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Cambridge, UK - April 16, 2004 - CSR PLC (LSE:
CSR.L) today announced that Bluetooth software specialist IVT
Corporation, has been appointed as an official CSR design support
centre for embedded Bluetooth designs. With this appointment, IVT
will work closer with CSR customers implementing BlueCore
Bluetooth technology from CSR and help to make it easier for
companies to implement Bluetooth into their endproduct
designs.
China-based IVT offers a very reliable and compact Bluetooth
core protocol stack code called Bluelet™. Bluelet Protocol Stack
is an ideal partner for BlueCore because of its suitability for
embedded and desktop Bluetooth applications. Bluelet is already
qualified as a fully compliant v1.2 Bluetooth protocol stack.
Along with CSR, IVT has been instrumental in qualifying the
first Bluetooth products to the latest version (v1.2) of the
Bluetooth specification. IVT is part of CSR's partner program - a
network of third parties working with CSR to provide real-time
advantages to customers around the world. These third party
products support innovation based upon CSR's BlueCore -- the
Bluetooth single-chip radio devices found in over 60 percent of
the Bluetooth qualified end-products and modules on the market
today.
Bluelet is divided into four parts: the Bluetooth System
Module, which is user configurable - all host stack protocols can
access the module's configuration; the Bluetooth Common Function
Library, which contains the common code used by each protocol and
all the platform dependent code in the system; Bluetooth Protocol
Modules which are written in ANSI C allowing them to be easily
ported to any platforms without modification; and the Bluetooth
User Interface, which is a system dependent module. Users can
develop their own user interface to meet their needs, sample
interfaces are provided for Win32 platforms.
Bluelet is made available as source or object code to meet the
differing needs of embedded Bluetooth designers. IVT also has the
experience of producing its own Bluetooth end products and
reference designs such as their Integrated Class 1 CTP enabled GSM
phone and associated Access points or Embedded Audio Headset
solutions. This experience gives IVT an essential working
knowledge of implementing Bluetooth into end-products, making it
easier for them to understand the needs of CSR's customers.
Clive Chelsom-Pill, Commercial Manager and CSR commented ,
"Combining IVT's excellent Bluelet protocol stack for embedded
applications, its experience in working with end-product designs,
and its proximity to our key Asian markets means that IVT is able
to provide an important support service to customers using CSR's
BlueCore."
About CSR
CSR PLC (LSE: CSR.L) is a leading
provider of single-chip radio devices for Bluetooth wireless
communication. CSR offers developed hardware/software packages
based around BlueCore, a fully integrated 2.4 GHz radio, baseband
and microcontroller. BlueCore features in 60 percent of all
Bluetooth qualified end products and modules with international
names such as Microsoft Corp, Nokia, Dell, Panasonic, Audi, NEC,
Toshiba, Samsung and Sony already using BlueCore in their range of
Bluetooth products.
In June 2003, CSR launched the third generation BlueCore
devices with full support for v1.2 of the Bluetooth specification.
In February 2004, CSR floated on the London Stock Exchange in the
largest UK technology floatation in three years. CSR is
headquartered in Cambridge, UK, with offices in Richardson, Texas,
USA; Tokyo, Japan; Singapore; Seoul, Korea; Taipei, Taiwan and
Aalborg, Denmark. More information can be found at www.csr.com and
the partner web site http://www.btdesigner.com/
More information about Bluetooth can be found on the SIG web
site at http://www.Bluetooth.com/
About IVT
IVT is a world leader in providing
Bluetooth ODM solutions. IVT also offers Bluetooth protocol stack
and profiles source code, protocol analyzer, conformance &
interoperability testers, application software for PC, laptop and
PDA and a variety of products. IVT also provides customization
design, testing services, OS porting and Bluetooth qualification
support. IVT has sales offices in Europe, USA, Japan, Korea,
Taiwan, an R&D center in Beijing, China, and a worldwide
customer base. For more information, please visit
www.ivtcorporation.com
