Wireless Management

Microsemi (News - Alert) Corporation, a provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, recently announced that ZL70250, the company’s ultra low power (ULP) radio frequency (RF) transceiver for short-range wireless applications, is now available.

The ZL70250 provides a wireless link in applications where power consumption is of primary importance. The transceiver’s ultra low-power requirements allow the use of a miniature button cell battery or energy-harvesting methods, enabling devices with extremely small form factor.

The availability of the transceiver, as bumped die combined with the extremely low number of external components, also contributes to minimizing the application footprint.

The ultra low-power IC operates in unlicensed frequency bands between 795 and 965 MHz, and offers data rates up to 186 kbps to support voice communication. Duty cycling can be employed for applications that require lower average payload to further reduce power consumption.

"Our ULP radio solution consumes the least amount of energy per transmitted bit in the market today and is essential in wireless sensor designs using energy harvesting transducers," said Mauricio Peres, director of business development of Microsemi's ULP group. "In addition, in applications utilizing compact batteries, our lead customers have reported outstanding power saving capabilities when using compact coin cell batteries with 1.4V and 1.5V supply."

In related news, Microsemi said it will demonstrate a variety of solutions targeted at aerospace, defense and security, communications and industrial applications at two upcoming tradeshows – MILCOM, held Oct. 29-Nov. 1 at the Gaylord Palms Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.; and ARMTechCon, held Oct. 31-Nov. 1, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif.

Microsemi will provide demonstrations of several of its solutions, including: SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs, TRUSST Stor secure data storage, WhiteboxCRYPTO key protection, high-reliability semiconductors, EnforcIT hardware security cores, high-reliability hybrid solutions, RF integrated solutions, and a Sub-GHz ultra low power radio transceiver.