CSR Chip Puts Bluetooth Into Latest Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC.Business Editors RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2002 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. (Cambridge Silicon Radio) announced today that its BlueCore(TM)01 is providing the Bluetooth link in Compaq's latest iPAQ Pocket PC model H3870. With its small footprint, CSR's BlueCore has enabled Compaq to retain its signature streamline design for extreme portability, while permiting easy wireless connection to other devices with integrated Bluetooth capabilities such as mobile phones, printers, PCs and other PDAs. The iPAQ Pocket PC H3870 runs on Microsoft's Pocket PC 2002 operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and offers a 65,000 color TFT (Thin Film Transistor) The term typically refers to active matrix screens on laptop computers. Active matrix LCD provides a sharper screen display and broader viewing angle than does passive matrix. See LCD and thin film. TFT - Thin Film transistor screen and increased battery life. The low-power capabilities of CSR's BlueCore technology helps minimize power consumption when using Bluetooth, essential for a portable battery-operated device. Eric Janson, vice president North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , CSR commented, "Compaq has selected CSR BlueCore technology for a variety of its iPAQ Pocket PC products with Bluetooth capabilities. We are happy to be a part of this development." Janson continued, "Compaq has the foresight to see wireless connectivity of handheld devices as paramount to their future success, and with the growth in the Bluetooth market expected to continue through 2002, we expect their use in both the home and office to soar." "This application of CSR's BlueCore technology in our latest iPAQ Pocket PC model further demonstrates the benefits of our partnership as well as our company's commitment to Bluetooth," said Cindy Box, Compaq's Director of Marketing for iPAQ Mobile Solutions. "Wireless connectivity to other devices is essential for Pocket PCs. CSR provides us with the technology to bring wireless Bluetooth links with low power and in a small form factor." About CSR CSR (Cambridge Silicon Radio) specializes in providing single-chip radio devices to the global market for short-range wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. , including Bluetooth(TM). The company's mission is to create the most highly integrated radio devices available, fabricated using standard CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. technology, to provide its customers with the lowest cost of ownership of high quality digital radio. CSR was the first company in the world to offer a true single-chip Bluetooth solution with BlueCore, a fully integrated 2.4 GHz radio, baseband and microcontroller. In Q4 2001 CSR released BlueCore2, its second generation family, and offer developed hardware/software bundles for each of the fastest growing Bluetooth applications markets. Users can combine the chips with the CSR Bluetooth software stack to provide a fully compliant solution for data and voice communications or, used with an upper layer host software stack, CSR is able to offer a complete Bluetooth end-to-end solution. CSR has a growing list of major international companies including Sony, Compaq, 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) , Fujitsu, LG, ALPS Alps, great mountain system of S central Europe, c.500 mi (800 km) long and c.100 mi (160 km) wide, curving in a great arc from the Riviera coast on the Mediterranean Sea, along the borders of N Italy and adjacent regions of SE France, Switzerland, SW Germany, and , TDK TDK Türk Dil Kurumu (Turkish Language Council) TDK The Dark Knights (gaming clan) TDK Tokyo Denkikagaku Kogyo KK (TDK Electronics Co. Ltd. , 3Com, Mitsumi, Siemens and Motorola, who have already used CSR's BlueCore in the development of a range of Bluetooth products. In fact, up to the end of 2001, 70% of available pre-qualified modules, as listed on the qualified products page of 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. (SIG) web site, feature BlueCore01 and it is in 60% of all qualified Bluetooth v 1.1 enabled end product designs. CSR is headquartered in Cambridge, UK, with offices in Richardson, Texas; Tokyo, Japan; Singapore and Aalborg, Denmark. More information about CSR can be found on the web site at www.csr.com. |
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