Colin Dunstan
06-16-2004, 08:06 AM
Philips has has announced (http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/news/content/file_1072.html) a new 802.11b low-power WiFi LAN and Bluetooth semiconductor "system-in-a-package" (SiP) solution specifically designed to operate at the same time in small form-factor systems such as smart phones, PDAs and other portable devices. "This means a consumer can use a mobile phone equipped with a Bluetooth wireless headset to make a call while using the same phone to simultaneously check information on the Internet via a WLAN network - without experiencing interference", according to Philips.
Philips' new chips will be sampling in July 2004 and will be available in production quantities in Q4 2004.
Philips' new chips will be sampling in July 2004 and will be available in production quantities in Q4 2004.