2,5 GHz RF chips i waferscale pakning
Nordic Semiconductor lancerer nu 2,4 GHz kommunikationschips, der sigter mod de mest pladskritiske applikationer indenfor f.eks. sport, fitness og health (in english).
Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA announces that it is to expand its existing 2.4GHz RF and ANT product line-ups in Q1 2011 with a new set of ultra miniaturized, wafer-level chip scale package (WLCSP) options designed to meet the highly space-constrained needs of both existing and emerging sports, fitness and health applications such as wireless watches, bike computers, sensors, hearing aids and other devices designed to be worn on or near the body.
Sampling in Q1 2011 and available for volume orders in Q2 2011 will be the nRF24AP2 WLCSP (1- and 8-channel) and nRF24LE1 WLCSP (Flash or OTP) options.
The new 1- and 8-channel nRF24AP2 WLCSP package options will represent the world’s small single chip ANT solutions (nRF24AP2-1CHC32 and nRF24AP2-8CHC32) featuring 400µm pitch (regular array) 32-ball BGAs with a thickness of 0.5mm and a flat footprint area of just 2.6 x 2.7mm (7mm2) that is over 5x smaller than the footprints of competing 6 x 6mm (36mm2) packaged products.
The new nRF24LE1 WLCSP option (Flash or OTP) will again be a 400µm (regular array) 32-ball pitch BGA measuring 2.7 x 2.7 (7.3mm2) in footprint area for the Flash version and 2.6 x 2.7 (7mm2) for the OTP version. Both devices are 0.5mm in thickness.
-In a lot of existing and emerging health, fitness and medical applications size is quickly becoming a key differentiating factor because the products involved are often carried on or near the body and so need to be as light and small – i.e. discrete – as possible, says Thomas Embla Bonnerud, Product Manager for Ultra Low Power Wireless at Nordic Semiconductor.
- By expanding our 2.4GHz RF and ANT product lines with these brand new WLCSP options that will provide chip footprint savings of up to 5x compared to competing products – we are enabling our customers to take their end product designs to the next level in terms of size, weight and ultimately end user comfort and convenience that consumers will reward in their purchasing decisions.
About ANT / ANT+
ANT is a proven protocol and silicon solution for ultra low power (ULP) practical wireless networking applications.
ANT+ facilitates interoperability between ANT+ Alliance member devices and the collection, automatic transfer and tracking of sensor data. Applicable in sport, wellness management and home health monitoring, ANT+ (built on the base ANT protocol) defines device profiles that specify data formats, channel parameters and network key.
The ANT+ Alliance is an open special interest group of companies who have adopted the ANT+ promise of interoperability. The Alliance ensures standardized communications through optimized brand value and partnerships with other top tier products.
The company behind ANT Wireless is Dynastream Innovations Inc. Dynastream was established in 1998 and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Garmin International Inc. in December 2006. Dynastream is based in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, and is a world innovator in the research and development of inertial and wireless technology. www.dynastream.com
