XEMICS licenses Bluetooth IP from NewLogic

Neuchatel, Switzerland - March 19th, 2001 -- XEMICS, a fabless semiconductor company, specializing in ultra low power, short range wireless connectivity solutions, and NewLogic Technologies, a leading supplier of Bluetooth intellectual property cores, today announced a licensing deal encompassing NewLogic's BOOST Core™ and BOOST Software™ IP products.

The deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, allows XEMICS to add Bluetooth functionality to their Bluetooth integrated circuits.

Bluetooth is the new cordless standard that links portable devices to mobile phones and PCs. Providing short range wireless data and voice communication, its small size, low-cost and interoperability have fuelled a burst of new ideas and application possibilities.

NewLogic's BOOST™ IP family includes a Bluetooth baseband processor, a full Bluetooth software protocol stack and a Bluetooth CMOS radio. These IP elements, when combined with a suitable microcontroller core, permit the implementation of a single chip Bluetooth solution using industry standard CMOS process technologies.

"Our highly optimized Bluetooth integrated circuits offer a generic front end solution to the Bluetooth peripheral and accessories market", said Mr. Jean-Paul Bardyn, Vice President of Research & Development of XEMICS. "With NewLogic's Bluetooth BOOSTTM core we can provide a low power Bluetooth solution at low costs", he added.

"With the demand for Bluetooth products gaining momentum, fast time to market is now a critical factor", explained Mr. Hans-Peter Metzler, President and CEO of NewLogic Technologies. "By using a pre-qualified Bluetooth IP core, fabless semiconductor companies like XEMICS are able to substantially cut overall development timescales without sacrificing quality."

About NewLogic

NewLogic is a leading provider of intellectual property and IC design services. Their comprehensive IP portfolio includes embedded non-volatile memory, DSP, mixed signal and RF cores for the communications, information and automotive electronics markets.

For more details of the BOOSTTM system, or NewLogic's design and IP services, please contact:

Philip Woodhead
NewLogic Technologies AG
Millennium Park 6
A-6890 Lustenau
Austria

Phone: +43-5577-62000-0
Fax: +43-5577-62000-88
E-Mail: info@newlogic.com
Website: www.newlogic.com

ABOUT XEMICS

XEMICS is a dynamic fabless semiconductor company offering advanced short-range wireless connectivity solutions. To conform to today's state of the art wireless communication and internet access, Xemics focuses on portable, battery-operated and data acquisition devices. XEMICS is renowned for its ultra low power technology and its innovative design of integrated circuits (ICs) particularly in mixed signal and radio frequency.

For more details of products from XEMICS please contact:

Florence Amez-Droz
Phone: +41 32 720 5670
Fax: +41 32 720 5770
E-Mail: bluetooth@xemics.com
Website: www.xemics.com

Bluetooth is a trademark owned by Telefonaktiebolaget L.M.Ericsson, Sweden and licensed to NewLogic.