ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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INNOVATIVE HIGH SPEED MODEM FOR SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS
Small Business Innovation Research
SiCOM, Inc. Scottsdale, AZ
INNOVATION
SiCOMs BitFLOW Variable Rate Programmable
Demodulator Unit and the core ASIC
Very high integration of modem functions and
flexible user programmability enabled by unique
algorithm development and hardware implementation

• ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Developed the first commercially available 155
  Mbps ASIC- based modulator and demodulator to
  enable next generation wideband video and data
  services
• Advanced the state of the art in modulation and
  coding technology demonstrating significant
  power and bandwidth efficient operation in a
  single integrated circuit
• Set the stage for successful integration of
  bandwidth on demand into home and office via
  inexpensive wireless modems
• COMMERCIALIZATION
• 5M in Phase II monies through 1997 from SiCOM
  and Quantum Partners, LLC
• Sales projections are 3M for 1998 and 8M for
  1999
• Projected 1998 -1999 growth from 47 to 100
  (116) employees
• Companies that use or have placed orders for
  BitFLOW 155 Mbps modems include R. E. America,
  Andrew Corp., NuComm, Dae Young, Raytheon TI,
  Wytek, I. O. Wave, VIS Technolgia, Multimedia
  Broadband Technologies, Triton Network Systems,
  Radyne and Texas Instruments

• GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
• Baseline modem for the NASA LeRC Direct Data
  Distribution (D3) project
• Applicable to International Space Station and
  Earth Science missions which require wideband
  data service
• BitFLOW will be used at Sandia Labs. Other
  government agencies expressing interest
  include DARPA, NRO, DISA, USSPACECOM, and CECOM

Lewis Research Center Satellite
Communications 3-007
1994 Phase II, NAS3-27824, 3/98 NASA Contact -
Monty Andro Company Contact - Bob Putnam