CSR and SiGe Semiconductor Enter Preferred Supplier Agreement to Support Bluetooth Class 1 Designs.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers RICHARDSON, Texas Richardson is a suburb in Dallas County and Collin County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 91,803, while according to a 2006 estimate, the population had grown to 99,200. & OTTAWA, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2003 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), the world's leading provider of single-chip radio devices and SiGe Semiconductor, a leading global supplier of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, today announced an agreement to work together on supplying SiGe's RangeCharger(TM) PA2423L power amplifier Power amplifier The final stage in multistage amplifiers, such as audio amplifiers and radio transmitters, designed to deliver appreciable power to the load. to CSR's customers. Under the agreement, SiGe will provide guaranteed supply and pricing, as well as technical support for the Bluetooth Class 1 power amplifier. To date, CSR has integrated the PA2423L in its Class 1 reference designs, ideal for applications including access points, residential phones and PC motherboards Following is a list of motherboard types and form factors that have been used in PCs since the first IBM PC in 1981: Maximum Size Year Width-Length Intr. Type In Inches BTX (Balanced Technology Extended) 2004 BTX 12.8 - 10.5 2004 microBTX 10.4 - 10. , as well as 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. dongles, PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. and flash cards. The device will be sold through SiGe channels as the PA2423L-R/CSR1. Eric Janson, CSR's worldwide vice president of marketing commented, "SiGe's power amplifiers have been included in our reference designs from the outset. Proven products significantly aid the customer through the design stage and Bluetooth qualification process, resulting in a faster route to market. We are very pleased to partner with SiGe as they offer an ideal solution to meet the demanding requirements of Bluetooth Class 1 designs at excellent prices for our customers." Janson continued, "Earlier in the year we forged a partnership with Fujitsu to guarantee Flash memory supply for our customers at excellent prices. Our partnership program with external component suppliers makes CSR's overall Bluetooth solution not only technically the best but also the most competitive in terms of price." "Our continued collaboration with an industry leader like CSR demonstrates our track record for delivering and supporting the best power amplifiers on the market," said Andrew Parolin, product line manager, SiGe Semiconductor. "SiGe enables CSR to offer the most competitive packages with assured supply and responsive support. Close partnership with CSR will ensure SiGe will be able to meet time-to-market requirements of new dedicated power amplifier devices for the prospering Bluetooth market." About CSR CSR (Cambridge Silicon Radio) specializes in providing single-chip radio devices to the global market for short-range wireless communications, 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 Microsoft Corp, Samsung, 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, 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 BlueCore and it is in 57% 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 at www.csr.com and the CSR partner web site www.btdesigner.com About SiGe Semiconductor SiGe Semiconductor is a leading global supplier of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for next-generation cable, high-speed optical, and wireless access systems. Drawing on the unique advantages of silicon germanium technology, the company designs and delivers integrated circuits with unparalleled performance and power efficiency. SiGe Semiconductor's components can be found in cable telephony equipment, optical network interfaces, Bluetooth(TM) enabled portable devices, GPS and telematics systems, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.11a/b/g WLANs, and cordless telephones. For more information, please visit www.sige.com Notes RangeCharger is a trademark owned by SiGe Semiconductor. Bluetooth and the Bluetooth logos are trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A. and licensed to SiGe Semiconductor. BlueCore and BlueCore2 are trademarks owned by Cambridge Silicon Radio All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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