Conexant's Bluetooth™ Baseband Processor Receives 1.1 Certification
Conexant Systems, Inc.
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CONEXANT'S
BLUETOOTH™ BASEBAND PROCESSOR
RECEIVES 1.1 CERTIFICATION
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 05, 2001 — Conexant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNXT), a worldwide leader in semiconductor system solutions for communications applications, today announced that its Bluetooth CX81400 baseband processor has achieved baseband compliance with the Bluetooth SIG specification 1.1 and has been listed on the official website. In a related announcement, Conexant introduced its two-chip Bluetooth semiconductor system solution and Bluetooth development station.
The CX81400 baseband processor integrates all modem-specific functions as well as on-chip read-only and random access memory, which eliminates the need for external components such as flash memory, thereby reducing the manufacturer's overall cost. The device supports universal asynchronous receive transmit (UART) and universal serial bus (USB) HCI transport layers, as well as full point-to-multipoint transmissions. The CX81400 is fabricated using a 0.18-micron CMOS process, and is enclosed in a 160- or 100-pin FPBGA package.
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About Conexant Systems.
Conexant is a worldwide leader in semiconductor system solutions for
communications applications. Conexant leverages its expertise in mixed-signal
processing to deliver integrated systems and semiconductor products
through two separate businesses: Conexant and Mindspeed Technologies.
Conexant's personal networking business is focused on digital infotainment,
personal imaging, wireless communications and personal computing products
that are used in mobile communications and the broadband digital home.
Mindspeed Technologies is focused on Internet infrastructure products
including WAN transport, multiservice access and broadband access for
applications that extend from the edge of the Internet all the way to
its optical core. Conexant is headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif.,
and delivered revenues of $2.1 billion for fiscal 2000. The company
is a member of the S&P 500 and NASDAQ-100 indices. To learn more, visit
us at www.conexant.com.
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