Infineon Technologies and WIDCOMM Join Forces to Promote Combined Solutions for Bluetooth Applications
Joint press release of Infineon Technologies and WIDCOMM
Munich/San Diego August 20, 2001 - WIDCOMM Inc., a leader in short-range wireless communications and Bluetooth networking, and Infineon Technologies (FSE/NYSE: IFX), the world leader for wireless IC solutions and first semiconductor company to receive Bluetooth qualification for a complete system solution, today announced a turn-key Bluetooth system solution targeting portable computers, hand held devices, cellular telephones, and wireless networking applications.
The two companies have combined WIDCOMMs BTW software and Infineons BlueMoonTM chipset to create fully functional Bluetooth 1.1 compliant solutions targeted for PC OEMs as well as contract manufacturers. The combined Bluetooth solution enables PCs and PDAs with Bluetooth capabilities. Infineon Technologies will provide its customers with development kits that will include the Infineon Blue-System Board, the Infineon Bluetooth evaluation and development board and a CD-ROM of WIDCOMMs BTW software.
The combination of our sophisticated ICs and the perfectly matched host software from WIDCOMM enables us to provide a highly developed product for suppliers of PC applications, peripherals and others, said Christian Baumgart, vice president and general manager of the Short Range Wireless business unit at Infineon Technologies. This underlines our commitment to provide complete system solutions that enable our customers to achieve fast time to market while reducing development efforts.
We are pleased to collaborate with Infineon in providing a turnkey Bluetooth solution, This robust product offering will enable Bluetooth application developers faster time to market, said Andreas Malzach, Vice President of Software Business at WIDCOMM. It demonstrates WIDCOMMs superior software offering that goes beyond a simple software stack and brings a development environment complete with profiles, test tools and a user interface.
WIDCOMM's BTW is the industry's most complete Bluetooth offering for Microsoft® Windows® environments. It supports ten Bluetooth profiles and operates with Windows 98SE, Windows Me, and Windows 2000. BTW allows PC OEMs and accessory manufacturers a quick and easy solution for adding Bluetooth wireless technology to desktop and notebook PCs running on the Windows operating system platform. In May, WIDCOMMs BTW completed official Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) certification for compliance with the requirements of the Bluetooth Specification version 1.1.
The Infineon BlueMoon family of products include the Bluetooth V1.1 qualified BlueMoon I solution supporting 920kBaud over UART targeted at Bluetooth modules and adapters, as well as the BlueMoon Multimedia with integrated USB interface and software API (Application Programmers Interface) ideally suited for PC oriented Multimedia applications and host based one controller systems.
Further family members are BlueMoon Single for size sensitive products like cellular phones and PDAs, the BlueMoon Single Voice for headsets and the leading core IP BlueMoon BlueStar designed for integration in application specific integrated circuits (ASICs). The chipset family is complemented by an offering of very efficient and highly integrated Bluetooth power amplifiers for long range class 1 operation. Further information is available at www.infineon.com/bluetooth
Munich/San Diego August 20, 2001 - WIDCOMM Inc., a leader in short-range wireless communications and Bluetooth networking, and Infineon Technologies (FSE/NYSE: IFX), the world leader for wireless IC solutions and first semiconductor company to receive Bluetooth qualification for a complete system solution, today announced a turn-key Bluetooth system solution targeting portable computers, hand held devices, cellular telephones, and wireless networking applications.
The two companies have combined WIDCOMMs BTW software and Infineons BlueMoonTM chipset to create fully functional Bluetooth 1.1 compliant solutions targeted for PC OEMs as well as contract manufacturers. The combined Bluetooth solution enables PCs and PDAs with Bluetooth capabilities. Infineon Technologies will provide its customers with development kits that will include the Infineon Blue-System Board, the Infineon Bluetooth evaluation and development board and a CD-ROM of WIDCOMMs BTW software.
The combination of our sophisticated ICs and the perfectly matched host software from WIDCOMM enables us to provide a highly developed product for suppliers of PC applications, peripherals and others, said Christian Baumgart, vice president and general manager of the Short Range Wireless business unit at Infineon Technologies. This underlines our commitment to provide complete system solutions that enable our customers to achieve fast time to market while reducing development efforts.
We are pleased to collaborate with Infineon in providing a turnkey Bluetooth solution, This robust product offering will enable Bluetooth application developers faster time to market, said Andreas Malzach, Vice President of Software Business at WIDCOMM. It demonstrates WIDCOMMs superior software offering that goes beyond a simple software stack and brings a development environment complete with profiles, test tools and a user interface.
About BTW
WIDCOMM's BTW is the industry's most complete Bluetooth offering for Microsoft® Windows® environments. It supports ten Bluetooth profiles and operates with Windows 98SE, Windows Me, and Windows 2000. BTW allows PC OEMs and accessory manufacturers a quick and easy solution for adding Bluetooth wireless technology to desktop and notebook PCs running on the Windows operating system platform. In May, WIDCOMMs BTW completed official Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) certification for compliance with the requirements of the Bluetooth Specification version 1.1.
About BlueMoon
The Infineon BlueMoon family of products include the Bluetooth V1.1 qualified BlueMoon I solution supporting 920kBaud over UART targeted at Bluetooth modules and adapters, as well as the BlueMoon Multimedia with integrated USB interface and software API (Application Programmers Interface) ideally suited for PC oriented Multimedia applications and host based one controller systems.
Further family members are BlueMoon Single for size sensitive products like cellular phones and PDAs, the BlueMoon Single Voice for headsets and the leading core IP BlueMoon BlueStar designed for integration in application specific integrated circuits (ASICs). The chipset family is complemented by an offering of very efficient and highly integrated Bluetooth power amplifiers for long range class 1 operation. Further information is available at www.infineon.com/bluetooth
About Infineon
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, Germany, offers semiconductor solutions for applications in the wireless and wired communication markets, for the automotive and industrial sectors, for security systems and smartcards as well as memory products. With a global presence, Infineon operates in the US from San Jose, CA, in the Asia-Pacific region from Singapore and in Japan from Tokyo. In the fiscal year 2000 (ending September), the company achieved sales of Euro 7.28 billion with about 29,000 employees worldwide. Infineon is listed on the DAX index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX). Further information is available at www.infineon.com
About WIDCOMM
WIDCOMM, Inc. (Wireless Internet and Data/Voice Communications) is a leading provider of Bluetooth wireless connectivity solutions. WIDCOMM is the first company to take Bluetooth from cable replacement technology to the next level networking and the first to bring certified Bluetooth software to the world. The companys mission is to create core technologies that enable leading consumer electronics, networking, telecommunication and semiconductor companies to bring complete, interoperable Bluetooth networking solutions to market quickly and easily. For more information, please visit www.WIDCOMM.com.
Bluetooth is a trademark owned by its proprietor and licensed to WIDCOMM, Inc. and Infineon Technologies. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
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INFWS200108.105e