VS-709 Reduces Need for Jitter Attenuating Clock Cleaners, Offers 200 fsec Performance Improvement over Silicon-based Solutions

Vectron International, a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of Precision Frequency Control and Timing solutions, today announced its new VS-709 dual frequency Voltage Control SAW Oscillator (VCSO). As networking infrastructure equipment migrates to higher line rates, improving jitter performance is becoming a critical decision factor. Vectron’s new VS-709 allows designers to begin their timing path with the lowest jitter VCSO on the market today.

“Quartz-based products continue to offer significantly better jitter performance over silicon-based solutions in many essential applications,” said Alan Mond, vice president and general manager, communications business unit, Vectron. “By utilizing the VS-709, designers can avoid using digital jitter attenuator products in their timing path to clean up clocks derived from Silicon solutions, thus simplifying their PCB design, reducing the potential of additional board level noise and saving on their bill of materials costs.”

Vectron’s new VS-709 offers a 50 percent reduction in jitter performance compared to its predecessor, the VS-751. The VS-709 comes in a 5.0 x.7.0 x 1.8mm package and offers the best jitter performance in that footprint, achieving <120 fsec of RMS jitter over the offset bandwidth of 12kHz to 20MHz. The VS-709 is optimized for use in phase-locked loop (PLL) circuits that require superior jitter filtering in a wide range of high-speed data transmission applications such as 10GbE, 40GbE, 100GbE, OTN (Optical Transport Network), Synchronous Ethernet, and Sonet/SDH.

The VS-709 is a Voltage Controlled SAW Oscillator that operates at the fundamental frequency from one of the two internal SAW filters. The SAW filters are high-Q Quartz devices that enable the circuit to achieve low phase jitter performance over a wide operating temperature range. A divider circuit is deployed for output frequencies less than 600 MHz. The selectable dual oscillator is housed in a hermetically sealed leadless surface mount package and offered on tape and reel. It has a tri-state

Frequency Select function that provides one of three conditions: Frequency 1, Output Disable, or Frequency 2.

“Vectron is committed to continual technology innovation to keep pace with our customers’ evolving needs and our VS-709 is a clear proof point of this approach,” added Mond.

Key Features:

• Industry Standard Package, 5.0 x 7.0 x 1.8 mm
• 5th Generation ASIC Technology for Ultra Low Jitter
  o 120 fs-rms (fN = 622.08 MHz, 12 kHz to 20 MHz)
  o 105 fs-rms (fN = 622.08 MHz, 50 kHz to 80 MHz)
• Output Frequencies from 150 MHz to 1000 MHz
• Spurious Suppression, 90 dBc Typical
• 2.5V or 3.3V Supply Voltage
• LVPECL or LVDS Output Configurations
• Tri-State Frequency Select (F1, OD, F2)
• Compliant to EC RoHS6 Directive

In addition to high frequency low jitter VCSOs, Vectron also offers customers with innovative clock path technology including high stability Double Ovens, OCXOs and TCXOs. Vectron’s broad portfolio of Frequency Control products also includes XOs, VCXOs and jitter attenuators that provide ultra-low jitter timing solutions.

Vectron’s VS-709 is available direct at www.vectron.com or through an authorized Vectron representative. For more information on this or any other Vectron products please contact a customer service representative at 1-88-VECTRON-1 or visit www.vectron.com.

About Vectron International

Vectron International is a world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of frequency control, sensor, and hybrid product solutions. Vectron solves complex timing, filtering and sensor challenges by delivering customized solutions that speed time to market and offer low total cost of ownership. Vectron uses the very latest techniques in both bulk acoustic wave (BAW) and surface acoustic wave (SAW) based designs from DC to microwave frequencies. Committed to the industry’s highest quality service standard and complete satisfaction, Vectron International leverages its global footprint and 50 years of experience to help customers achieve competitive differentiation and improve their bottom line. Vectron International is headquartered in Hudson, NH and has operating facilities and sales offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, please call 1-88-VECTRON-1 or visit www.vectron.com.

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq:RFMD – News), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, today announced the availability of the RF3482 front end module (FEM). RFMD’s highly integrated RF3482 single-chip FEM integrates a WiFi power amplifier with a single-pole, three-throw (SP3T) switch for 2.4 GHz to 2.5 Ghz ISM band applications.

By integrating the complete switch functionality, the RF3482 is able to route WiFi and Bluetooth(R) receive/transmit signals to two system-on-chip (SOC) transceivers, a typical design architecture implemented in a wide range of high-performance consumer electronics and handset/handheld WiFi applications. Additionally, the SP3T switch can act as a splitter to transmit or receive Bluetooth(R) and WLAN signals simultaneously.

The highly integrated RF3482 satisfies the need for aggressive size reductions for 802.11b/g front-end designs by realizing up to a 50% size reduction versus current discrete designs, while at the same time greatly reducing the number of components outside the core chipset. The RF3482 integrates a 2.5 GHz b/g power amplifier with 16dBm of linear output power for higher efficiency and lower EVM for 11n applications. The RF3482 also integrates 2170MHz filtering and harmonic attenuation, reducing the need for a high loss/attenuation filter at the FEM output and increasing the output power at the antenna. An integrated Rx balun eliminates the requirement for tuning components between the FEM and the SoC while the direct-to-battery connection eliminates the need for additional DC circuitry. The RF3482 is fully tested and is packaged in a small form factor 3.0 mm x 3.0 mm QFN package.

About RFMD

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq:RFMD – News) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies. RFMD’s products enable worldwide mobility, provide enhanced connectivity and support advanced functionality in the cellular handset, wireless infrastructure, wireless local area network (WLAN), CATV/broadband and aerospace and defense markets. RFMD is recognized for its diverse portfolio of semiconductor technologies and RF systems expertise and is a preferred supplier to the world’s leading mobile device, customer premises and communications equipment providers.

Headquartered in Greensboro, N.C., RFMD is an ISO 9001- and ISO 14001-certified manufacturer with worldwide engineering, design, sales and service facilities. RFMD is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol RFMD. For more information, please visit RFMD’s web site at www.rfmd.com.

- WiSpry products to combine tunable RF technology with IBM’s leading RF-CMOS process capability -

WiSpry, Inc., the leader in tunable radio frequency (RF) semiconductor products for the wireless industry, today announced that it is working with IBM (NYSE:IBM – News) to develop MEMS process technology and manufacture its tunable RF product roadmap. This development includes WiSpry’s current generation of tunable impedance matching products, slated for production with a major tier-one OEM this fall, as well as future generations of highly integrated products for the entire mobile terminal front-end.

Enabled by proprietary micro-electromechanical machine systems (MEMS), WiSpry’s tunable RF devices deliver unparalleled levels of performance; providing over 3dB of link resilience as well as up to 25 percent increased talk or web surfing time on a mobile device. IBM’s standard 0.18m process allows for WiSpry to integrate previously unintegratable functions, providing a smaller footprint and lowering BOM costs.

WiSpry’s monolithic integration is targeted towards high-growth applications such as 3G multi-mode, multi-band mobile wireless devices; broadband communications, and 4G LTE terminals and infrastructure equipment.

IBM, a global leader in the development and manufacturing of semiconductors and process technologies, offers a rich roadmap of digital, analog-mixed signal and specialty process technologies.

“Our joint development will enable handset OEMs to provide broadband tunability today, and provides a future-proof roadmap to monolithic tunable front-end devices,” stated Jeff Hilbert, WiSpry’s president and founder. “Working with IBM provides access to high volume and high performance silicon and to a roadmap synergistic with ours. In less than eighteen months, we have developed an integrated RF-CMOS MEMS manufacturing process, achieved first pass functional integrated CMOS/MEMS silicon and demonstrated product performance that exceeds our initial customer specifications. IBM’s execution has been flawless.”

“IBM has a rich portfolio of specialty technology solutions for the RF / wireless market, that we plan to deploy as we enable the WiSpry RF-MEMS technology,” said Michael Cadigan, general manager, IBM Microelectronics. “We believe that tunability will be a key enabler for the future of wireless front-ends and we support WiSpry’s vision of RF-MEMS solutions for this market.”

About WiSpry

Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., WiSpry is a fabless RF semiconductor company that designs and manufactures RF CMOS integrated circuits and components for leading manufacturers of mobile phones, laptops and wireless data communications products. Utilizing the Company’s core competency in RF micro-electro-mechanical systems (RF-MEMS) technology, WiSpry creates revolutionary wireless ‘System on Chip’ MEMS-based RF architectures, and has recently begun shipping products to a Tier 1 mobile handset manufacturer. WiSpry tunable RF-MEMS devices enable the development of reconfigurable RF front-ends, allowing system designers to achieve the architectural innovation required to meet the growing challenges of mobile communications networks. For more information, visit www.wispry.com.

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq:RFMD – News), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, today announced the availability of the RF3858 front end module (FEM). The RF3858 FEM supports multiple Tx/Rx applications in the 900 MHz ISM band, including Smart Energy/Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI).

The highly integrated, single-chip RF3858 addresses the increasing requirements for aggressive size reductions in the RF front end designs for portable equipment. The RF3858 combines a 1-watt 915 MHz power amplifier capable of 31.5 dBm of output power, with a double-pole double-throw (DPDT) Tx/Rx transfer switch with low insertion loss and high isolation, a low noise amplifier (LNA) with bypass mode, and a Tx harmonic filter.

The RF3858 reduces the number of external components by approximately 80% versus discrete designs, greatly minimizing product footprint, accelerating design-in time and reducing overall assembly costs. The RF3858 is packaged in a small 8.0 mm x 8.0 mm x 1.2 mm over-molded laminate package with backside ground, minimizing next level board space and allowing for simplified integration.

Pricing and Availability

The RF3858 is priced at $2.28 in quantities of 10,000 and is available immediately.

About RFMD

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq:RFMD – News) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies. RFMD’s products enable worldwide mobility, provide enhanced connectivity and support advanced functionality in the cellular handset, wireless infrastructure, wireless local area network (WLAN), CATV/broadband and aerospace and defense markets. RFMD is recognized for its diverse portfolio of semiconductor technologies and RF systems expertise and is a preferred supplier to the world’s leading mobile device, customer premises and communications equipment providers.

Headquartered in Greensboro, N.C., RFMD is an ISO 9001- and ISO 14001-certified manufacturer with worldwide engineering, design, sales and service facilities. RFMD is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol RFMD. For more information, please visit RFMD’s web site at www.rfmd.com.

CEA-Leti and Nokia Research Center (NRC) have developed an RF front-end circuit that allows very high data rate content exchange between a reader – typically a mobile phone – and a memory tag. This circuit is currently used in the Nokia Explore and Share research prototype.

The circuit exhibits 112 Mb/s data-rate, a dramatic improvement over traditional Radio-frequency identification (RFID) systems.

The communication system merges two radio techniques: impulse Ultra-Wide Band (UWB), used for data transfer, and narrow-band Ultra high frequency (UHF) signal, used for synchronization and remote powering.

The same circuit is able to manage physical layer communication at both ends of the communication link, i.e. the same front-end can be used either in the memory tag or in the reader. Moreover, the circuit may power itself from the narrow-band signal and provide power for an external non-volatile memory device. The circuit also includes a battery-powered mode to increase the reading distance.

CEA-Leti and NRC will deliver a presentation on the circuit at the 2010 Symposium on Very-large-scale integration (VLSI) Technology and Circuits. The 2010 VLSI Symposium will be held on June 15-18, 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

About CEA-Leti

CEA is a French research and technology public organisation, with activities in four main areas: energy, information technologies, healthcare technologies and defence and security. Within CEA, the Laboratory for Electronics & Information Technology (CEA-Leti) works with companies in order to increase their competitiveness through technological innovation and transfers. CEA-Leti is focused on micro and nanotechnologies and their applications, from wireless devices and systems, to biology and healthcare or photonics. Nanoelectronics and microsystems (MEMS) are at the core of its activities. As a major player in MINATEC excellence centre, CEA-Leti operates 8,000-m² state-of-the-art clean rooms, on 24/7 mode, on 200mm and 300mm wafer standards. With 1,200 employees, CEA-Leti trains more than 150 Ph.D. students and hosts 200 assignees from partner companies. Strongly committed to the creation of value for the industry, CEA-Leti puts a strong emphasis on intellectual property and owns more than 1,400 patent families. In 2008, contractual income covered more than 75% of its budget worth 205 M€.

For more information, visit www.leti.fr.

About Nokia Research Center

Nokia Research Center (NRC) is chartered with exploring new frontiers for mobility, solving scientific challenges to transform the converging Internet and communications industries. Founded in 1986, NRC is Nokia’s corporate research unit and as part of Corporate Development, drives Nokia’s position as a technology thought leader. Further information on Nokia Research Center, its research focus areas and its geographical locations can be found at: http://research.nokia.com.

Design Kits Now Available for 130nm SiGe BiCMOS Technology Manufactured in Both US and Israeli Fabs Targeting Wireless RF and TV Tuner Markets

TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced design kit availability for its next-generation 130nm SiGe BiCMOS technology (SBL13) for high volume consumer RF applications. The SBL13 process combines SiGe bipolar performance with a mature 130nm CMOS copper (Cu) backend to achieve high performance RF with more integrated digital logic. The technology is targeted at wireless RF and digital TV tuner applications which together are >$1B markets and where higher performance, lower cost and higher digital integration are required. SBL13 is the first SiGe BiCMOS process to be built in its Israeli fab, and TowerJazz is the only foundry with SiGe BiCMOS in more than one fab, enabling unique manufacturing flexibility for high-performance RF designs.

The SBL13 process is well-suited for WLAN transceivers, cell phone transceivers, and TV tuners. By combining a mature 130nm Cu CMOS platform and a rich IP offering, it enables the design of complex baseband and demodulator functions at less than one-half the die size of a 0.18um process. A 100GHz SiGe bipolar device enables integration of low-noise and low-power RF and a high voltage SiGe device enables integration of power amplifiers and drivers.

The SBL13 process includes three NPN transistors with 40GHz, 74GHz and 100GHz Ft as well as high density passive elements such as an industry leading 5.6fF/um2 MIM capacitor and 3um thick copper inductors. 130nm CMOS with copper metallization achieves digital logic densities of up to 200Kgates/mm2 to result in higher performance and more highly integrated RF products.

“SBL13 extends our SiGe technology roadmap and addresses our customers’ need for higher digital integration and multiple fab sources of supply,” said Dr. Marco Racanelli, Senior Vice President and General Manager, RF and High Performance Analog Business Group. “Design wins already secured on this platform have the potential for $50M to $100M of wafer sales from multiple consumer RF applications.”

About TowerJazz

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ: TSEM) (TASE: TSEM), the global specialty foundry leader, and its fully owned U.S. subsidiary Jazz Semiconductor, operate collectively under the brand name TowerJazz, manufacturing integrated circuits with geometries ranging from 1.0 to 0.13-micron. TowerJazz provides industry leading design enablement tools to allow complex designs to be achieved quickly and more accurately and offers a broad range of customizable process technologies including SiGe, BiCMOS, Mixed-Signal and RFCMOS, CMOS Image Sensor, Power Management (BCD), and Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) as well as MEMS capabilities. To provide world-class customer service, TowerJazz maintains two manufacturing facilities in Israel and one in the U.S. with additional capacity available in China through manufacturing partnerships. For more information, please visit www.towerjazz.com.

First and Only Company to Ship 60 GHz WirelessHD Chipsets Encourages Market Growth for Consumer Applications Through Vast Support of 60 GHz Wireless Standards and Specifications

SiBEAM, Inc., the leading innovator of millimeter wave (mmWave) solutions and developer of high-speed wireless communications platforms, today announced availability of the world’s first WirelessHD/WiGig solution, the SB8110 WirelessHD/WiGig RF transceiver and the associated SK8100 Development Kit. Based on both the WirelessHD and the WiGig standard, the SB8110 is available immediately and the SK8100 kit will be available in June 2010.

The WirelessHD Consortium was formed in 2005 as the first 60 GHz standards organization for wireless A/V applications in consumer electronics, personal computing and mobile devices and is now a part of the IEEE 802.15.3c standard. As new 60 GHz specifications have recently entered the market, SiBEAM has evaluated and assessed the 60 GHz market opportunity as members of the Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) Alliance and WirelessHD, and, as a result, has developed products to encourage market adoption and gauge demand for 60 GHz in different wireless applications.

SiBEAM has been shipping 60 GHz chipsets based on the WirelessHD standard since 2008. Its semiconductor systems provide the first and only available option to deliver lossless, uncompressed multi-gigabit wireless high definition video, audio and data. Consumer electronics products from Panasonic, LG Electronics, Best Buy’s Rocketfish brand, Sony, Gefen, and Cables To Go have been shipping over the last year.

“As the first and only company shipping 60 GHz chipsets in consumer products, SiBEAM is dedicated to providing the best connected experience for consumers across devices, market segments and geographies,” said John LeMoncheck, SiBEAM CEO. “We believe there are three key wireless applications: wireless local area networking (WLAN) using Wi-Fi, wireless personal area networking (WPAN) using Bluetooth, and wireless video area networking (WVAN) using WirelessHD. Upon review of the WiGig specification, we believe that WirelessHD will continue to provide the best solution for WVAN. As for other application areas, WiGig can potentially serve as a good platform for support of data and WLAN applications.”

“Membership in these organizations provides SiBEAM with the necessary tools to encourage market growth of 60 GHz solutions while delivering the optimal user wireless experience in a variety of devices and applications,” said LeMoncheck.

The SB8110 WirelessHD/WiGig RF Transceiver supports both single carrier and OFDM modulation schemes and can be used to create either a WirelessHD only, WiGig only or dual mode WirelessHD/WiGig product. The SK8100 Development Kit includes the SB8110 WiGig RF transceiver and all supporting system and IC documentation. For inquiries on the SK8100 WirelessHD/WiGig or the SK9200TXRX WirelessHD Reference Kits, please email: info@sibeam.com.

About SiBEAM, Inc.

Founded in 2004, SiBEAM is a fabless semiconductor company developing intelligent millimeter wave technologies and leveraging the latest manufacturing methods to meet the demand for high-bandwidth services. SiBEAM is the world’s leader in driving the architecture and semiconductor implementation for the distribution and presentation of high-definition multimedia and data in the consumer electronics, personal computing and mobile device markets. SiBEAM is the first and only company to build 60 GHz chipsets using CMOS technology. As a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Alliance, Wireless Gigabit Alliance (WiGig) and WirelessHD, SiBEAM is currently shipping innovative technology based on a variety of standards in the 60GHz frequency domain. For more information please visit: www.sibeam.com.

Also Delivers More Than 2X Processing Performance

Synapse Wireless®, Inc. today announced a new RF Engine® that delivers more than twice the processing performance of any previous RF Engine, along with a 2 Mbps data rate, the highest rate in the 2.4 GHz IEEE802.15.4 market. Synapse is introducing this RF Engine today at the Embedded Systems Conference, Silicon Valley 2010 (Booth #1926). Like other Synapse RF Engines, the High Performance RF Engine runs SNAP®, the industry’s most reliable wireless mesh network operating system.

There are three models of the new High Performance RF Engine that are being introduced. All models use an RF single chip solution that combines the Micro Controller Unit (MCU) with a 2.4GHz RF transceiver, providing product designers with the smallest design footprint and lowest power usage in the industry. These new modules provide the fastest and most power-efficient MCU (18 mA current draw during full transmit and CPU operation), as well as almost four times the largest data space available in any RF Engine, enabling a new generation of custom, extremely fast, battery-driven systems.

Pricing and Availability
Differences between the three models are as follows, along with quantity one pricing; volume discounts are available:

• The RF200PD1 model RF Engine is available in June with a MSRP of $35. It has an external RP-SMA antenna for reaching Line Of Sight (LoS) distances up to 3 miles.
• The RF200PC1 model RF Engine is available in June with a MSRP of $33. It uses a low cost antenna and powered amplifier for reaching LoS distances of up to 3 miles.
• The RF200P81 model RF Engine is also available in June with a MSRP of $18. It uses a low cost antenna without a powered amplifier, reaching LoS distances of up to 2000 feet.

Synapse SNAP Network Operating System
Synapse’s SNAP network operating system is an Internet-enabled, IEEE 802.15.4-based, instant-on, multi-hop, mesh network, software solution designed to cost-effectively run efficiently over a range of popular microprocessors and microcontrollers. SNAP has a very small memory footprint of only 45KB, thereby leaving more space for user applications. SNAP can support up to 16 million nodes in a single network. Since these are peer-to-peer mesh networks, there is no single point of failure: any node can talk directly to any other node that is in range, and any node can talk indirectly to any other node via intermediate nodes — SNAP networks are self-healing. Users can interactively develop applications using a high-level English-like language called Python. No embedded programming experience is required. Synapse currently has close to 1000 registered SNAP users.

About Synapse Wireless, Inc.
Synapse Wireless, Inc., located in Huntsville, Alabama, is driving innovation in the machine-to-machine (M2M) communication market. This market is projected to grow to $14 billion by 2013. Synapse provides intelligent, wireless control and monitoring based on the SNAP® network operating system. Synapse’s Portal™ and SNAP® Connect provide a complete software development environment for easy application development and fast time to revenue. Synapse RF Engine® modules have achieved ZigBee® Compliant Platform (ZCP) certification. Synapse Design Services provides comprehensive design and implementation support for OEMs and partners. For more information, visit: synapse-wireless.com

Two Ultra-Low-Power 900MHz Models Introduced

Synapse Wireless®, Inc. today announced a new sub-GHz RF Engine® that handles a wide range of different frequencies under 1GHz. The first version of its ultra-low-power sub-GHz RF Engine will use the North American license free 900MHz band. Additional versions to be announced will include European 868MHz band and others. Synapse is introducing the sub-GHz RF Engine today at the Embedded Systems Conference, Silicon Valley 2010 (Booth #1926). Like other Synapse RF Engines, the sub-GHz RF Engine runs SNAP, the industry’s most reliable wireless mesh network operating system.

SNAP allows wireless applications to be developed quickly and easily using Python’s English-like scripting language instead of complex embedded programming. The developer simply adds the application to SNAP, residing on the RF module, over-the-air. No embedded wireless programming experience is required to develop applications and deploy them to physical SNAP nodes. Instead of being burdened with the underlying complexities of wireless mesh networking, the developer can focus on getting the application to market quickly.

Pricing and Availability
There are two models of the new sub-GHz RF Engine that are being introduced. Both models provide ultra-low-power, small footprint modules with a high performance sub-GHz RF transceiver that delivers high bandwidth and extended range wireless connectivity. Quantity one pricing is shown but volume discounts are available:

• The RF300PD1 model RF Engine is available in the third quarter, at a MSRP of $35, with an external RP-SMA antenna and is fully operational down to 0.9V.
• The RF300PC1 model RF Engine, available in the third quarter, has a MSRP of $29, with low cost antenna and powered amplifier and is fully operational down to 0.9V.

Synapse SNAP Network Operating System
Synapse’s SNAP network operating system is an Internet-enabled, instant-on, multi-hop, mesh network, software solution designed to cost-effectively run efficiently over a range of popular microprocessors and microcontrollers. SNAP has a very small memory footprint of only 45KB, thereby leaving more space for user applications. SNAP can support up to 16 million nodes in a single network. Since these are peer-to-peer mesh networks, there is no single point of failure: any node can talk directly to any other node that is in range, and any node can talk indirectly to any other node via intermediate nodes — SNAP networks are self-healing. Users can interactively develop applications using a high-level English-like language called Python. No embedded programming experience is required. Synapse currently has close to 1000 registered SNAP users.

About Synapse Wireless, Inc.
Synapse Wireless, Inc., located in Huntsville, Alabama, is driving innovation in the machine-to-machine (M2M) communication market. This market is projected to grow to $14 billion by 2013. Synapse provides intelligent, wireless control and monitoring based on the SNAP® network operating system. Synapse’s Portal™ and SNAP® Connect provide a complete software development environment for easy application development and fast time to revenue. Synapse RF Engine® modules have achieved ZigBee® Compliant Platform (ZCP) certification. Synapse Design Services provides comprehensive design and implementation support for OEMs and partners. For more information, visit: synapse-wireless.com

Highly Integrated ML2730 Supports Data-Intensive Wireless Media Applications

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq:RFMD – News), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, today announced the introduction of the ML2730, a single-chip fully integrated Frequency Shift Keyed (FSK) transceiver with integrated power amplifier (PA) and low noise amplifier (LNA). The ML2730 expands RFMD’s portfolio of ISM band single-chip transceivers, covering 900 MHz, 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz.

The ML2730 is optimized for a variety of wireless media applications (audio, video and data) operating in the 2.400GHz to 2.485GHz unlicensed ISM band. The high data rate capability of the ML2730 supports streaming applications like wireless audio and wireless video, and the ML2730 is also suitable for a variety of radio controlled applications. By integrating the PA and LNA on a single chip, the ML2730 enables customers to develop robust wireless links with improved sensitivity and output power while reducing both costs and board size.

About RFMD

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq:RFMD – News) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies. RFMD’s products enable worldwide mobility, provide enhanced connectivity and support advanced functionality in the cellular handset, wireless infrastructure, wireless local area network (WLAN), CATV/broadband and aerospace and defense markets. RFMD is recognized for its diverse portfolio of semiconductor technologies and RF systems expertise and is a preferred supplier to the world’s leading mobile device, customer premises and communications equipment providers.

Headquartered in Greensboro, N.C., RFMD is an ISO 9001- and ISO 14001-certified manufacturer with worldwide engineering, design, sales and service facilities. RFMD is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol RFMD. For more information, please visit RFMD’s web site at www.rfmd.com.