Zeevo's single chip Bluetooth solution gains designed for Windows XP logo.

Zeevo, Inc., a provider of Bluetooth System-on-a-Chip (SOC) solutions for wireless communications, announced recently that its single-chip Bluetooth solution has been awarded the Designed for Windows XP logo. Zeevo's Bluetooth solutions provide developers and end customers with an approved standard that assures the interoperability of their products within the Windows XP environment. Zeevo's architecture offers advanced features to address the complexities of the evolving Bluetooth market. These advanced features include sophisticated scatternet capabilities that permit up to 10 active links simultaneously and multiple co-existence algorithms that enable high throughput 802.11/Bluetooth combination solutions.

"Microsoft is pleased to add Zeevo's single-chip Bluetooth solution to the Designed for Windows XP logo program," said Dr. Michael W. Foley, Wireless Architect, Business Development of Windows Hardware Strategy Group at Microsoft. "Our goal is to provide a positive user experience when using Bluetooth wireless technology with Windows XP. Devices displaying the Designed for Windows XP logo are high-quality, interoperable products."

"We are very pleased with the leadership Microsoft is taking with the Bluetooth standard. This will greatly accelerate the adoption of Bluetooth technology into many new and exciting consumer products," said Anil Aggarwal, President and CEO at Zeevo.

Zeevo's Bluetooth SOCs are currently being designed in at several customers and more than a dozen of Zeevo's current design wins are in the PC/PDA space. Bob Van Steenburgh, Vice President of Marketing at Zeevo accentuated the importance of time-to-market by stating that, "By passing the strict quality and test suite contained in the Designed for Windows XP logo program, Zeevo's single-chip Bluetooth gives our customers assurance that their products will swiftly flow through the Designed for Windows XP qualification process."

Zeevo offers the most integrated Bluetooth SOCs with highly programmable software architecture available in the market today. All the RF components such as filter, balun, and matching network are integrated on to the single chip solution making the design extremely simple. The "digital-looking" interfaces allow designers rapidly develop Bluetooth solution to meet time-to-market demands. The only external components needed are an antenna, crystal, reference resistor, and decoupling capacitors. Zeevo's products are designed for cost sensitive, very low power applications and require a single 3.3V supply voltage.