On September 24, 2021, Beijing, China -- Xilinx, Inc., (NASDAQ: XLNX), a leading enterprise of adaptive computing, and NEC (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced that the two sides are cooperating to develop NEC's next-generation 5G radio unit (RU), which is expected to be available for global deployment in 2022. Xilinsi 7nm Versal AI Core series devices have been mass produced and shipped, which will help the new NEC RU achieve better performance.

    These latest NEC 5G large-scale MIMO RUs use digital beamforming to bring more efficient communication and higher bandwidth. NEC RU is designed to meet the global market demand and will support multiple 5G bands including C-Band. The Sirens Versal AI Core series devices adopted by NEC RU support advanced signal processing and beamforming, and also integrate O-RAN functions. In addition to allowing products from different vendors to interoperate more widely, the O-RAN interface also supports open and flexible 5G RAN deployment.

    Liam Madden, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Wired and Wireless Business Unit of Xilinx, said: "NEC's new large-scale MIMO radio adopts the commercially proven beamforming function of Xilinsi, which can continue to increase and evolve with use cases in the future, bringing improved wireless end user experience. The combination of NEC's leading strength in large-scale MIMO radio design and Xilinsi technology will provide an eye-catching solution for the ORAN market."

    Kenichi Ito, General Manager of NEC First Wireless Access Solution Business Unit, said: "In the highly competitive 5G base station market, the integration of Xilinx technology in NEC RU can provide our customers with valuable advantages, because they often need RUs with powerful functions and rich features to provide the performance required for expansion of almost any application. The Selins Versal AI Core series uses advanced signal processing for large-scale MIMO antennas and beamforming, fulfilling design commitments in terms of performance and scalability 。 We look forward to continuing our cooperation with Xilinx.