The PME with its innovative multiprocessing architecture has been fine-tuned to efficiently realize the W-CDMA physical layer. New standard releases and technical updates are mainly performed by software and firmware, rather than hardware, facilitating a smooth evolution as standards and technologies mature. Modem-Art’s novel architecture is an optimized VLSI design with concurrent execution capabilities. The result is a baseband processor with remarkable and unique performance in terms of low power consumption, broad system functionality, programmability and flexibility that leads promising 3G mobile terminals to the market.