CDNS & ASTS Partner to Boost Space-Based Cellular Broadband Network

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) and AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS) have partnered to accelerate the latter’s mission to link smartphones with high-speed satellite-beamed internet access. ASTS is using Cadence tools to build a resilient and highly accessible space-based cellular broadband network.Cadence’s advanced tools, flows and IP portfolio were used for the AST5000 ASIC chip, which is a low-power customized architecture. This particular architecture forms the basis of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird progra ...