"AST SpaceMobile and TSMC Collaborate on Tape-Out Phase for ASIC Chip"

AST SpaceMobile collaborates with TSMC to enter the tape-out phase for its AST5000 ASIC, a key component of its BlueBird Block 2 program, aiming to improve processing bandwidth on each satellite and enable space-based cellular broadband services. The company has achieved 3 Bits/Hertz using BlueWalker 3 and plans to support up to 10,000 MHz of processing bandwidth per satellite in the future. With strategic investments from AT&T, Google, and Vodafone, as well as agreements with over 40 mobile network operators globally, AST SpaceMobile is advancing its mission to provide global cellular broadband network in space, accessible directly by standard mobile devices.