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| SigmaTel Announces Wireless Solutions at CES 2007 SigmaTel has announced its wireless solutions now include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support on its portable multimedia SoCs. SigmaTel worked with Conexant Systems, LiteOn and Excelpoint to expand its wireless technology portfolio to include multiple facets: FM Tuner, DAB, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi technology enables multiple consumer applications including media sharing and downloading without connecting to a PC, Internet radio streaming, web browsing, text messaging and VoIP. SigmaTel's SDK (Software Development Kit) is bundled with Conexant's low-power, wireless networking technology to provide a complete Wi-Fi solution. Excelpoint Systems (a subsidiary of Excelpoint Technology), a design house for SigmaTel, offers a complete, ready-to-market, reference design for portable Wi-Fi enabled multimedia solution. Bluetooth technology adoption in the consumer electronics market continues to grow as more handsets, headsets, and other accessories incorporate wireless PAN capabilities. SigmaTel offers Bluetooth support within its SDK, enabling new features such as streaming stereo audio and file transfers for portable multimedia players. SigmaTel delivers FM Tuner functionality with the STFM1000, a companion processor for SigmaTel's STMP3500 and STMP3600 families of SoC portable multimedia solutions. The STFM1000 provides an optimized radio architecture and support for U.S., Europe, Japan and Asia FM bands. In an agreement with Frontier Silicon, SigmaTel offers a DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) fully featured MP3 player reference platform. The platform brings together Frontier Silicon's Naples FS 2011 miniature tri-band DAB/FM digital radio module and SigmaTel's STMP3500 series SoC to provide consumer electronics manufacturers with a customizable, ready to manufacture solution for combined DAB/FM/MP3 handheld players with voice recording capability. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Networking News :: home page |