ZiLOG'S Wave Chip Delivers High-powered Dual Core DSP With Flash for Wireless.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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 1999-- New family of wireless spread spectrum controllers delivers single-chip frequency hopping A wireless modulation method that rapidly changes the center frequency of a transmission. See spread spectrum and 802.11. and flexible network configuration ZiLOG Inc. today announced its latest innovation for wireless spread spectrum communication applications -- the Wave(TM) chip family of wireless spread spectrum voice and data controllers based on ZiLOG's Z87L02 device. The latest addition to ZiLOG's family of "smart" microcontrollers -- built around a dual processor core -- offers a legitimate single-chip baseband solution for engineers designing the next generation of communication devices. "ZiLOG is the only IC manufacturer offering devices with this level of capability to wireless device manufacturers. We specifically designed this family of chips to provide a single-chip DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive solution to engineers creating the latest in voice and data communication. By providing chip technology that decreases design cost and pushes the design performance envelope, ZiLOG helps them to provide their customers with the best possible product. With the Flash-based version of the Wave chip, customers can introduce complex products to market in record time," said Dimitri Desmons, Director of ZiLOG's Wireless Business Line. Now available, the Wave chip family is a flexible solution optimized for low-cost, low-speed voice and data transmission. The devices are ideal for telemetry telemetry Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording. , data acquisition, wireless data terminals, point of sale and credit card verification See CSC. systems, wireless local loop, monitoring, and cordless remote control applications. Easily switchable between 32kbps voice and data in half- or full-duplex communication, the family supports adaptive frequency hopping at rates up to 250 hops per second. Flexible network configuration parameters enable a variety of networks such as point-to-point, multipoint peer-to-peer, and star configuration where a single master can control a large number of terminals. Robust in high interference environments, the Z87L02 offers secure communication in applications such as remote facility and environmental control, and a range of up to five miles with the appropriate RF transceiver. The Wave chip also supports a range of frequencies, including the 902 MHz (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. , 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz ISM bands. The Wave chip family of wireless spread spectrum voice and data controllers is priced from $5.95 in quantities of 50,000 units. To purchase product, contact ZiLOG's Worldwide Customer Support Center at csupport@zilog.com or 1-877-945-6427. About ZiLOG Inc. ZiLOG is a leading global design solutions company specializing in embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. and 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 the data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. , home entertainment and integrated controls markets. Headquartered in Campbell, Calif., ZiLOG employs an estimated 1,300 people worldwide. It announced 1998 revenues of $204.7 million. Texas Pacific Group and its affiliates, a $2.5 billion private investment partnership, own a majority interest in ZiLOG. ZiLOG maintains design centers in Campbell, Calif., Austin, Texas, Nampa, Idaho Nampa (IPA: [næm pə]) is the largest city in Canyon County, Idaho, United States, and the second largest in the state. Only the capital city, Boise, is larger. , and Seattle, Wash., a worldwide customer service center in Austin, advanced manufacturing in Nampa and test operations in Manila, Philippines. It has 27 direct sales offices and more than 120 distributor locations worldwide. www.zilog.com Wave and Z87L02 are trademarks of ZiLOG Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. |
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