IP: PHILIPS TALKS UP LOW-COST, LOW-POWER WIRELESS

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
>
> ISSCC: PHILIPS TALKS UP LOW-COST, LOW-POWER WIRELESS
>
> Posted February 04, 2002 03:12 Pacific Time
>
> SAN FRANCISCO - A standard for low-voltage, low-power
> chips for wireless devices will push the concept of
> ubiquitous computing from theory to reality in homes,
> offices and even cars, an executive from Koninklijke
> Philips Electronics NV, of Amsterdam, said here Monday.
>
> One of the emerging standards in the move toward a
> wireless world is an approach called "ZigBee." ZigBee,
> formerly known by several other names, including
> HomeRF Lite, is a wireless technology focused on
> low-cost, low-power applications that is expected to
> cost only about $2 per module by next year, said Fred
> M. Boekhorst, vice president of Philips Research, in a
> keynote address at the 2002 International Solid-State
> Circuits Conference (ISSCC).
>
> For the full story:
> <http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/02/04/020204hnlowcost.xml?0205tuam>

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