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September 14th, 2005
Integration Associates Moves Further into
ZigBee Market with Oki
Integration Associates has moved further into the ZigBee chip market
with the development of a one-stop ZigBee solution with Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd. (TOKYO:6703. The joint solution combines
Oki’s ML7065 chip and Integration’s ZigBee Stack. The ZigBee Compliant certified solution supports the CompX ZigBee
Stack in Asia and the ZigBee Stack in North America and Europe.
Noting that the solution had applications in the home, medical monitoring
and industry markets was Akira Kamo, President of the Silicon Solutions Company at Oki Electric, "With the combination of
Oki's ML7065 and Integration's CompXs ZigBee Stack, customers can establish a low data rate wireless network to control a
wide range of applications from lighting, HVAC, production and storage facility logistics, to home appliance and health care
monitoring. Using the advanced low data rate wireless technology, Oki will contribute to establish the next generation home
and factory automation, focusing on reliability, safety, and comfort."
Oki’s ML7065 IEEE802.15.4 compliant LSI chip includes a 2.4GHz
RF, physical layer (PHY) and a Media Access Control layer (MAC). The chip entered volume production in June 2005. Built on
a 0.22 micron CMOS process, the LSI chip has a standby current that is less than 2uA.
September 13th, 2005
Jennic Announces 802.15.4 ZigBee Wireless Microcontroller
Jennic, a fabless semiconductor company, has released the JN5121 IEEE 802.15.4 wireless microcontroller
to meet ZigBee standard applications. The chip, now in volume production, integrates a 32-bit RISC core, a 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.3
transceiver as well as ROM and RAM memory. The chip is intended to meet the design requirements of a variety of low-power
sensor network applications for the home, buildings and industry.
The chip was manufactured on IBM’s 7RF low-cost RF CMOS process.
August 16th, 2005
The ZigBee Alliance, a group of companies that promote the ZigBee
standard, announced the agenda for its upcoming ZigBee Developers Conference to be held in conjunction with CABA’s Connected@Home2005 in
Las Vegas from October 3 to October 5, 2005.
Companies that will lead discussions at the conference include Assa
Abloy Identification Technology Group, Cirronet, Daintree Networks, Ember; Figure 8 Wireless/Chipcon, Freescale Semiconductor,
Inc., Integration Associates, San Juan Software; TUV Rheinland Group, and ZMD.
ZigBee Compliant Platform Workshops, staffed with technical representatives
from the companies offering ZigBee compliant platforms, will give attendees a constructive opportunity to cap off their
trip to Las Vegas. The workshops have been designed to give developers hands-on training with ZigBee compliant platforms from
Ember, Figure8 Wireless/Chipcon, Figure8 Wireless/Freescale Semiconductor and Integration Associates/OKI.
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