XEMICS SA, Switzerland, a leading provider of Ultra Low Power Solutions, today announced that it has received the Bluetooth qualification for the XE1401, the first member of XEMICS EasyBlue family.

XEMICS SA, Switzerland, a leading provider of Ultra Low Power Solutions, today announced that it has received the Bluetooth qualification for the XE1401, the first member of XEMICS EasyBlue family.

XEMICS SA, Switzerland, a leading provider of Ultra Low Power Solutions, today announced that it has received the Bluetooth qualification for the XE1401, the first member of XEMICS EasyBlue family.

The XEMICS XE1401 is the world's lowest power Bluetooth controller not requiring any external memory. 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, 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, e.g. Skyworks and Silicon Wave and even includes a power management unit to allow different supply voltages.

By combining the XE1401 with the Skyworks Bluetooth radio CX72303 and the XEMICS ultra low power CODEC XE3005, a Bluetooth headset can be build consuming less than 22mW @1.8V when used in a HV3 link. This has already been successfully demonstrated at various trade shows using the XEMICS Bluetooth Headset reference design.

ABOUT XEMICS
XEMICS is a privately owned fabless semiconductor company with headquarters in Switzerland and a worldwide sales and customer support network. XEMICS delivers a range of advanced short-range wireless connectivity solutions to a global customer base. XEMICS is a leading designer and provider of Wireless RF transceivers and Bluetooth applications, data acquisition, communication products, CODEC's and GPS receivers. With a focus on high-quality low cost solutions XEMICS provides a combination of ultra-low power technology and innovative IC design.

For further information, please contact:

Isabelle Bellaton, Marketing Communications Manager, XEMICS Switzerland
Phone: +41 32 720 5562   Fax: +41 32 720 5770
E-Mail: pr@xemics.com      Website: www.xemics.com