CSR introduces BlueCore silicon

CSR, the preeminent designer of single-chip wireless devices, in the recent days introduced its latest model, the seventh generation BlueCore silicon. It is to be noted that the BlueCore7 happens to be the first device in the international arena that does integrate Bluetooth v2.1+EDR, Bluetooth low energy, eGPS (enhanced Global Positioning System), and FM transmit. It also, at the same time, receives technologies on a single chip. Apart from this the BlueCore7 is also credited to bring down the power, size, cost and along with that the complexness of adding multiple radios into a mobile phone. On the other hand this improved technology exhibits the company’s extended expertise in embedded wireless technologies.

What is more, the major objective behind CSR’s bid, as has been learnt, to incorporate Bluetooth low energy, eGPS and FM Tx and Rx technologies into BlueCore7, besides an enhanced Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR radio which delivers +10dBm Tx and –91 dBm Rx, is to render the best convenience to the general populace. These developments, without any doubt, facilitate the extension of BlueCore7’s overall range and across-body performance to provide better audio quality. In addition, BlueCore7 is comprised of the proprietary AuriStream voice CODEC of CSR. This feature, in general, helps a lot to produce the enhanced quality of a fixed line call at the time of using a Bluetooth connection. However, at the same time, it is also competent to decrease the power consumption by a margin of 30%. There are also inbuilt speaker drivers that make it possible for the users to link headphones to the device and in a direct way.

Bluetooth, in the present days, as has been found, happens to be the most palmy short-range wireless technology in use and with a high prospect. To give a new touch the CSR incorporates wireless technologies into its Bluetooth subsystem to a greater extent and thus bring to the fore a strong connectivity centre enabling designers to develop functionality of their end products without impacting the size or the bill of materials (BOM). In short BlueCore7 is the most cost-effective and ideal solution to make the designers incorporate the essential functionality at the earliest.

Speaking on this the Senior Vice President of CSR’s Mobile Handset Connectivity strategic business unit Matthew Phillips stated, “BlueCore7 is a truly intelligent new architecture that integrates more wireless technologies on a single chip than any other product on the market. Building upon our strengths in Bluetooth and our expertise in embedded wireless technologies, BlueCore7 delivers a robust and comprehensive solution that boasts the industry’s leading power and performance figures.”