San Jose, CA; Bluetooth Developer Conference 2002 — (press release excerpt) — Royal Philips Electronics announced its first complete plug-and-play Bluetooth semiconductor module for mobile applications such as PDAs, laptops, and mobile phones. The BGB201 TrueBlue module is the first to integrate embedded Flash along with all required Bluetooth functionality (baseband, radio) into a single, ultra-compact… package (9.5 x 11.5 x 1.7 mm), making it the ideal solution for use in applications where small form factor and low power consumption are critical.

The BGB201 module combines baseband functionality with radio functionality in a single integrated module. The baseband of the BGB201 Bluetooth module is a Blueberry baseband chip that integrates an ARM7 microcontroller with 224 kbyte of embedded flash memory and a variety of interfaces, such as USB, UART, PCM, and GP I/Os on a single die. Additionally, the BGB201 supports all existing Bluetooth data and voice packets and can be connected with voice codecs already present in a device in order to enable voice functions. In designs such as wireless headsets that have no voice codec, the BGB201 works seamlessly with the newest 1.8 volt voice codec from Philips — the Blueberry Voice PCF87757 — to create Philips'fully functional Bluetooth Voice Solution.

The radio of the BGB201 features all critical RF parts, such as a near zero IF transceiver chip, baluns, a TX/RX switch and a bandpass filter. With the BGB201, the only external parts required for total Bluetooth functionality are an external clock source and the antenna.

 
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