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Communications ICs (Wireless)
News Release from: RF Micro Devices | Subject: SiW3000
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 17 September 2004
Bluetooth SoC powers wireless USB
adapter
Air2U, a leading Taiwanese designer and manufacturer of wireless consumer electronics products, is using the SiW3000 UltimateBlue single-chip Bluetooth component in its USB adapter.
Air2U, a leading Taiwanese designer and manufacturer of wireless consumer electronics products, is using the SiW3000 UltimateBlue single-chip Bluetooth component in its USB adapter The adapter has been certified by Microsoft as an authorised device for testing the compatibility of Bluetooth wireless products operating with the Windows XP system
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 22 Sep 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Air2U USB adapter is available in a WHQL qualification development kit from the RF Micro Devices e-store.
Dr Gregory Chu, Chairman of Air2U, said: "We selected RFMD's single-chip Bluetooth component because of their ability to deliver a highly integrated ROM-based solution".
"Also, the unique architecture of the SiW3000 enabled us to eliminate the need for external Flash and other active RF components, allowing us to produce a low-cost USB adapter".
Mike Yin, Director of Product Marketing for the Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) product line at RF Micro Devices, said: "The Air2U USB adapter incorporating RFMD's single-chip SiW3000 Bluetooth solution enables customers to quickly meet the rigorous WHQL test requirements and achieve Microsoft interoperability and qualification in order to use the highly recognised 'Designed for Windows' logo".
"The WHQL certification ensures compatibility and interoperability with Microsoft products and is essential, as the recently released Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Windows XP is designed to support Bluetooth protocol stack software".
In order to use the "Designed for Windows" logo on products enabled with Bluetooth technology, device manufacturers are required to submit their products to Microsoft's Windows Hardware Qualification Lab (WHQL) for compatibility testing.
The Air2U USB adapter is an approved development tool that allows device manufacturers to quickly confirm interoperability between their products and the Windows XP operating system.
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