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XEMICS Unleashes its 900MHz Ultra Low-Power Transceiver !     Neuchâtel, Switzerland and Mountain View, CA February 11, 2002       XEMICS is announcing the arrival of its latest highly integrated ultra low power RF transceiver the XE1202, enabling flexible solutions with a minimal number of external components. When configured for low data rates, ultra low power consumption and high reception sensitivity, the XE1202 is cost for performance optimized for alarms, home security and long distance keyless entry. Configured for increased data throughput, the XE1202 is ideal for voice over RF consumer applications. Its low power consumption makes it ideal for battery operated applications. The XE1202 can operate in both European (868MHz - 870MHz) and North American (902MHz - 928MHz) frequency bands and is backwards compatible to the XE1201A transceiver operating in the 433MHz band. The programmable on-chip filters allow for dynamic switching between narrow-band and wide-band operations, without any modifications to the external RF front-end design. The XE1202 can transmit and receive data from as low as 4.8kbps right up to 76.8kbps, RF output power can be programmed up to +15dBm (31.5mW) and the current consumption while in reception mode is 12mA. The on-chip frequency synthesizer ensures that the chip can handle multi-channel as well as frequency hopping spread-spectrum communications. The XE1202 is available in engineering samples. Starting next month comprehensive development tools with direct interface to any PC will permit complete data transmission from PC to PC. The fully qualified circuit will start shipping in volumes by mid-2002. For more information on the XE1202, contact any XEMICS sales representative or authorized distributor or visit www.xemics.com.