category
PRODUCT INNOVATIONS
Texas Instruments - 2.4-GHz transceiver
RF front end extends range in low-power wireless systems by up to 15 times
Texas Instruments (TI) introduced the industry’s highest integrated 2.4-GHz radio frequency (RF) front end for low-power and low-voltage wireless applications. The CC2591 increases the range (link budget) in wireless systems by integrating a power amplifier for increased output power of +22 dBm and a low-noise amplifier for improved receiver sensitivity of +6 dB.
The CC2591 is a high-performance and cost-effective front end for all 2.4-GHz wireless systems, such as ZigBee® networks, sensors and industrial, consumer and audio equipment. The device provides a seamless interface to all of TI’s existing and future 2.4-GHz RF transceivers, transmitters and system-on-chip products for faster development time and improved RF performance.
“TI’s CC2591 provides such an improvement in range and coverage that Paxton Access can, for the first time, offer our customers an alternative to hardwiring their building access control systems,” said Mark Thompson, development director for Paxton Access Ltd. “This will significantly reduce system installation costs and allow units to be installed in difficult locations. The CC2591, combined with the CC2430 system-on-chip, has enabled us to develop a new generation of wireless access control systems.”
The CC2591 integrates a power amplifier, low-noise amplifier, balun, switches, inductors and RF-matching network. This unmatched level of integration simplifies high-performance designs and enables customers to develop a high output power wireless solution with very few external components.
“The highly integrated CC2591 adds a critical component in low-power RF designs by significantly extending the range in wireless systems, simplifying development and reducing time-to-market,” said Laurent Giai-Miniet, general manager of TI’s low-power RF products. “TI is committed to providing customers with the industry’s broadest and strongest portfolio of low-power RF solutions, both hardware and software, as demonstrated by the CC2591 introduction and the recently updated free Z-Stack™ software for ZigBee and ZigBee PRO specifications.”
The CC2591 is available now from TI and its authorized distributors in a 4 mm x 4 mm QFN-16 package.



More articles in this category:
Messe München GmbH
Messe München GmbH
category PRODUCT INNOVATIONS
more articles (51) more articles
Messe München GmbH
Messe München GmbH
NXP Semiconductors - RF power transistors
Highest RF output power for L-band radar applications go
CML Microcircuits - RF Quadrature Modulator
New I/Q modulator offering 100MHz to 1GHz operation go
Taiyo Yuden - chip antenna
Industry's thinnest 2,4GHz chip antenna go
Messe München GmbH
Messe München GmbH
category ANALYSIS-MARKET-TRENDS
more articles (9) more articles
Messe München GmbH
Messe München GmbH
Indian Wireless Market
WiMAX, 3G and number portability to drive Indian Wireless Market in 2009 go
According to ABI Research
Wi-Fi chipset revenue on course to approach $3 Billion in 2008 go
Forward Concepts - new annual study
Cellular Handset & Chip Markets '08 go
Messe München GmbH
Messe München GmbH
category NEWS
more articles (5) more articles
Messe München GmbH
Messe München GmbH
Wireless Congress at electronica 2008
Top iSuppli analysts to give keynote address at 2008 Wireless Congress go
Wireless
Focus on best fit for ZigBee go
Wireless
Hitting the wireless market running go