Bluetooth is almost certain to be one of the first applications to reach the Holy Grail of
the wireless communications industry - a complete RF transceiver and baseband solution on a
single piece of low-cost silicon. There is now one company that has all the necessary design
expertise, process technology and applications knowledge in house to get there first -
Philips Semiconductors.
Through its acquisition of VLSI Technology, Philips Semiconductors has baseband solutions
developed in direct collaboration with Bluetooth founder Ericsson. Through its world
leadership in DECT cordless telephony it has RF technologies that transfer seamlessly into
the Bluetooth domain. Its advanced sub-micron CMOS and BiCMOS processes will deliver
low-voltage low-power Bluetooth chips at the volume and price levels required for high
volume consumer markets. And its innovative Silicon System Platform (SSP) design methodology
will give you the power to embed Bluetooth functionality into advanced system-on-chip solutions.
Partnering with Philips Semiconductors in your Bluetooth developments means guaranteed success,
leading edge solutions and short time-to-market for new products. It also means a clearly
defined road-map to higher levels of integration - culminating in ultimate low-cost single-chip
Bluetooth solutions.
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