RFaxis,
Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company focused on developing
innovative, next-generation RF solutions for the wireless connectivity
and cellular mobility markets, today announced its partnership with
British chipmaker CSR
plc (LSE: CSR; NASDAQ: CSRE) for reference designs aimed at multiple
wireless connectivity markets.
CSR provides a broad portfolio of connectivity chipsets which enable
high quality, high reliability Wi-Fi / Bluetooth end user experiences,
including seamless high fidelity wireless audio and whole-home coverage.
The reference designs feature RFaxis single-chip, single-die CMOS RF
Front-End Integrated Circuit (RFeIC™) technology and will be paired with
CSR’s UniFi®
CSR6030™ 2.4GHz 802.11n Wi-Fi solution and CSR8811™
and CSR8311™ Bluetooth® low energy radio chipsets.
These reference platforms are targeted for automotive infotainment,
consumer electronics, IoT (Internet of Things), and M2M
(machine-to-machine) communications market segments, covering a wide
range of products such as In-Car Entertainment (ICE) systems, car kits,
wireless speakers, health and fitness computer wearables, personal
navigation devices (PNDs), cameras, scanners, and printers.
“We are delighted to partner with RFaxis to deliver high performance,
cost-effective platform solutions that help our customers differentiate
their end products, whatever market they are in,” said Thomas Carmody,
Head of Connectivity Marketing at CSR. “The company’s fully integrated
low-cost RF front-ends will enable us to further accelerate our attach
rates within our strategic focus areas.”
“Our innovative CMOS RF front-end technology helps simplify CSR’s design
process and accelerates time to market while delivering high performance
at a competitive cost,” said Raymond Biagan, Vice President of Worldwide
Sales at RFaxis. “We are pleased to be partnering with CSR, a global
leader in wireless connectivity.”
“Apart from reducing the time to design and market, RFaxis RFeIC's level
of integration offers device manufacturers a very simple solution that
can be implemented as a plug and play,” said Frost & Sullivan Industry
Analyst Swapnadeep Nayak. “The RFaxis technology helps OEMs reduce their
product development cycles to as low as a few weeks, while competing
solutions take months. It satisfies every performance criterion set
forth by component manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers
(OEMs).”
Technology Highlights
The reference platforms feature the CSR UniFi® CSR6030™ 2.4GHz WLAN
802.11n system-on-chip (SoC) paired with the RFaxis RFX8422S 2.4GHz 11n
CMOS RFeIC with integrated high efficiency linear power amplifier (PA),
receive low-noise amplifier (LNA) with bypass, antenna switch,
directional-coupler based power detector, harmonic filters, and
associated RF matching and decoupling in a single-chip, single-die
package in bulk CMOS. Also featured is the CSR BlueCore® CSR8811™ (QFN)
or CSR8311 (WLCSP) Bluetooth v4.0 SoC paired with the RFaxis RFX2401C
2.4GHz Bluetooth/ISM/ZigBee RFeIC for Class 1 operation with extended
range.
About RFaxis, Inc.
Incorporated in January 2008, RFaxis, Inc. is an Irvine, CA, based
company specializing in the design and development of RF semiconductors.
With its patented technologies, the company leads the way in
next-generation wireless solutions designed for the multibillion dollar
Bluetooth, WLAN 802.11b/g/a/n/ac MIMO, ZigBee, AMR/AMI and wireless
audio/video streaming markets. Leveraging pure CMOS, in conjunction with
its own innovative approaches, patented technologies and trade secrets,
RFaxis is home to the world's first RF Front-end Integrated Circuit
(RFeIC™). More information can be found at: www.rfaxis.com.
About CSR
CSR plc solves the challenges and delivers the core innovations that
enable our customers to win in the global consumer electronics market.
Our passionate technologists develop enhanced silicon, software and
services with a focus on Voice & Music, Document Imaging, Automotive
Infotainment, Bluetooth® Smart and Indoor Location. We partner with
leading customers across the globe and deliver integrated and
differentiated technology platforms to help them turn their great ideas
into market-leading products. For more information, visit www.csr.com
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This press release contains certain statements (including statements
concerning plans and objectives of management for future operations or
performance, or assumptions related thereto) that are not historical
facts and constitute ‘forward looking statements’ within the meaning of
the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 in
relation to RFaxis’s and CSR’s wireless connectivity solutions and
Bluetooth® Smart platforms, and their performance characteristics in
automotive and consumer electronics products, and other future events
and their potential effects on RFaxis or CSR. These forward-looking
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‘offers,’ ‘allows,’ ‘to enhance,’ ‘enables,’ ‘designed to’ and other
similar expressions regarding the performance characteristics of
RFaxis’s and CSR’s wireless connectivity solutions and Bluetooth® Smart
platforms, and their performance characteristics in automotive and
consumer electronics products, and their potential effects on RFaxis or
CSR. Any future release of RFaxis’s or CSR’s wireless connectivity
solutions and Bluetooth® Smart platforms or automotive or consumer
electronics products containing such technology, related products or
modifications to such products’ capability, functionality or features
are subject to ongoing evaluation by RFaxis and CSR and their respective
customers, and may or may not be implemented and should not be
considered firm commitments by RFaxis or CSR or their respective
customers and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
Such forward-looking statements represent the current expectations and
beliefs of management of RFaxis or CSR, and are based upon numerous
assumptions regarding RFaxis’s and CSR’s business strategies and the
environment in which RFaxis and CSR will operate and therefore involve a
number of known and unknown risks, contingencies, uncertainties and
other factors, many of which are beyond the control of RFaxis or CSR.
RFaxis and CSR do not undertake to release publicly any updates or
revisions to any forward looking statements contained herein, otherwise
than required by law.
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