IEEE endorses Chirp modulation

The IEEE has selected Chirp modulation as one baseline for the new wireless standard 802.15.4a.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has selected Chirp modulation as one baseline for the new wireless standard 802.15.4a.

Chirp modulation was developed by Nanotron Technologies and offers long range, high robustness and low power consumption.

The new standard is aimed at applications such as industrial control, sensor networking, home automation and medical devices.

"The standardisation of Chirp modulation is a big breakthrough for Nanotron Technologies", says Nanotron's CTO Zbigniew Ianelli.

"This decision by the world-renowned experts at IEEE confirms the outstanding features of our technology: high robustness, long range, low power consumption and the ability of precise localisation".

Nanotron's CEO Dr Jens Albers adds: "The standardisation is a further step to satisfy the demand of the market for suitable chips for WPANs (wireless personal area networks)".

"Large customers as well as our partners worldwide show intense interest in a Chirp-based product, and a standard-compliant component will help increase our market share".

The first chips and network software based on the new standard will be offered by Nanotron Technologies at the end of 2006.

These products will offer robust communication at minimal power consumption and also "location awareness" - precise localisation with a resolution of some centimetres.

The advantages of Chirp technology are already available: the wireless network Nanonet offers maximum datarates of 2Mbit/s, maximum range of 900m (outdoors) and typically 60m (indoors) at 10mW output power.

Transceiver chips, RF modules and the network software can be ordered from Nanotron.

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