The Mountain View, Calif., company has developed a single-chip solution that promises mobile device users seamless connectivity, everywhere, all the time. Based on the company's universal platform utilizing patent core technologies, the chip can maintain synchronous connections and implement smart, on-the-fly protocol transfers between wireless LAN protocols (Bluetooth, 802.11b) and cellular interface protocols (supporting GSM, GPRS, and EDGE), the company says.

The microprocessor will allow users to download software upgrades through its small programmable logic core. Thus mobile workers could use a wireless LAN to browse in the office, a PDA to check traffic conditions, or a cellphone to download video games.

The Airify solution combines a highly efficient vector processor array coupled with inexpensive flow controllers and a large code and data memory implemented in the direct access Flash. The ability to work with multiple standards rests on a configurable system bus as well as a flexible architectural implementation that allows software algorithms to be run at real-time speeds. The company says future versions of the chips will include WCDMA support and a proprietary and mixed-signal interface, which will dramatically lower the cost of the solution.

With more than a dozen patents pending and an average of three new applications filed each month, Airify Communications has attracted the attention of industry players such as TSMC, Virtual IP, Leda Systems, and ISSC.