GENERAL INFORMATION
Established:  1996
Type:  Industry
Ownership:  Private

Core business

Design of Integrated Circuits (I.C.) for the home automation
market.

Employees:  60
Market regions:  USA, Europe
Main Markets:  Semiconductors industry, Home Automation application producers.
End users:  Consumers

Overview

Founded in 1996, YITRAN COMMUNICATIONS is a leading provider of
cutting edge power line modem technology. A fabless
communications semiconductor company, YITRAN COMMUNICATIONS
designs, develops, and markets proprietary digital and
mixed-signal integrated circuits for home networking, power line
communications, access, AMR (Automatic Meter Reading)
applications, automation and control applications over existing
electrical infrastructure.

YITRAN offers a wide spectrum of broadband and narrowband
solutions aimed at home networking, residential access and home
automation markets. YITRAN delivers advanced, extremely reliable,
low-cost, high-speed home networking components for the
implementation of broadband and narrowband control networks over
power lines. YITRAN also develops an advanced line of reliable
long-distance components that enable transmission control,
telemetry and low-speed data transmission.

YITRAN is an active member in standards organizations like the
CIC, CABA (Continental Automated Building Association), a
participating contributor in the HPNA (Home Phone line Network
Alliance) and member of IPCF, ETSI and Echonet. Through its
association, YITRAN lends its discerning viewpoint and
technological leadership in a power line connected communications
future.
YITRAN's partners include Microsoft as a co-developer of the
Simple Control Protocol (SCP) supported by General Electric,
Matsushita Electric Works, Mitsubishi Electric, and other
industry leaders to ensure convergence between existing and
future Home-Control Standards.

In September 2001, Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO), the
world's eighth largest electric utility, Matsushita Electric
Works and YITRAN COMMUNICATIONS announced the formation of
LineCom, Inc., a joint venture company for the development of
power line telecommunication systems in Japan. LineCom will
leverage Kansai's knowledge of power distribution systems and
technology and YITRAN's industry leading PLC (power line
communications) technology to develop and deploy a complete
end-to-end solution for the provision of telecommunication
services over the existing power line infrastructure. Matsushita,
a leading wiring and information device/system provider in Japan,
will provide the JV with its expertise in system integration and
product design.

In October 2001, YITRAN COMMUNICATIONS completed a multi-million
dollar Joint Venture (called PremiNet) and Investment Agreements
with Kinden Corporation, Macnica Inc. and Alps Electric Co. for
the provision of YITRAN PLC based home networking solutions in
Japan. All three companies are leading Tokyo Stock Exchange
listed companies bringing special expertise to the JV, Kinden in
systems integration and design, Macnica in high value added
specialty semiconductor distribution, sales and support, and ALPS
in product design, development and manufacture.

YITRAN notes that its broadly patented, proprietary, modulation
and data transfer techniques provide the most robust and reliable
Power Line Communications.
Since 1996, the company has gained international recognition as a
fertile source and a leader for elegant solutions, technology,
patents and expertise.