CSR Appoints IVT As Design Support Centre for Embedded Bluetooth Designs.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CAMBRIDGE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2004 CSR PLC CSR (LSE: CSR), or Cambridge Silicon Radio is a company based in Cambridge, England whose main product line is a single-chip implementation of the Bluetooth standard for radio-signal communication between devices. CSR is a fabless semiconductor manufacturer. (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor : CSR (1) (Customer Service Representative) A person who handles a customer's request regarding a bill, account changes or service or merchandise ordered. Agents in call centers are known as CSRs. See call center. .L) today announced that Bluetooth software specialist IVT IVT intravenous transfusion. Corporation, has been appointed as an official CSR design support centre for embedded Bluetooth designs. With this appointment, IVT will work closer with CSR customers implementing BlueCore Bluetooth technology from CSR and help to make it easier for companies to implement Bluetooth into their end-product designs. China-based IVT offers a very reliable and compact Bluetooth core protocol stack (architecture) Core Protocol Stack - 1. A portion of the Web Services architecture for defining and describing various Web Services. 2. The architectural protocol layers of a Bluetooth wireless communication system, comprising the Host Control Interface (HCI), Logical code called BlueletTM. Bluelet 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). is an ideal partner for BlueCore because of its suitability for embedded and desktop Bluetooth applications. Bluelet is already qualified as a fully compliant v1.2 Bluetooth protocol stack. Along with CSR, IVT has been instrumental in qualifying the first Bluetooth products to the latest version (v1.2) of the Bluetooth specification. IVT is part of CSR's partner program - a network of third parties working with CSR to provide real-time advantages to customers around the world. These third party products support innovation based upon CSR's BlueCore -- the Bluetooth single-chip radio devices found in over 60 percent of the Bluetooth qualified end-products and modules on the market today. Bluelet is divided into four parts: the Bluetooth System Module, which is user configurable - all host stack protocols can access the module's configuration; the Bluetooth Common Function Library, which contains the common code used by each protocol and all the platform dependent code in the system; Bluetooth Protocol Modules which are written in ANSI C (language, standard) ANSI C - (American National Standards Institute C) A revision of C, adding function prototypes, structure passing, structure assignment and standardised library functions. ANSI X3.159-1989. cgram is a grammar for ANSI C, written in Scheme. allowing them to be easily ported to any platforms without modification; and the Bluetooth User Interface, which is a system dependent module. Users can develop their own user interface to meet their needs, sample interfaces are provided for Win32 platforms. Bluelet is made available as source or object code to meet the differing needs of embedded Bluetooth designers. IVT also has the experience of producing its own Bluetooth end products and reference designs such as their Integrated Class 1 CTP CTP (cytidine triphosphate): see cytosine. (1) (Computer-To-Plate) The production of printing plates directly from the computer without requiring film as an intermediate step. enabled GSM phone and associated Access points or Embedded Audio Headset solutions. This experience gives IVT an essential working knowledge of implementing Bluetooth into end-products, making it easier for them to understand the needs of CSR's customers. Clive Chelsom-Pill, Commercial Manager and CSR commented, "Combining IVT's excellent Bluelet protocol stack for embedded applications, its experience in working with end-product designs, and its proximity to our key Asian markets means that IVT is able to provide an important support service to customers using CSR's BlueCore." About CSR CSR PLC (LSE: CSR.L) is a leading provider of single-chip radio devices for Bluetooth wireless communication. CSR offers developed hardware/software packages based around BlueCore, a fully integrated 2.4 GHz radio, baseband and microcontroller. BlueCore features in 60 percent of all Bluetooth qualified end products and modules with international names such as Microsoft Corp, Nokia, Dell, Panasonic, Audi, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Toshiba, Samsung and Sony already using BlueCore in their range of Bluetooth products. In June 2003, CSR launched the third generation BlueCore devices with full support for v1.2 of the Bluetooth specification. In February 2004, CSR floated on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. in the largest UK technology floatation in three years. CSR is headquartered in Cambridge, UK, with offices in Richardson, Texas, USA; Tokyo, Japan; Singapore; Seoul, Korea; Taipei, Taiwan and Aalborg, Denmark. More information can be found at www.csr.com and the partner web site www.btdesigner.com More information about Bluetooth can be found on the SIG web site at www.bluetooth.com About IVT IVT is a world leader in providing Bluetooth ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) A contract manufacturer that uses its own designs and intellectual property (IP). See contract manufacturer. solutions. IVT also offers Bluetooth protocol stack and profiles source code, protocol analyzer, conformance & interoperability testers, application software for PC, laptop and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). and a variety of products. IVT also provides customization design, testing services, OS porting and Bluetooth qualification support. IVT has sales offices in Europe, USA, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, an R&D center in Beijing, China, and a worldwide customer base. For more information, please visit www.ivtcorporation.com |
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