 
Skyworks and Ember Partner
to Develop
Industry’s First Portfolio
of Front-End Modules for
ZigBee®
Applications
Target Applications
Include
Smart Meters, Home Area Networks, and Industrial
Automation
ATLANTA – Sept.
8, 2008 – Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWKS), an innovator
of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling
mobile connectivity, and Ember, a leader in ZigBee® technology, today
announced that they are partnering to develop the industry’s first portfolio
of ZigBee front-end modules (FEM) targeting applications such as smart
meters in energy management, home area networks (HAN), and industrial
automation. ZigBee is a wireless network standard that solves the unique
needs of remote monitoring and control, and sensor-network applications.
“Skyworks’ partnership with Ember accelerates our efforts
in the energy management industry by more than doubling our addressable
market for front-end modules,” said Stan Swearingen, Skyworks’ vice
president and general manager of Linear Products. “By integrating our
front-end modules with Ember’s ZigBee silicon, we are offering our customers
a high performance plug-and-play solution that is truly unmatched worldwide.”
“Ember and Skyworks are teaming together to create the industry’s
first ZigBee FEM that dramatically reduces component size, cost and
power consumption,” said Bob Gohn, Ember’s vice president of marketing.
“We are making it easier than ever for our customers to deliver exceptional
performance in their products across a wide range of ZigBee-based applications.”
West Technology Research Solutions (WTRS) is forecasting the ZigBee/IEEE
802.15.4 market to grow at an annual rate of over 117 percent ─ from
approximately 8.4 million units shipped in 2007 to as many as 516 million
in 2012.
About the EM250 & EM260
Ember’s
EM250 system-on-chip (SoC) along
with the EmberZNet PRO networking stack is the industry’s only true
SoC platform supporting the ZigBee PRO Feature Set. The EM250 integrates
an IEEE 802.15.4 radio, a 16-bit microprocessor, flash, random access
memory (RAM) and peripherals delivering excellent performance at a low
system cost.
Ember’s
EM260 is the industry’s first
ZigBee network co-processor that combines a 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) IEEE
802.15.4 compliant radio transceiver with a flash-based microprocessor
running the EmberZNet PRO ZigBee stack. The EM260 delivers unparalleled
flexibility allowing developers to easily add ZigBee networking to their
preferred application microprocessor via a fast SPI/UART interface.
The EM250 and EM260 chips are tightly integrated with EmberZNet
PRO – Ember’s “ZigBee Golden Unit” platform – and are optimized for
designs requiring long battery life, low external component count, and
a reliable, proven, industry-standard networking solution. Innovative
on-chip debugging combined with Ember’s InSight tools provide developers
with the most advanced views into their application and network available
in the industry.
About the SKY65336 and SKY65337
The
SKY65336 is a high efficiency
8 x 8 millimeter (mm) multi-chip module (MCM) FEM for ZigBee and other
2.4 GHz industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) band applications.
The FEM is comprised of a selectable transmit and receive (Tx/Rx) path.
The Tx path incorporates a harmonic filter and high efficiency PA which
delivers 20 dBm at the module’s output port. The Rx path includes a
low noise amplifier (LNA) which boasts a total Rx path noise figure
of 1.9 dB, including switch loss. Both Tx and Rx paths integrate baluns
to provide differential ports to Ember’s EM250 and EM260 transceivers.
The
SKY65337 is a FEM that is footprint
compatible with the SKY65336, with the LNA removed for applications
which require lower cost. The Tx path delivers 20 dBm of high efficiency
output power, while balanced input and outputs ports have been provided
to connect to the EM250 and EM260.
Pricing
For customized pricing, please contact
sales@skyworksinc.com.
About
the ZigBee Alliance
The ZigBee Alliance is an association
of companies working together to enable reliable, cost-effective, low-power,
wirelessly networked, monitoring and control products based on an open
global standard. The goal of the alliance is to provide the consumer
with ultimate flexibility, mobility, and ease of use by building wireless
intelligence and capabilities into everyday devices. ZigBee technology
will be embedded in a wide range of products and applications across
consumer, commercial, industrial and government markets worldwide. For
the first time, companies will have a standards-based wireless platform
optimized for the unique needs of remote monitoring and control applications,
including simplicity, reliability, low-cost and low-power.
Ember and Skyworks at Autovation 2008
Ember and
Skyworks will be showcasing their ZigBee solution in Booth 931 at Autovation
2008, being held Sept. 7-10 in Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress
Center.
About
Ember Corporation
Ember Corporation develops ZigBee wireless
networking technology that enables companies involved in energy technologies
– enertech – to help make buildings and homes smarter, consume less
energy, operate more efficiently, and keep people comfortable and safe.
Ember’s low-power wireless technology can be embedded into a wide variety
of devices to be part of a self-organizing mesh network. Ember is headquartered
in Boston and has its radio development center in Cambridge, England,
and distributors worldwide. The company is a promoter and Board member
of the ZigBee Alliance and its platform is the “Golden Suite” for 802.15.4/ZigBee
interoperability testing. For more information, please visit
http://www.ember.com.
About Skyworks
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is an innovator
of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling
mobile connectivity. The company's power amplifiers, front-end
modules and direct conversion radios are at the heart of many of today's
leading-edge multimedia handsets. Leveraging core technologies, Skyworks
also offers a diverse portfolio of linear products that support automotive,
broadband, cellular infrastructure, industrial and medical applications.
Headquartered in Woburn, Mass.,
Skyworks is worldwide with engineering, manufacturing, sales and service
facilities throughout Asia, Europe and North America. For more information,
please visit Skyworks’ Web site at:
www.skyworksinc.com.
Amanda
Ingalls
Senior Public Relations Manager
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
5221 California Avenue
Irvine, CA 92617-3073
949-231-3045 (telephone)
949-231-4117 (fax)
amanda.ingalls@skyworksinc.com
www.skyworksinc.com
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