Product category: Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: Flextronics - Short Range Wireless
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 11 June 2002
BrightCom teams up
with RF Micro Devices
RF Micro Devices and BrightCom Technologies are to offer a complete Bluetooth solution comprising RFMD's RF2968 transceiver and BrightCom's IntelliBlue chips and BrightCore software
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RFMD and BrightCom intend to offer evaluation platforms and reference designs, giving customers the ability to rapidly develop Bluetooth-enabled applications and quickly move into volume manufacturing. RFMD and BrightCom are planning to hold live demonstrations of the combined solution at their respective booths this week at Bluetooth Congress 2002.
The two companies are co-operating to capitalise on each other's core strengths.
RF Micro Devices is a proven provider of RF communications solutions for an array of wireless applications and products.
BrightCom is focused on Bluetooth system-on-chip solutions, including baseband, protocol stacks, profiles and BrightAPIs for real applications.
AJ Nadler, director of silicon systems at RF Micro Devices, said, "We are pleased to pair our RF2968 transceiver with BrightCom's baseband processor to offer customers a complete Bluetooth solution.
Given our combined strengths and specialisation in wireless technology and integrated circuit design, we expect our complete solution will be uniquely valuable to manufacturers seeking highly integrated, high-performance and cost-effective Bluetooth solutions".
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"The RF2968 is a high-quality radio with a low bit-error rate, even under harsh environmental conditions.
It is also highly controllable, enabling very low power consumption", said Yuval Ben-Ze'ev, BrightCom's President and CEO.
"The synergy between the two companies is clear and opens up additional market segments and customers to both parties.
Another important consideration is RFMD's proven, high-volume manufacturing capability of RFICs".
RFMD's RF2968 transceiver is a compact 5 x 5mm solution with a low external component count.
The RF2968 uses a high-performance BiCMOS process technology, resulting in superior RF characteristics and a high level of integration including the VCO and IF filter and eliminates the need for external baluns or T/R switch.
The transceiver features self-calibration, which reduces test time and cost as well as improves yields.
The calibration data is stored on-chip where it is easily accessed by the baseband processor.
BrightCom's IntelliBlue application processors provide a fast and easy way to implement Bluetooth technology in a wide range of residential, industrial and commercial wireless applications.
This highly integrated solution reduces the bill of materials for the overall Bluetooth-enabled system and does not require any change in a customer's existing hardware or operating systems.
A single chip includes the application processor IC with all baseband functionality, software drivers for UART, PCM/CVSD, USB host and device, the complete Bluetooth protocol stack, and the BrightAPI with Bluetooth profile support.
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