Argo Semiconductors SA was established in 2021 by a group of industry veterans with extensive experience in the semiconductor industry and the telecom equipment industry, that has developed and promoted many RF IC and antenna products in the areas of FM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and the cellphone communications.
Argo’s vision is to launch radio system technologies that will improve the access to high quality communications and the everyday life for millions of people.
ArgoSemi’s cutting-edge solution is an active antenna system enabler, ‘Argo Active Antenna Catalyst’, which simplifies the otherwise complex Radio Unit (RU) of 5G mMIMO technology on the basis of a single-board active antenna. Our solution not only enables a simplification of the RU for cellular infrastructure, but also it allows a flexibility that simplifies the deployment of cellular networks in the 5G era, significantly reducing both OPEX and CAPEX. This solution is a game-changer in the telecommunications industry, transforming the way networks are deployed and managed, offering considerable cost savings for operators.
‘Argo Active Antenna Catalyst’ allows smaller and lighter sub-6GHz Radio Units, reducing the deployment cost and power consumption. Our solution relies on our innovative printed antenna (Ultra Slim Printed Antenna Array) that offers lower volume, weight, and cost, along with higher reliability compared to the existing 3-dimensional antennas. It is the first 2-dimensional 5G printed directional antenna in the C-band (around 3.5GHz) in the world. This antenna opens the way to larger antenna arrays, crucial for reducing the RU power consumption.
In addition, a variant of our Active Antenna Catalyst will also carry a smart Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC), incorporating a pioneering analog control circuit, capable of idealizing the behavior of the analog transmission circuits. This feature is easing the use of hybrid analog-digital beamforming, resulting in a reduced number of processing chains compared to existing solutions. Thus, it offers higher integration compared to traditional solutions and it leads to greater flexibility in network deployment, which can be exploited to improve cost-effectiveness, power consumption, and coverage.
ArgoSemi is a fabless semiconductor company, providing RF solutions for 5G cellular sub-6GHz infrastructure, such as macro-cell Radio-Units and Small-Cell base-stations. The company has developed technologies that allow cost-effective deployment of sub-6 5G massive MIMO networks.
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Due to its pioneering technology offering, ArgoSemi has made significant partnerships with leading industry channels to develop products that solve today’s crucial problems. In 2022, the company marked the successful development and fabrication of the first directional 3.5GHz printed antenna in the world, while in 2024, ArgoSemi, produced the world’s first single-board active antenna in the sub-6GHz frequency band, in collaboration with industry leaders such as NXP.
ARGOSEMI
Country
Greece
E-mail
contact@argosemi.com
Address
Vouliagmenis Ave. 138, 16777, Hellinikon, Athens, Greece
Phone
+30 210 699 3609
Website
https://argosemi.com