Product category:
Communications ICs (Wireless)
News Release from: SiGe Semiconductor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 07 December 2001
Brain Boxes uses SiGe power amp for
Bluetooth
The SiGe Semiconductor PA2423MB power amplifier has been selected by Brain Boxes for its Class 1 Bluetooth wireless products.
The SiGe Semiconductor PA2423MB power amplifier has been selected by Brain Boxes for its Class 1 Bluetooth wireless products The PA2423MB has been integrated into the BL-565 CompactFlash Bluetooth card and the BL-500 PCMCIA card, which are among the first consumer products to be certified as fully compliant to the Bluetooth 1.1 specification
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 24 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The CompactFlash Bluetooth card enables wireless data synchronisation and Internet access in any handheld PC or PDA, while the Bluetooth PC card brings voice connectivity to cordless headsets and mobile phones, as well as data connectivity to PDAs, laptops or handheld PCs.
"When developing our Class 1 Bluetooth products, we chose suppliers that could provide early access to innovative, high-performance devices", said Stephen Evans, Marketing Manager, Brain Boxes.
"We are very happy to have used SiGe Semiconductor's power amplifier, as it enabled us to meet the specified performance and transmission range".
Brain Boxes' PCMCIA card supports full Bluetooth 1.1 datarates over a range of 40m, as recently proven by tests of the device integrated in a laptop PC.
The PA2423MB contributes to this performance as the most efficient power amplifier on the market.
Able to deliver +22.5dBm output power with 45% power-added efficiency, the PA2423MB overcomes antenna and filter losses to ensure high data integrity over an extended transmission range.
The PA2423MB achieves this performance through the use of silicon germanium BiCMOS processes, which also enable high integration and low power consumption for extended battery life.
"We are delighted to be aligned with an industry leader like Brain Boxes", said Jerry Loraine, Vice President Wireless, SiGe Semiconductor.
"The fact that their PC and CompactFlash cards were among the first products to be qualified to the Bluetooth 1.1 specification is a testament to the high quality of our silicon germanium ICs, and our ability to quickly bring the device through sample to production volumes".
(This was Electronicstalk's Top Story on 6 December 2001).
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