Irvine Sensors in full production of SIRComm SIR2 for infrared point-to-point wireless communications.Sensors Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :IRSN/BSE:ISCB ISCB International Society for Computational Biology ISCB International Society for Clinical Biostatistics ISCB International School of Classical Ballet (Kirkland, WA) ) Tuesday announced volume production of its SIRComm SIR2 infrared communications receiver. The chip, now in general availability, was introduced on a sample basis late last year. SIR2 enables infrared (IR) point-to-point wireless communications and data transfer between computers, electronic organizers, printers, modems and other electronic devices that have compatible ports. Compliant with the current Infrared Data Association See IrDA. (standard, body) Infrared Data Association - (IrDA) A non-profit trade association providing standards to ensure the quality and interoperability of infrared (IR) hardware. (IrDA) standard, SIR2 is a dual voltage, 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:
The devices have already been shipped to a diverse group of international OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers, including AST Research Inc. and Adaptec Inc., for a broad range of product applications. According to Chet Pribonic, AST's vice president, products division: ``We are positioning our Ascentia (b) notebook computers to offer leading edge performance at an attractive price. ``Irvine Sensors' SIR2 wireless IR receiver supports this strategy with its combination of flexible integration, high performance and low power.'' According to Jim According to Jim is an American situation comedy television series originally broadcast by ABC. The show premiered with little publicity in October 2001, following the surprise hit comedy My Wife and Kids. Schmidt, vice president of engineering for Adaptec's Personal I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output business unit: ``Adaptec evaluated virtually every IrDA-compliant integrated circuit for our AIRport 1000, 2000 and 2500 products. The SIRComm SIR2 best met all our needs in providing maximum performance and IrDA compliance.'' ``SIR2 is the smallest, lowest-power and highest-performance wireless infrared receiver chip currently available. It also offers the lowest total system solution cost,'' said Norm Argast, Irvine Sensors' senior vice president and corporate director of business development. ``We expect SIR2 to have unusual longevity as a product and to also become the basis for extended range and higher speed products targeted at the rapidly emerging wireless infrared market. The new products presently in development are being designed to be pin-to-pin compatible with SIR2.'' Requiring very low power, typically less than 90 microamps, the SIR2 receiver has an operational feature that permits it to be powered up continuously. This unique capability allows impromptu communication and data transfer because no sleep mode or system turn-off is necessary. Designed to operate at either 3.3 or 5 volts, it supports data rates from 2400 to the IrDA-maximum 115.2 kilobits per second (unit) kilobits per second - (kbps, kb/s) A unit of data rate where 1 kb/s = 1000 bits per second. This contrasts with units of storage where 1 Kb = 1024 bits (note upper case K). and has a 0-1 meter range. The chip interfaces directly with IrDA- compatible Super I/O (a) devices and stand-alone Universal Asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. Receiver Transmitters (UARTs). In addition, SIR2 has the ability to receive the ASK modulation used by Sharp in products such as its Wizard and Zaurus palmtops. SIRComm SIR2 is available in a standard, 8-pin plastic small outline package. Unit pricing is $3.15 in quantities of 25,000. An evaluation board, SIREV4, is also available. For product sales information, contact John Chimoures or Desmond Goodloe at 714/549-8211 or fax at 714/549-5711. Irvine Sensors, with headquarters in Costa Mesa, is primarily engaged in the development of high density packages of computer electronics, imaging and sensing devices and low power integrated circuits Power integrated circuits Integrated circuits that are capable of driving a power load. The key feature of a power integrated circuit that differentiates it from other semiconductor technologies is its ability to handle high voltage, high current, or a which are intended to have broad applications in military and commercial systems. -0- (a) Super I/O is a registered trademark of National Semiconductor Corp. (b) Ascentia is a trademark of AST Research Inc. CONTACT: Irvine Sensors Corp., Costa Mesa John Stuart, 714/549-8211 or Richmont Consulting International, Los Angeles Edda Brown/Alison Barney, 213/658-8088 |
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