Silicon Wave Samples Single-Chip RFCMOS Bluetooth Radio Modem for CDMA Mobile Phones.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. Wireless 2003 NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2003 SiW1712 Radio Modem Delivers Small, Low-Cost, High-Performance Bluetooth Solution to CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. Handset Manufacturers Silicon Wave, a leading supplier of integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. for Wireless Personal Area Networks, today introduced the single-chip SiW1712(TM) radio modem designed exclusively for integration into mobile phones using CDMA-compatible chipsets with integrated Bluetooth(TM) baseband. The company also announced the general-purpose SiW1711(TM) radio modem and the SiW1713(TM) radio modem which implements the Nokia RF-BB interface; both ICs can be used with a wide variety of Bluetooth baseband ICs. All three highly integrated direct conversion radio modems are implemented on a low-cost 0.18-micron 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. process and deliver the proven high-performance of Silicon Wave's previous line of radio modems. Silicon Wave will be featuring the SiW1712 single-chip CMOS Bluetooth radio modem during CTIA Wireless 2003 at Booth #6512 in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is a collection of buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana. The lower end of building one is located 500 m (1640 feet) upriver from Canal Street on the banks of the Mississippi River. Named after former mayor of New Orleans Ernest N. . Optimized for CDMA mobile phone applications, the SiW1712 IC is a direct conversion radio modem delivering low power consumption and superior RF performance over an extended temperature range (-40 to +105 degrees Celsius). The SiW1712 radio modem is highly integrated; all active components have been included on-chip, enabling OEMs to achieve a low total system 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) cost. OEMs also benefit from lower manufacturing costs for high-volume products since the RF performance of the SiW1712 radio modem exceeds Bluetooth specifications by considerable margins. This added "headroom" simplifies PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. design, reduces development effort, and eliminates tuning during volume production. Additional features of the new single-chip Bluetooth radio modems include: -- Single-ended RF 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 eliminates external balun and switch circuits; providing a virtually glueless connection to the antenna -- All popular mobile phone reference clock frequencies supported -- Better than -80dBm receiver sensitivity and up to +4dBm transmitter output power over extended operating conditions -- Fast hardware based Automatic Gain Control (AGC AGC Automatic Gain Control AGC Automotive Glass Cartridge (fuse) AGC Associated General Contractors AGC Associated General Contractors of America AGC Atypical Glandular Cells AGC Attorney-General's Chambers ) circuit dynamically adjusts receiver for optimal performance "The SiW1712 radio modem addresses the critical requirements for successful mobile phone applications -- long battery life, superior radio performance, small size and a sub-$2.50 total BOM cost," said Jarvis Tou, vice president of marketing and product management for Silicon Wave. "This single-chip CMOS radio modem delivers the lowest total cost solution available today with the RF performance required for easy integration into mobile phones. The SiW1712 radio modem delivers fast integration time at a price that enables OEMs to make Bluetooth wireless technology a standard feature on CDMA handsets." Availability and Packaging The SiW1711, SiW1712 and SiW1713 radio modems are currently sampling with volume production scheduled for Q2 2003. All three radio modems are available in a 5mm x 5mm x 0.8mm QFN-32 pin package. About Silicon Wave 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 is a leading provider of low-power, highly integrated RF communication system components for the global Bluetooth(TM) wireless market. 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 http://www.siliconwave.com. Silicon Wave, the diamond logo design and the SiW product name prefix are registered of Silicon Wave Inc. Bluetooth is a trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc. and licensed to Silicon Wave Inc. All other product, service and company names are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. |
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