Alpha Industries, Inc. Joins Bluetooth Group.WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 1999--ALPHA INDUSTRIES, INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AHAA AHAA Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies AHAA American Hearing Aid Associates AHAA Adolescent Health and Academic Achievement Study ) today announced that it has become an early adopter of Bluetooth wireless technology by joining the Bluetooth Special Interest Group The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is the body that oversees the development of Bluetooth standards and the licensing of the Bluetooth technologies and trademarks to manufacturers. . Alpha has joined this group as part of its strategic focus on providing leading-edge RF semiconductors to the rapidly growing market for wireless data applications. Bluetooth technology will enable users to connect their mobile computers, digital cellular phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), network access points and other mobile devices via wireless short-range radio links unimpeded unimpeded Adjective not stopped or disrupted by anything Adj. 1. unimpeded - not slowed or prevented; "a time of unimpeded growth"; "an unimpeded sweep of meadows and hills afforded a peaceful setting" by line-of-sight restrictions. Eliminating the need for proprietary cables to connect devices, Bluetooth technology will increase the ease and breadth of wireless connectivity. Users will be able to automatically receive e-mail on their notebook computers via the digital cellular phones in their pockets or synchronize their primary PC with their handheld computer A computing device that can be easily held in one hand while the other hand is used to operate it. The Palm devices are a popular example. See Palm, smartphone and palmtop. without taking it out of their briefcase. Originally founded by Ericsson, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Intel, Nokia, and Toshiba, the Bluetooth initiative now boasts more than 400 member companies. "Alpha is pleased to become a supporter of Bluetooth technology. We believe that this industry standard will accelerate the development and introduction of many new wireless devices, allowing dramatically greater ease-of-use and communication flexibility. We are building on our strength in RF semiconductors for wireless telephones by encouraging and supporting new markets for wireless data," observed J.P. Gillard, Vice President, Business Development. Alpha Industries designs and manufactures a broad range of products for microwave and radio frequency wireless communications applications. The Wireless Semiconductor segment provides gallium arsenide (GaAs) integrated circuits and other semiconductors to the dynamic global market for wireless telephone handsets. The Application Specific Products (ASP) segment provides a broad range of GaAs and silicon devices to satellite, instrumentation, defense and other communications markets. The Ceramic Products segment provides technical ceramic products for wireless telephony infrastructure and other wireless markets. Additional information is available at Alpha's Website - www.alphaind.com. |
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