XEMICS can now provide the effective solution to all VHF receiver problems: the XE1218

Neuchâtel, Switzerland, the 4 ^th of April 2000 - XEMICS introduces the XE1218 as an extension to its XE1200 series.

"The continual developments in wireless & hand-held battery applications make issues like low voltage and miniature size of critical importance" commented Rémy Pache President of XEMICS USA
With this in mind, XEMICS has designed a complete system-on-chip, (SoC), that provides a current consumption level that corresponds to 2mA down to 1V. This ensures prolonged product battery life, a higher frequency-band-width, (130-230 MHz), and a miniature chip with very few external components; together these features provide optimized product modularity.
The XE1218 is a device that receives voice audio and typically applies to consumer applications like wireless headsets, toys, local wide area voice pagers and FM miniature receivers.
Based on a low IF architecture, the circuit comprises a RF receiver section, a demodulator, and an audio amplifier that, wherever needed, can be fitted directly to an external earpiece. Indeed the chip also has a LNA output that directly interfaces with the antenna; the XE1218 has additional features such as an on-chip channel filter and delay line type demodulator. At present, the SoC can be delivered in naked die form and will soon be available also in packaged format.

About XEMICS

XEMICS is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in low-power mixed signal, RF and IP products. One of its business segments is fully dedicated to low-power RF for Short Distance Wireless Communications.
The company designs and delivers pure CMOS down to 0.25um and advanced BICMOS (0.35 um/2.7 GHz) custom and application specific ICs for the following domains:

• Medical: Hearing aids, drug delivery & monitoring systems.
• Utility metering: remote energy-meters & reading systems
• Consumer: Computer peripherals, pagers, sports accessories, point of sales, home appliances
• Industrial: Identification tags, wireless datalink, wireless sensing, building control & security systems.
• Automotive: Tire pressure monitoring and keyless entry systems.

For further information, please contact:
XEMICS SA
Tel +41 32 720 5170
Fax +41 32 720 5770
Web: http://www.xemics.ch
E-mail: info@xemics.ch