Conexant's Bluetooth Baseband Processor Receives 1.1
Certification
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2001--Conexant Systems, Inc.
(Nasdaq:CNXT - news), a worldwide leader in semiconductor system solutions for
communications applications, today announced that its Bluetooth(TM) CX81400 baseband
processor has achieved baseband compliance with the Bluetooth SIG specification 1.1 and
has been listed on the official Web site.
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.
About Conexant Systems, Inc.
Conexant Systems 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 has headquarters in Newport Beach 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 the company at www.conexant.com.
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Conexant Systems, Inc.
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