Product category: Communications ICs (Wireless)
News Release from: Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) | Subject: Bluetooth/WLAN coexistence package
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 21 October 2003
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi coexist
in HP Pocket PC
HP's new iPAQ Pocket PC h4150 and iPAQ h4350 include TI's 802.11 wireless LAN technology, single-chip Bluetooth and Bluetooth/WLAN coexistence package for wireless data connectivity
Leveraging TI's wireless communications expertise, the new iPAQs enable consumers to simultaneously use the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi features of their PDAs without sacrificing battery-life, size or cost. Users can synch-up to their laptop using Bluetooth while they are surfing the Internet with WLAN without interference issues as both technologies operate in the 2.4GHz band.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 21 October 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new iPAQs will use TI's BRF6100 single-chip Bluetooth solution developed in digital RF CMOS technology and its TNETW1100B mobile 802.11b platform, which uses TI's ELP technology providing ultra-low-power operation for wireless networking.
For portable, battery-powered devices like PDAs, TI has focused on providing low power solutions for 802.11 and Bluetooth to offer long-lasting wireless connectivity and maximum battery life for consumers' portable devices.
'Convergence of wireless networking technologies is one of TI's strategic initiatives as we strive to deliver data connectivity over any network to consumers and business users.
HP's new Pocket PC iPAQs are the first PDAs to utilise TI's Bluetooth/WLAN coexistence package and they deliver on the promise of seamless wireless connectivity across multiple networks', said Marc Cetto, General Manager of TI's Wireless Networking Business Unit.
TI's Bluetooth/WLAN coexistence package is the only solution that provides manufacturers with low power and a small footprint for the complete Bluetooth/WLAN device.
It has no antenna isolation requirement, which enables the colocation of both solutions in portable devices.
This is critical for mobile devices such as PDAs because the colocation of the radios is unavoidable.
'Delivering both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity maximises the mobility and productivity of our handheld customers', said Rick Roesler, director of handheld product marketing at HP.
'TI's leadership in size and power management has enabled HP to deliver these benefits in a handheld that is sleek and cost-effective and that maximises battery life'.
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