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June 11, 2002
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Listen In With EasyBlue™
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May 27, 2002
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Biocontrol and XEMICS Announce the First Human Implantation of the MiniatURO™
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May 6, 2002
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RFast; XEMICS' Fast RF Evaluation and Development Environment
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May 1, 2002
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Growing demand fuels XEMICS Asia-Pacific expansion
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February 11, 2002
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XEMICS Unleashes its 900MHz Ultra Low-Power Transceiver !
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January 28, 2002
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The most cost effective wireless headset yet
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January 15, 2002
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Dedicated Ultra-Low Power Microcontroller for RF Communication
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December 17, 2001
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XEMICS And PHYTON join forces to create an In-Circuit-Emulator
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December 10, 2001
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IAR Systems and XEMICS close a deal on development systems for Bluetooth™ products
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November 22, 2001
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XEMICS Closes $6 Million Round of Financing
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Geared to go at the touch of a finger - XEMICS leads the way |
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Switzerland and Mountain View, CA May 25, 1999
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The cycling market has gone into fast mode since Mavics' Mektronic
derailleur was released earlier this year. The Mektronic derailleur is the first
of its kind, using radio frequency technology, it transmits signals from the LCD
computer to the electronic derailleur. As a result this increases efficiency in
gear shift and produces better aerodynamic positioning. MAVIC, France
contributes significantly by supplying advanced technology components for
trekking, racing and mountain bikes. The success of this product is partially
due to XEMICS; at the core of the Mektronic derrailleur is XEMICS' customised
radio frequency (RF) wireless integrated circuit operating within a frequency
band of approximately 50kHz.
Mavic, specialising in innovations for the cycling world, and XEMICS, providing the know-how for low power RF integrated circuits, combined their expertise to produce the means for achieving rapid accurate automatic gear speed change. Based on XEMICS' low power know-how, the
Mektronic is capable of operating on a single, small battery with a total durability of 3 years. Using wireless technology, the Mektronic derailleur is not only light but also incredibly effective, it helps increase performance, with 3 easy-reach commands, and it supports better brake leverage. This was recently confirmed by Jean-Jacques Loup, Manager of the POST Swiss Team, when describing how his cyclists felt about using the derailleur in this years Tour de Romandie.
''Recent technology is advancing
in areas of wireless applications'' said Roland Heer CEO of XEMICS. He
continued, ''it is now being rapidly applied to new applications such as sports
equipment, home automation and computers. With the Mektronic derailleur, we are
continuing our tradition of providing latest wireless communication capabilities
optimized for battery operated applications. In this case, we have shown how
such technology can provide break-through solutions for mass consumer
products''. Wireless communication applications are no longer exclusive to
specialist markets. The ergonomics, lightness, ease of use and speed of wireless
radio frequency technology sourced by economic low-power, durable energy is
certainly the way forward. XEMICS has already shown how it can provide
customised solutions to a range of target markets. It has all the key elements
at its disposition to develop and market revolutionary, customised RF technology
applications using radio frequencies of up to 1 Gigahertz. ''The Mektronic
derailleur experience has shown us'' adds Remy Pache, VP Business Development at
XEMICS, ''that here at XEMICS we are definitely geared up and ready to go! We
are now confident that we can tackle RF applications for a wide range of mass
market products we identified.''
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