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RFMD announces ZigBee collaboration
Compound semiconductor and radio frequency technology developer RFMD has announced its new ZigBee product.
RF Micro Devices (RFMD) has announced a collaboration with Ember to introduce to the market ZigBee front-end modules for smart grid applications.
The product has been designed to enable users to have greater control over energy use and is a global wireless networking tool for monitoring and control in a variety of applications.
Bob Van Buskirk, president of RFMD s multi-market products group, said: "RFMD and Ember are leveraging each other s expertise to deliver high-performance, highly integrated ZigBee solutions that reduce design cycle times, lower costs and accelerate time-to-market."
He added that large-scale smart energy projects are likely to grow rapidly over the coming months and ZigBee will capitalise on this trend.
RFMD was founded in 1991 and currently employs in excess of 3,700 members of staff. Last year, the firm reported annual revenues of $886.5 million (£594.6 million) and controlled total assets of $1.08 billion.
It is presently listed on the US Nasdaq stock market and has a share price of $5.16 (March 24th, 13:41 GMT).
The product has been designed to enable users to have greater control over energy use and is a global wireless networking tool for monitoring and control in a variety of applications.
Bob Van Buskirk, president of RFMD s multi-market products group, said: "RFMD and Ember are leveraging each other s expertise to deliver high-performance, highly integrated ZigBee solutions that reduce design cycle times, lower costs and accelerate time-to-market."
He added that large-scale smart energy projects are likely to grow rapidly over the coming months and ZigBee will capitalise on this trend.
RFMD was founded in 1991 and currently employs in excess of 3,700 members of staff. Last year, the firm reported annual revenues of $886.5 million (£594.6 million) and controlled total assets of $1.08 billion.
It is presently listed on the US Nasdaq stock market and has a share price of $5.16 (March 24th, 13:41 GMT).
