聯華電子為Silicon
Wave公司製造SiW3500TM UltimateBlueTM
單晶片藍芽IC
該產品將於Bluetooth Americas 2003會場展示
聯華電子與Silicon
Wave公司今日(9日)共同宣佈：聯電已採用0.18微米射頻製程製造Silicon Wave公司最新的藍芽單晶片IC-SiW3500。Silicon
Wave公司在11月發表的SiW3500為其單晶片解決方案中的最新產品；先前推出的SiW3000及SiW1712兩種單晶片，已由聯電大量生產並出貨至Silicon
Wave公司的客戶手中。SiW3500 UltimateBlue IC樣品供應將於2004年1月由RF Micro Devices公司負責，以其作為Silicon
Wave公司在CMOS單晶片無線處理器和獨立式無線數據藍芽解決方案的全球通路夥伴。此新的SiW3500藍芽單晶片，將在San Jose會議中心舉行的Bluetooth
Americas 2003會場中，於RF Micro Device公司與Silicon Wave公司的共同合作展區，展區編號128中亮相。
Silicon Wave公司商業開發與產品行銷副總Steve Brown先生表示：SiW3500
UltimateBlue藍芽晶片不但具備卓越的射頻效能，更可降低我們客戶的成本，短縮其產品之上市時程。聯電長久以來於製造精密通訊晶片上所建立的優良紀錄，更是提供我們客戶製造穩定度高，且具成本效益之高效能晶片的最佳保證。
聯電美洲事業群總經理劉富臺先生表示：IC晶片順利的整合產出需要專業的設計知識，並由研發與專業製造雙方的整體協力合作；整合聯電的射頻製程技術與Silicon
Wave公司卓越的IC設計能力，Silicon Wave公司成功地推出UltimateBlue Bluetooth的解決方案。我們很高興能與Silicon
Wave公司密切的合作，共同開發出此一優良晶片。其中，聯電提供的強力支援與專業製造技術，是此產品能符合研發時程目標推出的主要致勝關鍵。
SiW3500 UltimateBlue IC
SiW3500 UltimateBlue單晶片藍芽IC的特色在直接轉換架構，係根據手機中的RF不利環境進行最佳化，並使其具有低旁生發射雜訊及高射普頻蔽特性；創新的射頻系統單晶片，簡化印刷電路板(PCB)設計上並減少研發時程，讓SiW3500藍芽晶片IC輕鬆地整合至手機上。SiW3500晶片是一個完整的平台，可執行其他上層協定堆疊和應用軟體功能，包括其他複雜的音效處理演算法，例如：毋需單獨的數位訊號處理
(Digital Signal Processing, DSP)雜訊消除。此晶片為藍芽1.2標準版新功能，包括更快的連線速度及其他的特色。如：改善藍芽與其他2.4GHz設備共存性的自適應跳頻(Adaptive
Frequency Hopping, AFH)並改進聲音傳輸SCO的擴展(eSCO)功能。
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within the meaning of the U.S. Federal Securities laws, including statements
about future outsourcing, wafer capacity, technologies, business relationships
and market conditions. Investors are cautioned that actual events and
results could differ materially from these statements as a result of
a variety of factors, including conditions in the overall semiconductor
market and economy; acceptance and demand for products; and technological
and development risks.
About Silicon Wave
Based in San Diego, Silicon Wave is a leading provider of low-power,
highly integrated RF communication system components for the global
Bluetooth wireless market. Silicon Wave products and services include
single-chip radio processors, stand-alone radio modems, baseband processors,
software solutions and a baseband IP licensing program. Founded in 1997,
the company was the first to deliver a fully qualified, single-chip
radio modem for Bluetooth communications and first to achieve Bluetooth
Specification Version 1.1 qualification for its products. Silicon Wave
is an Associate Member of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group. The
company's Web site is located at www.siliconwave.com.
About UMC
UMC (NYSE: UMC, TSE: 2303) is a leading global semiconductor foundry
that manufactures advanced process ICs for applications spanning every
major sector of the semiconductor industry. UMC delivers cutting-edge
foundry technologies that enable sophisticated system-on-chip (SOC)
designs, including 90nm copper, 0.13um copper, embedded DRAM, and mixed
signal/RFCMOS. UMC is also a leader in 300mm manufacturing; Fab 12A
in Taiwan is currently in volume production for a variety of customer
products, while Singapore-based UMCi is now in pilot production. UMC
employs over 8,500 people worldwide and has offices in Taiwan, Japan,
Singapore, Europe, and the United States. UMC can be found on the web
at http://www.umc.com.
