BrightCom BIC2101 Bluetooth Application Processor Available for Volume Orders.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers TEL AVIV Tel Aviv (tĕl əvēv`), city (1994 pop. 355,200), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Oficially named Tel Aviv–Jaffa, it is Israel's commercial, financial, communications, and cultural center and the core of its largest , Israel & CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- June 5, 2001 BrightCom(TM) Technologies is taking volume orders for its BIC BIC See: Bank Investment Contract 2101 Bluetooth(TM) Application Processor on a 12 to 14 week lead-time. BrightCom's BIC2101 Bluetooth Application Processor is a highly integrated chip-and-software platform that includes a programmable RF interface, complete Bluetooth protocol stack The set of protocols used in a communications network. A protocol stack is a prescribed hierarchy of software layers, starting from the application layer at the top (the source of the data being sent) to the data link layer at the bottom (transmitting the bits on the wire). software with a developer-friendly API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. and adjustable performance characteristics. The BIC2101 facilitates a wide range of home and office applications, including print management, peripheral interaction, handwriting recognition Handwriting recognition is the ability of a computer to receive intelligible handwritten input. The image of the written text may be sensed "off line" from a piece of paper by optical scanning (optical character recognition). , digital still transfer and modem, mobile and voice communications. The BIC2101's 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. , serial and PCM (1) See phase change memory. (2) (Plug Compatible Manufacturer) An organization that makes a computer or electronic device that is compatible with an existing machine. interfaces also allow manufacturers to seamlessly add wireless capabilities to existing devices. Pioneering the concept of integrating intelligent Bluetooth applications directly within the chip, BrightCom's IntelliBLUE(TM) family of Bluetooth Application Processors make it possible to provide functionality well beyond simple cable replacement. For instance, BrightCom's Bluetooth Application Processors allow applications like a print manager to be run off a printer or OCR OCR in full optical character recognition Scanning and comparison technique intended to identify printed text or numerical data. It avoids the need to retype already printed material for data entry. algorithms to be executed on handheld scanning devices. Sophisticated Bluetooth products need the power and versatility of Application Processors, which one-size-fits-all solutions cannot provide. "Companies that select Bluetooth chips having 'one-size-fits-all' generalized characteristics may be in for a rude awakening," said Yuval Ben-Ze'ev, chief executive officer and president, BrightCom. "The shear magnitude of the number of diverse vertical Bluetooth markets, as well as the explicit feature set of each, will dictate the employment of application specific processors solutions. "The BIC2101's performance characteristics were very carefully engineered to ensure that a higher level of performance for USB, voice and serial-type applications would be achieved -- better than any all-purpose chip is capable of providing." BrightCom's IntelliBLUE Bluetooth Application Processors are complete solution-on-chip platforms optimized for the variable power, performance and memory requirements that are needed for a wide variety of Bluetooth technology uses. The IntelliBLUE product line incorporates a Bluetooth baseband core, complete protocol stack with profiles and developer-friendly API, hardware interfaces for specific applications as well as an integrated ARC3 RISC processor RISC processor [Reduced Instruction Set Computer], computer arithmetic-logic unit that uses a minimal instruction set, emphasizing the instructions used most often and optimizing them for the fastest possible execution. to run any application software that may be required by the device. OEMs can use virtually any RF chip with BrightCom's IntelliBLUE Application Processors. A robust programmable RF interface gives design engineers flexibility. They can select the RF chip with the optimal availability, price and performance today and change the specs at any time in response to changing needs. "As more Bluetooth products come onto the market, an increasing number of OEMs will want the opportunity to select their own RF characteristics," said Tore Svanberg, vice president and senior semiconductor analyst, Robertson Stephens. "Some OEM's will require higher sensitivity; others will be concerned with transmission power. "There will be a variety of options with different levels of performance and reliability. BrightCom's recent BIC2101 product offers OEMs this level of design flexibility." While most companies supply only the software up to the host control interface (HCI (Human Computer Interaction) Refers to the design and implementation of computer systems that people interact with. It includes desktop systems as well as embedded systems in all kinds of devices. ), BrightCom's IntelliBLUE Application Processors come with BrightCore full implementation of the protocol stack and profiles along with the BrightAPI(TM), an application programming interface that makes it possible for programmers with no knowledge of the Bluetooth protocol stack to write Bluetooth applications in C or other high level languages. This reduces the time-to-product by allowing OEMs to concentrate on application development rather than training their programmers how to access Bluetooth protocol stacks. Future BrightCom IntelliBLUE Application Processors will include the BIC2201 for high-quality audio implementations on consumer electronics, and the BIC2301, which comes with an integrated fast Ethernet An earlier name for 100Mbps Ethernet. See 100Base-T. (networking) Fast Ethernet - A version of Ethernet developed in the 1990s(?) which can carry 100 Mbps compared with standard Ethernet's 10 Mbps. It requires upgraded network cards and hubs. interface for LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. access applications. A variety of reference designs, including one for a BIC2101-based USB dongle The term was originally slang for a "hardware key." Today, the term is often used to refer to any small adapter that has a short cable with connectors at both ends. See hardware key and PC Card dongle. , are also available from the company. About BrightCom Technologies Ltd. BrightCom designs Bluetooth Application Processors for a broad array of office and home applications, as well as special vertical market needs. The company's highly integrated platforms offer costumers a complete chip and software solution, including a high-level, developer-friendly API and a programmable RF interface that allows OEMs to create the best possible end product. Founded in 1998, BrightCom is a fabless silicon and software company based in Tel Aviv, with a U.S. subsidiary in Carlsbad. For more information visit the company's Web site at www.brightcom.com. BrightCom, BrightAPI and IntelliBLUE are trademarks of BrightCom Technology Ltd. The Bluetooth trademarks are owned by Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson, Sweden, and used by BrightCom under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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