Silicon Wave's Bluetooth Components Integrated Into Intel's Hannacroix Concept PC.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). Fall 2001 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2001 Industry Leaders Integrate Bluetooth(TM) Functions Onto 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. Which Will Be Demonstrated at COMDEX 2001 Silicon Wave Inc., a leading designer and provider of RF communication system components and software, today announced that Intel Corp. has selected the company's Bluetooth Specification Version 1.1 qualified chipset A group of chips designed to work as a unit to perform a function. For example, a modem chipset contains all the primary circuits for transmitting and receiving. A PC chipset provides the electronic interfaces between all subsystems (see PC chipset for illustration). for Intel's Concept PC, code named Hannacroix. Silicon Wave's high-performance, low-power Bluetooth radio modem, baseband processor and protocol software have been integrated on Intel's Hannacroix concept PC using a Bluetooth qualified module produced by Taiyo Yuden. Silicon Wave's product inclusion on Intel's Hannacroix Concept PC will help accelerate the proliferation proliferation /pro·lif·er·a·tion/ (pro-lif?er-a´shun) the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells.prolif´erativeprolif´erous pro·lif·er·a·tion n. of devices featuring Bluetooth wireless technology. Designed for desktop PCs, this motherboard platform will provide the Bluetooth link to enable wireless functions in mice, keyboards, input tablets and a host of devices to be tetherless, including printers, PDAs, MP3 players A digital music player that supports the MP3 format, which was the audio format that started a revolution in online music downloads and distribution. All portable music players, the iPod being the most popular, support MP3 along with one or more other audio formats. and digital cameras. Intel will be demonstrating the Hannacroix concept PC at COMDEX in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. in room N261 from Nov. 12 to Nov. 16. "This is a major step in the evolution of the Bluetooth market," said Jarvis Tou, vice president of marketing and product management at Silicon Wave. "Silicon Wave was able to provide best-in-class Bluetooth solutions for use in Intel's Hannacroix concept PC." Through Intel's desktop board engineering efforts, the Hannacroix concept PC delivers integrated Bluetooth wireless functionality, decreasing time-to-market and enabling a more rapid deployment of Bluetooth systems without the need for external adapters. "The integration of their single-chip radio modem, baseband processor and protocol software onto the Hannacroix concept PC allows us to demonstrate a leading solution," said Tom Matson, marketing director of Intel's Desktop Platform Solutions Division. "Silicon Wave is pleased to be working with Intel to integrate Bluetooth functionality directly on its desktop motherboard demonstration platform, codenamed Hannacroix," said Kyle Martin, senior director of sales at Silicon Wave. "These boards certainly put the spotlight on the direction Bluetooth will be taking in the near future." Silicon Wave currently offers the single-chip SiW1502(TM) Radio Modem and SiW1602(TM) Baseband Processor, and has recently announced its second-generation products. This family includes the highly integrated SiW1701(TM) Radio Modem featuring a direct conversion architecture and pure digital interface. A new series of 32-bit ARM(R) core baseband processors includes the SiW1750(TM) and the SiW1760(TM) with integrated ROM. The second-generation products feature ultra-low power and small footprint advantages. The Hannacroix concept PC illustrates Intel's ability to integrate future technologies seamlessly onto a single platform. The Hannacroix concept PC features next generation technologies and is being developed by Intel's Desktop Platform Solutions Division, one of the largest motherboard manufacturers worldwide. Detailed information on the Hannacroix concept PC can be found online at http://developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/cv. About Silicon Wave Inc. Based in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Silicon Wave designs and produces RF communication system components that consistently deliver superior user experience. Silicon Wave products and services include radio modems, baseband processors, software solutions and a Baseband IP Licensing Program for Bluetooth 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. , and a complete line of silicon tuners for cable modems cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. and digital set-top boxes The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. . Founded in 1997, the company was the first to deliver a fully qualified, single-chip radio modem for Bluetooth communications and first to achieve Bluetooth Specification Version 1.1 qualification for its products. Silicon Wave is an Associate Member 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. . The company's Web site is located at www.siliconwave.com. The diamond logo design is a registered trademark and Silicon Wave and the SiW product name prefix The beginning or to add to the beginning. To prefix a header onto a packet means to place the header characters in front of the packet. "To prefix" at the beginning is the opposite of "to append" characters at the end. See prepend. 1. are trademarks of Silicon Wave, Inc. Bluetooth is a trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A. and licensed to Silicon Wave, Inc. ARM, ARM7TDMI and the ARM Powered logo are registered trademarks of ARM Limited. All other product, service and company names are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. |
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