Australian Government Supports Mimix Broadband's Collaborative Research with Macquarie University

Research Focuses on Operation of Transistors for Emerging Millimeter-Wave Applications

December 22, 2004, Houston, Texas - Mimix Broadband, Inc. and Macquarie University have recently been awarded more than US$500K in research funding under the Australian Research Council's (ARC) Linkage-Projects Scheme, which seeks to encourage and develop long-term strategic research alliances between higher education institutions and industries. Through 2007, ARC will fund AUS$640K to the project, which will include two Australian Postgraduate Award (PhD) researchers and a Post Doctoral researcher. The research will be jointly led by Associate Professor Tony Parker, Head of Macquarie's Department of Electronics, and Dr. Simon Mahon, Director of MMIC Design at Mimix Broadband, Inc.

The research focuses on the operation of transistors for emerging millimeter-wave applications, such as point-to-point communications and automotive radar. The aim is to develop circuit design methodologies that extract increased performance from a given fabrication process, thereby creating a competitive advantage. Transistor operating range, linearity and characterization will be enhanced. New models and demonstrator circuits will be produced, and the models integrated into commercially available microwave CAD systems. The project will educate postgraduates in microwave theory and techniques applied to the development of high performance circuits.

"Our collaborative effort with Macquarie University provides significant opportunities to improve the design and development of monolithic microwave integrated circuits, by enhancing design methodologies," stated Rick Montgomery, CEO, Mimix Broadband, Inc. "This research fits with our mission to provide the most highly integrated devices on the market today, ultimately reducing the cost and variability of millimeter-wave transceivers."

About Mimix
Mimix Broadband, Inc., an ISO 9001-registered company, designs, develops and supplies high performance monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for microwave and millimeter-wave wireless communications applications. Mimix has assembled a team of world-class scientists that has focused on the development of state-of-the-art millimeter-wave MMICs for the last decade. The Company also leverages strategic partnerships for manufacturing, in order to expedite the time-to-market cycle and meet market requirements. Mimix combines its design capabilities in complete communications systems with semiconductor device expertise to deliver innovative solutions for its customers' most challenging applications.

About Macquarie University
Macquarie University's Department of Electronics has a long history of success in the development of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN's), radio frequency and analog design, device modeling, network queuing, and electromagnetics.