf.com
Texas Instruments Third Party Program Plextek has many years of experience developing DSP based products and is a member of Texas Instruments Third Party developer Program. The Texas Instruments Third Party Program is the most extensive collection of Digital Signal Processing development support in the industry. For further information visit: www.ti.com
University of Essex - Visiting Fellow Seminars Plextek's Dr Steve Methley has Visiting Fellow responsibilities to the University of Essex. The University of Essex Electronic Systems Engineering (ESE) Department specialises in electronic systems for communication, computation and information processing. The ESE seminar series is presented in collaboration with industry and is intended to cover real world engineering issues. For further information visit: www.essex.ac.uk
University of Oxford - Electronics and Telecoms Courses The University of Oxford offers short courses for professionals in the global electronics and telecoms industries. The course presenters are specialists in the areas they teach and are drawn from industry and academia around the world. Many of them are involved in cutting edge research in the world of electronics and telecoms and are internationally recognised. Plextek works in collaboration with Oxford to develop and support a number of courses. Further information is available at: www.conted.ox.ac.uk/cpd/electronics
Wavecom Wavecom is a world leader in integrated wireless solutions. Wavecom's range of WISMO GSM/GPRS modules provides the latest radio and digital hardware and software, and is packed into one compact unit. Plextek and Wavecom have a partnership agreement that means Plextek can assist users of Wavecom's technology with electronics design, applications development and integration into a wide variety of applications. Wavecom refer to Plextek those customers who require assistance and value-added services with wireless connectivity and telemetry solutions using Wavecom's technology and products. For further information please visit : www.wavecom.com
WIN Semiconductors Corp WIN Semiconductors Corp was the world's first pure-play 6-inch GaAs foundry. WIN offers fabrication services for HBT and PHEMT MMICs, and operates a 4-shift system to provide a mass production capability. Plextek is an approved 3rd party design house for WIN and is able to provide custom MMIC design services using WIN's processes. For more information about WIN visit: http://www.winfoundry.com/
Windows Embedded Partner Program Plextek is a member of the Microsoft Windows Embedded Partner Program (WEP). It is a strategic world wide program that allows companies to access approved development and support services for embedded Windows applications. For more information visit: www.mswep.com
Xilinx Xperts Plextek is recognised as a Xilinx Worldwide 3rd Party Certified Design Service Centre and can offer a number of services. These can be in the form of assistance to the clients design team by performing feasibility studies and design reviews or by coding part of a design. Alternatively Plextek can perform the complete design task whether it is a single chip, board, or entire system. For further information visit: www.xilinx.com
42 Technology Plextek have a close working relationship with a number of industrial design houses. 42 Technology is a dynamic and innovative group with experience covering design of consumer goods, novel packaging, medical devices and drug delivery products. For further information visit: www.42technology.com