Arasan Launches SDIO in a Box.SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Arasan Chip Systems has launched the latest version of its SDIO See SDIO card. Hardware Development Kit (HDK), titled "SDIO in a Box" which gives SDIO accessory developers all the resources required to build their products right out of the box. Drivers are included for Palm, Win CE and Win XP Operating Systems and no custom driver development is necessary. The kit is built around Arasan's Industry Standard AC21C00 SDIO-UART Bridge Chip. The chip measures just 8mm x 8mm x 1.0mm and has ultra low power An ultra low power, or ULP device, is an electronic gadget that has milli- or micro-watt power consumption. Some examples of ultra-low power devices:
Over 75 companies use the AC21C00 SDIO chip to build SDIO cards such as Bluetooth, GPS, RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. , Zigbee etc. Arasan also sells a Standard SDIO Host Platform which can be used for production testing. A mini site for SDIO in a Box has been launched and is located at http://www.arasan.com/sdioinabox.html About Arasan Arasan Chip Systems Inc., www.arasan.com, founded in 1995, is a leading supplier of Reusable Intellectual Property (IP's) cores, semiconductors and electronic design services. Arasan's product portfolio is focused on Bus Interfaces and includes IP's for USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 1.1 & 2.0, PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). , MMC and SDIO technologies. Arasan's products and services enable businesses to develop and leverage product design and development. Arasan Chip Systems is a Member of the CE-ATA Work group and has been an executive member of MMC Association since 2003. Arasan is headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , with design centers in India and support options available in Taiwan, China & Europe. |
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