Yitran Announces Next Generation 150Kbps Powerline Communication (PLC) Chip

BEER SHEVA, Israel—(BUSINESS WIRE)—October 6, 2008— Yitran Communications Ltd. announces plans for its new generation 150Kbps PLC (Powerline Communication) chip; IT900. The chip will be available from multiple sources, including a major semiconductor company that has licensed Yitran technology in the past. The chip will be down compatible to Yitran’s current IT800 and IT700, which are HomePlug Command and Control (C&C) ready. Yitran’s leadership in PLC began with IT800 (7.5Kbps), which was selected by HomePlug as the baseline technology for the HomePlug C&C open standard. Yitran’s goal is to establish the new IT900 as an extension to HomePlug C&C standard as an open specification. Earlier this month, Yitran announced that samples of its HomePlug C&C-ready IT700 PLC controller will be available at the end of 2008. IT700... [read full story]