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October 9, 2002
World's smallest Bluetooth radio now
portable
SWEDEN
-- Ericsson Technology Licensing has announced the availability
of a new Bluetooth solution for semiconductor and OEM
companies. The solution consists of complete package
for process porting of its fourth generation, fully
integrated Bluetooth front-end radio.
The
new license package, called K-D1, is intended to provide
semiconductor companies and integrating OEM's with a
competitive, Bluetooth radio core, thereby enhancing
time-to-market. The K-D1 package has a unique, completely
portable design, enabling customers to differentiate
products not only for various manufacturing processes,
but also for different market segments. The package
includes evaluation hardware and design database, as
well as simulation results and schematics. Qualified
samples manufactured in the foundry mother process are
also included. This has been proven to accelerate the
process of porting and to minimize engineering efforts.
Maria
Khorsand, president of Ericsson Technology Licensing,
said: "We are proud to offer our customers the
fruits of our many years of Bluetooth radio development
coupled with our vast working experience within various
process technologies." The product design behind
K-D1 belongs to the fourth-generation family of Bluetooth
radio designs from Ericsson. Using only 6 mm2 of silicon,
it is currently the only complete, on-chip integration
of the radio front-end, effectively eliminating the
considerable production steps associated with module
design and manufacturing.
Khorsand
said: "Whereas two- and single-chip modules have
played important roles in the early Bluetooth market,
the increasing demand for module-free solutions represents
a natural step in the evolution toward reduced cost
and footprint requirements."
Contact:
Ericsson Technology Licensing AB
Tel: 46-8-719-1880/46-70-267-3445
E-mail: peter.olofsson@lme.ericsson.se
Web: www.ericsson.com/bluetooth
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