Philips announces new WLAN and Bluetooth solutions that work together seamlessly in mobile phones and portable devices

Philips system-in-a-package technology achieves highest integration and smallest size

Royal Philips Electronics today announced new 802.11b low-power Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and Bluetooth semiconductor 'system-in-a-package' (SiP) solutions specifically designed to operate at the same time in small form-factor systems such as smart phones, PDAs and other portable devices. Both WLAN and Bluetooth technologies are popular wireless connections for voice and data communications. The two technologies use the same frequency spectrum, which must be shared effectively for both technologies to be used at the same time. Philips has developed specialized hardware and software that is embedded in its WLAN and Bluetooth SiPs to meet this challenge.