Hypres, SELEX Communications to develop all-digital receiver for software-defined radio applications

ELMSFORD, N.Y., 5 Dec. 2007.Hypres Inc., a developer of superconductor microelectronics (SME) technology, and the Digital RF product line, has partnered with SELEX Communications, a Finmeccanica company and maker of mission-critical communications, navigation, and identification solutions, to develop an all-digital receiver for the SELEX Communications software-defined radio.

The all-digital receiver will provide high-performance, multi-channel wideband reception for the SELEX Communications software radio being developed.

"This partnership is an exciting beginning to a relationship that will provide both companies with a compelling infrastructure solution and outstanding market opportunities," says Maurizio Tucci, CEO of SELEX Communications. "The combination of Hypres' direct digitization technology and our software radio will have a profound impact on the future of wireless communications."