CSR launches the world's most highly integrated wireless single chip.Combines Bluetooth, Bluetooth low energy, GPS, FM transmit and receive CAMBRIDGE, England -- 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. ): * Photo ref: PEM (Privacy Enhanced Mail) A standard for secure e-mail on the Internet. It supports encryption, digital signatures and digital certificates as well as both private and public key methods. Not widely used, work on PEM later evolved into S/MIME. See MIME. 4827 * To download: http://www.csr.com/images/hires/pem4827.jpg (Concept) * To download: http://www.csr.com/images/hires/pem4822.jpg (Chipshot) CSR (LSE:CSR) today announced the launch of its seventh generation BlueCore silicon. BlueCore7 is the world's first device integrating Bluetooth v2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) An acronym occasionally used to reflect an advancement in transmission or transfer speed. For example, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR provides a dramatic increase in speed over the previous version. See Bluetooth. , Bluetooth low energy, eGPS (enhanced Global Positioning System Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. ), and FM transmit and receive technologies on a single chip. CSR's BlueCore7 significantly reduces the power, size, cost and complexity of adding multiple radios into a mobile phone and demonstrates the company's continued expertise in embedded wireless technologies. CSR has integrated Bluetooth low energy, eGPS and FM Tx and Rx technologies into BlueCore7 alongside an enhanced Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR radio which delivers +10dBm Tx and -91 dBm Rx. These enhancements help BlueCore7 to extend the overall range and across-body performance to provide better audio quality (think handset on one side of the body and headset on diagonally opposing ear). BlueCore7 includes CSR's proprietary AuriStream voice CODEC Same as speech codec. , which produces the quality of a fixed line call, when using a Bluetooth connection, and is capable of a 30% reduction in power consumption. Inbuilt in·built adj. Built-in; inherent. inbuilt Adjective (of a quality or feeling) present from the beginning: an inbuilt prejudice Adj. 1. speaker drivers also allow users to connect headphones Head-mounted speakers. Headphones have a strap that rests on top of the head, positioning a pair of speakers over both ears. For listening to music or monitoring live performances and audio tracks, both left and right channels are required. directly to the device. Bluetooth is the most successful short-range wireless technology in use today, with attach rates in handsets expected to reach 55-60% in 2008. By integrating more wireless technologies into its Bluetooth subsystem, CSR delivers a powerful connectivity centre that enables designers to increase functionality of their end products without impacting the size or the bill of materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. (BOM). CSR's wireless connectivity value centre within a handset is the ideal place to integrate new technologies including GPS and FM transmit. BlueCore7 is a low cost robust solution to allow designers to incorporate must-have functionality quickly and easily, allowing faster times to market. In April, CSR gave the world's first public demonstration of Bluetooth low energy technology. Bluetooth low energy (previously known as 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:
Demonstrated by CSR at this year's Mobile World Congress, CSR's eGPS technology is a revolutionary approach in making location based technologies a viable proposition for mobile handsets. By sharing resources with the Bluetooth radio and leveraging memory and processing already available on the host platform, CSR has reduced the cost and made significant power and performance improvements necessary for embedding GPS functionality into a mobile handset. Current GPS technologies only meet the basic needs of consumers and regulatory requirements. CSR's eGPS provides users with faster and more accurate position information, on demand and in all environments - even deep indoors. By integrating a transmit and receive FM radio with Bluetooth, handset designers can offer these features using less space, fewer components and of course at a lower cost. BlueCore7 allows the Bluetooth and FM radios to work without interference, either independently or together to allow users to stream FM radio from a handset to a pair of Bluetooth headphones. CSR's FM receiver boasts -110dBm of sensitivity, securing high quality FM reception even in difficult environments. To overcome the challenges of using a handsets internal FM antenna the FM transmitter has a uniquely high maximum output power of +4.5dBm. Matthew Phillips, Senior Vice President of CSR's Mobile Handset Connectivity strategic business unit commented, "BlueCore7 is a truly intelligent new architecture that integrates more wireless technologies on a single chip than any other product on the market. Building upon our strengths in Bluetooth and our expertise in embedded wireless technologies, BlueCore7 delivers a robust and comprehensive solution that boasts the industry's leading power and performance figures." Phillips continued, "We have seen high demand from our customers for Bluetooth, GPS and FM functionality, coupled with an industry need to keep cost, size and power consumption of embedding such technologies to a minimum. CSR's core focus is and always has been in embedded wireless connectivity and due to customer demand we have now developed a connectivity centre that reduces the complexity of integrating multiple radios into mobile phones and other consumer portable electronic devices." BlueCore7 is available in QFN QFN Quad Flat No-Lead QFN Queen Fan Newsletter (rock band) QFN Quad Flat No Leads and WLCSP WLCSP Wafer Level Chip Scale Packing (DDR RAM package) WLCSP Wafer Level Chip Scale Packaging packaging and will be in volume production from Q4 2008. For further information visit http://www.csr.com/bc7 -ends- About CSR CSR is the leading global provider of personal wireless technology and its product portfolio covers Bluetooth, GPS, FM and Wi-Fi (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. 802.11). CSR offers developed hardware/software solutions, based around its silicon platforms, that incorporate fully integrated radio, baseband and microcontroller elements. CSR's customers include industry leaders such as Apple, Dell, LG, Motorola, 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. , Nokia, Panasonic, RIM, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TomTom and Toshiba. CSR has its headquarters and offices in Cambridge, UK, and offices in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, India, France, Denmark, Sweden and both Dallas and Detroit in the USA. More information can be found at www.csr.com |
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