Chipcon's New 2.4-GHz Transceiver Enters Market

Sept. 25, 2003

Chipcon AS (Oslo, Norway) entered the 2.4-GHz wireless communications market with the announcement of an RF transceiver ICs for unlicensed applications. The transceiver complies with international regulations covered by EN 300 440 for Europe, CFR47 Part 15 for the United States, and ARIB STD-T66 for Japan for 2.4-GHz transmissions. The company's earlier product lines have targeted unlicensed applications in the 315-, 433-, 868-, and 915-MHz bands. Chipcon's model CC2400 2.4-GHz transceiver features low power consumption for data rates to 1 Mb/s. It features an on-board agile frequency synthesizer, low receiver sensitivity, direct in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) upconversion in transmit mode to enable long continuous transmissions, and support for burst transmissions. The transceiver IC, which is expected to sell for about $2.40 (US) in 100,000 piece quantities, is currently sampling and well suited for applications in home automation, automatic meter reading, alarm and security systems, and electronic toys.

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Jack Browne

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.