Renesas Technology and ZMD Blend Wireless Expertise to Complete Sub-1GHz ZigBee(TM) Offering.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- ZMD ZMD Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden (German chip manufacturer) ZMD Zentralstelle für Maschinelle Dokumentation ZMD Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie (Center for Art and Media Technology) AG: --ZMD Booth Number 342 --Renesas Zigbee Demonstration -- Booth Number 1730 --ZMD Reception at ESC See escape character and escape key. See also ESC/P. ESC - escape Silicon Valley: Wednesday, April 5, 2006, 7:00pm -- 9:00pm, Room E, San Jose Convention Center ZMD AG, a global supplier of high-precision sensor and wireless semiconductor solutions, today announced it is working together with Renesas Technology Renesas Technology Corporation (ルネサス テクノロジ| America, a subsidiary of Renesas Technology Corp., the world's leading microcontroller supplier, to offer sub-1GHz ZigBee wireless sensor networking solutions. The ZigBee networking solution will combine the ZMD44102, which is currently the only commercially available sub-1GHz transceiver for ZigBee, and Renesas' highly integrated M16C microcontroller with full-scale ZigBee software support. The ZMD44102 is based on the 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. 802.15.4 standard and operates in the 868MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. and 915MHz bands. It features superior range performance of over 250 meters at 0dBm output power and a highly integrated hardware MAC for automatic protocol management. The Renesas M16C microcontroller is designed to minimize electromagnetic interference See EMI. (EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. ) and electromagnetic susceptibility (EMS) problems, which is an important consideration for RF design engineers. It also offers scalable on-chip memory resources, a rich mix of peripherals and complete in-house software support to enable ZigBee applications, including ZigBee software stacks and drivers. To provide a one-stop solution, the two companies are also offering design resources including RF reference design, ZigBee networking software  This article is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article in an . , development kits, and sensor ICs. The ZigBee networking solution will be available in the second quarter of this year. Demonstrations of the products are featured in the ZMD booth at the Embedded Systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. Conference and during ZMD's customer reception on Wednesday, April 5, from 7:00pm -- 9:00pm in Meeting Room E of the San Jose Convention Center. Reservations can be made by sending an email to ZMDreception@zmda.com. "We are seeing a growing demand for sub-1GHz ZigBee solutions especially in automated meter reading (AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. ) systems, industrial applications and any other systems that require long-range wireless technology," said Tim Dry, senior marketing manager, advanced solutions group, Renesas Technology America, Inc. "The addition of ZMD's 900MHz RF transceiver into our M16C series ZigBee solutions will enable us to effectively reach out to this market." "As the market leaders, Renesas in microcontrollers, and ZMD in sub-1GHz transceivers for ZigBee, this cooperation gives customers all of the technologies needed to enter the ZigBee marketplace quickly and efficiently," added Kory Brown, VP of ZMD's wireless division. For more information about Renesas' ZigBee solutions, please visit: http://america.renesas.com/zigbee. About ZMD Founded in 1961, ZMD AG specializes in the expert design, production, and marketing of mixed-signal application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and application-specific standard products (ASSPs) for automotive, industrial, and medical applications. Focused on high-precision signal conditioning and high-performance wireless communication, ZMD ensures an integrated foundation for robust sensor networks. With corporate headquarters in Dresden, Germany, ZMD also services customers from offices worldwide including: Melville, NY; San Diego, CA; Santa Clara, CA; Stuttgart, Germany; London, England; and Taipei, Taiwan. Learn more at www.zmd.biz. About ZigBee: Wireless Control That Simply Works The ZigBee Alliance is an association of companies working together to enable reliable, costeffective, low-power, wirelessly networked, monitoring and control products based on an open global standard. The ZigBee Alliance is a rapidly growing, non-profit industry consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, technology providers, OEMs, and end-users worldwide. Membership is open to all. Additional information can be found at www.zigbee.org. |
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