Texas Instruments, C.G. Development and Quanta Microsystems deliver complete solution to support RF4CE development

Texas Instruments, C.G. Development and Quanta Microsystems deliver complete
solution to support RF4CE development
Production-ready RF4CE modules reduce design complexity and development time

DALLAS, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:
TXN), C.G. Development Ltd. and Quanta Microsystems, Inc. today announced a
complete, easy-to-use RF4CE development platform for advanced RF remote
control applications. This development platform is based on TI's latest IEEE
802.15.4 chipset, CC2530, along with TI's ultra-low power MSP430(TM) MCUs and
related software stacks supporting ZigBee® PRO and ZigBee RF4CE. For more
information, see www.ti.com/cc2530-pr or www.ti.com/rf4ce-pr.

"With TI's latest RF4CE golden unit platform, we are pleased to deliver such a
solid foundation for developing products matching customers' future
requirements. Developers' ideas for user interface can be easily implemented
with choices from TI's MSP430 product portfolio, which seamlessly connect with
the CC2530 and communicate information to other systems through an RF4CE
interface," said Desmond Chan, Asia marketing manager for Low-Power RF, Texas
Instruments Hong Kong.

Key features and benefits
-- Production-ready modules help customers shorten development cycle,
reduce yield loss and simplify RF test setup for manufacturing
platform
-- CC2530 offers 2x more Flash memory than the closest competitor (256
KB),
and its extensive peripheral set (DMA, GPIO, USARTs, ADC, timers)
supports a wide range of applications and reduces bill-of-material
cost

-- CC2530 integrates a leading RF transceiver with an industry-standard
enhanced 8051 MCU, in-system programmable flash memory, 8-KB RAM and
many other powerful features

Find out more about TI's low-power RF and MSP430 portfolios at the links
below:
-- Order CC2530 development kits and samples: www.ti.com/cc2530-pr
-- RemoTI network protocol for ZigBee RF4CE: www.ti.com/rf4ce-pr
-- Quickly search TI's entire low-power RF portfolio or download the
latest
selection guide: www.ti.com/lprf-pr
-- Learn more about TI's ultra-low power MSP430 MCUs: www.ti.com/msp430
-- TI's MSP430 is an ideal fit for wireless applications:
www.ti.com/430wireless

-- TI's low-power RF E2E online community: www.ti.com/lprf-forum

About C.G. Development
C.G. Development Ltd (www.cghk.com) is a major remote control maker who is
actively working on RF remote control solutions with different customers
worldwide. With this solid development platform, more advanced user interfaces
can be implemented without touching the RF communications element and enabling
a faster time-to-market solution.

About Quanta Microsystems
Quanta Microsystems, Inc. (QMI) (www.qmitw.com), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Quanta Computer, Inc (QCI), has been providing world's finest 2.4GHz RF
modules to worldwide consumer electronics makers and PC OEMs for years. The
product portfolio also includes a variety of digital home related system
products with value-added software features. QMI's products are fabricated at
QCI's ISO certificated factories. QMI's production-ready RF4CE module helps
customers to shorten development cycle, reduce yield loss and simplify RF test
setup for manufacturing.

About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) helps customers solve problems and develop new
electronics that make the world smarter, healthier, safer, greener and more
fun. A global semiconductor company, TI innovates through manufacturing,
design and sales operations in more than 30 countries. For more information,
go to www.ti.com

Trademarks
RemoTI and MSP430 are trademarks of Texas Instruments. ZigBee is a registered
trademark of the ZigBee Alliance. All other trademarks belong to their
respective owners.

SOURCE Texas Instruments Incorporated

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