Xtendwave is a Dallas-based fabless semiconductor company focused on the development of physical-layer communication technologies. Our solutions strategically target improved performance over various media by supporting increased data rates, greater distances, and higher quality-of-service.

Atomic Timekeeping

NIST’s WWVB broadcast, which has been in service for over 4 decades, today supports radio-controlled clock synchronization throughout North America, where many millions of clocks and watches rely on this signal for accurate timekeeping. Xtendwave has been contracted to revamp the WWVB broadcasting system and has been developing receiver chips and IP that will operate in accordance with the newly defined broadcast protocol. Relative to today’s receivers, Xtendwave’s technology will provide orders of magnitude improvement in reception of the WWVB signal, particularly in interfered environments.

Interference Mitigation

Xtendwave develops technology that enhances the performance of copper backhaul and business access networks. Exponential growth in broadband and mobile communications has placed a tremendous strain on the nation’s telecom infrastructure. Xtendwave’s technology mitigates capacity-limiting interference, a primary factor affecting performance of communications over the nation’s copper telecom infrastructure, which still accounts for two thirds of the nation’s backhaul infrastructure. The company’s patented technology effectively addresses this challenge, providing a cost effective, more reliable, and faster network connection.