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Philips Semiconductors and Tality Partner to Provide Complete Embedded Bluetooth System Solutions
EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands & SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
May 31, 2001--
Customizable Reference Modules and Design Services
Speed Time to Market
Philips Semiconductors, a division of Royal Philips Electronics,
(NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHI), and Tality Corporation, a subsidiary of Cadence
Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CDN), announced today a strategic
partnership to provide customers with complete embedded Bluetooth(TM)
system solutions that significantly reduce the time to market for
Bluetooth products, and increase the probability of first-time
interoperability.
The solutions consist of a family of Tality-developed Bluetooth
reference modules that utilize baseband and RF ICs from Philips
Semiconductors, together with Tality's proven protocol stack and
application profiles. Tality will provide system integration services
in conjunction with the modules to provide customers a complete custom
product solution with Bluetooth wireless connectivity. The modules
will also be available for license by customers who wish to undertake
system design themselves. The first module, measuring 21mm x 15mm,
will be released in the second quarter of 2001.
``Philips Semiconductors is the world's third largest producer of
communication solutions, and the only company to sell more than one
million Bluetooth baseband ICs,'' said Gerhard Heider, Philips
Semiconductors' Connectivity manager. ``This partnership will help our
customers bring Bluetooth products to market rapidly and at low risk,
as our leading hardware combined with Tality's world class Bluetooth
software and product design expertise will provide our customers with
optimum system solutions.''
``Tality has accumulated design expertise in over 30 Bluetooth
system and chip designs, has a proven protocol stack, a full suite of
application profiles, and has frequently demonstrated Bluetooth system
interoperability,'' said Simon Jones, general manager of Tality's
Bluetooth Business Group. ``Our expertise combined with the proven
components of Philips Semiconductors -- a recognized leader in
Bluetooth component design -- offers our mutual customers world-class
embedded Bluetooth system design and delivery.''
Bluetooth Communications
The Bluetooth specification is an open standard that defines a low
cost, radio-based technology for short-range wireless communications.
Designed to enable wireless transmission of data signals, Bluetooth
communication eliminates the need for cables. The technology is
already capable of connecting a wide range of communications devices,
such as mobile phones and laptop computers, and is capable of
revolutionizing connectivity in many other electronic applications.
About Philips Semiconductors
Philips Semiconductors, which had annual revenues of approximately
US$6.3 billion in 2000, designs and manufactures semiconductors and
silicon systems platforms. Philips Semiconductors is spearheading the
emerging field of systems on silicon solutions with the innovative
Nexperia(TM) platform and VLSI Velocity(TM) tool set. The company's
Sea-of-IP(TM) design methodology allows plug and play intellectual
property blocks for easily customizable products. The company is a
leader in communications, consumer, PC peripherals and automotive
semiconductors, which are key applications for convergence in end-user
products. Philips Semiconductors is headquartered in Eindhoven, The
Netherlands, and has operations throughout the world. Additional
information about Bluetooth system solutions by Philips Semiconductors
can be obtained by accessing its home page at
http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/bluetooth.
ABOUT TALITY
Tality Corporation, formerly the Electronic Design Services group
of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CDN), was launched as a
separate company in October 2000. With more than 1,100 engineers
located in 14 design sites worldwide, Tality is the world's largest
independent provider of engineering services and intellectual property
for the design of complex electronic systems and integrated circuits.
Tality is headquartered at 555 River Oaks Parkway, Building No. 3, San
Jose, Calif., 95134. www.tality.com.
Additional information about Tality's Bluetooth system solutions
may be obtained at:
http://www.tality.com/solutions/wireless/bluetooth.html.
Note to Editors: Tality is a trademark of Tality, LP and its
general partner, Tality Corporation. Cadence is a registered trademark
of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. The Bluetooth trademarks are owned by
SIG, Inc. USA and are licensed to Philips Semiconductors. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Contact:
Tality Corporation, San Jose
Jim Douglas, 408/944-7955
jimd@tality.com
or
Cohn Wolfe (for Tality)
Leslie Taschner, 415/477-4542
leslie_taschner@cohnwolfe.com
or
Philips Semiconductors
Paul Morrison, 408/474-5065 (USA)
paul.morrison@philips.com
Mitsuyo Matsumoto, +81 3 3740 5818 (Japan)
mitsuyo.matsumoto@philips.com
Robyn Kao, +886 2 2134 2968 (APAC)
robyn.kao@philips.com
or
Warman & Bannister for Philips Europe
Chloe Shannon, +44 1223 314545
ChloeS@warban.com
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