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News Release from: Xemics | Subject: XE1401
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 07 March 2003
Bluetooth baseband passes qualification
Xemics has received Bluetooth qualification for the XE1401, the first member of its EasyBlue family.
Xemics has received Bluetooth qualification for the XE1401, the first member of its EasyBlue family The Xemics XE1401 is the world's lowest power Bluetooth controller not requiring any external memory
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 13 Jun 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The uncompromising low power design using a fully integrated lower layer Bluetooth protocol stack significantly lowers the system cost, reduces the development time and eases the overall production of any Bluetooth enabled application.
"The qualification of the XE1401, the first member of our EasyBlue family, marks the passing of a long-anticipated milestone for the low power Bluetooth community", said Remy Pache, VP Marketing of Xemics.
"Besides the XE1401 starter kit, the upcoming qualification of our reference designs will represent a comprehensive package that enables customers to immediately start designing an ultra low power Bluetooth link for data and voice applications".
This qualification marks a significant step towards the implementation of an ultra low power Bluetooth link in any battery powered application.
Equipment manufacturers developing battery powered Bluetooth devices like headsets and human interface devices, Point of sales terminals and Compact Flash cards are now able to take advantage of the existence of an ultra low power Bluetooth solution.
The XE1401, the first member of the Xemics EasyBlue family, is tailored for battery powered application requiring both, SCO and ACL connection types.
The flexible and easy to use nature of the XE1401 means that it supports various Bluetooth radio chips, such as those from Skyworks and Silicon Wave, and even includes a power management unit to allow different supply voltages.
By combining the XE1401 with the Skyworks CX72303 Bluetooth radio and the Xemics XE3005 ultra-low-power codec, a Bluetooth headset can be build consuming less than 22mW at1.8V when used in a HV3 link.
This has already been successfully demonstrated at various trade shows using the Xemics Bluetooth headset reference design.
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