RFaxis, a fables semiconductor company, announced that its RFX2401H RF Front-end Integrated Circuit or RFeIC, along with NXP’s JN5148 System-on-a-Chip enables a cost-effective high-power ZigBee module from Maxx Tech Systems.

Maxx Tech Systems of Taiwan is a solution provider of applications including advanced metering, energy harvesting, intelligent lighting, building control, home automation, health care, asset management and crop monitoring. Maxx Tech’s ZigBee modules feature its high-power MiteeMote ZigBee module that is designed for reliability in multipath environments.

Company sources explained that the new MiteeMote is a micro miniature module based on NXP’s JN5148 wireless microcontroller SoC which supports JenNet, ZigBee PRO and IEEE (News - Alert) 802.15.4. It also features complete RFaxis RFX2401H RFeIC and antennas so that customers can integrate the MiteeMote into their devices without any further RF design.

Also the MiteeMote is capable of leveraging the RFaxis RFX2401H, for delivering up to 27dBm (half-watt) maximum transmit power. At the receiver side a 6dB improvement in receive sensitivity is achieved via the RFX2401H on-chip integrated LNA optimizing the transmit power and receive sensitivity capabilities of the MiteeMote.

Mike Neshat, chairman and CEO of RFaxis said in a release, “Following multiple design-wins with our standard-power RFX2401 RFeIC, now in volume production with several ZigBee solution providers, we are delighted that our high-power RFX2401H is delivering clear benefits to valued customers such as Maxx Tech Systems, and valued chipset vendors.”

“Underlying all of our products are the consistent attributes of plug and play quality and robustness. As we continue to innovate new ways to eliminate the RF complexity from the product life cycle of wireless connectivity and mobility devices, we reinforce our commitment to the wireless ecosystem by delivering cost-effective high-performance RF solutions,” Neshat added.

Ruenn Li, General Manager of Maxx Tech Systems, explained that in order to provide customers with performance-enhanced ZigBee module solutions for all their applications a cost-effective RF Front-end solution was required. The RFaxis RFX2401H RFeIC offers all major RF functions needed for the MiteeMote ZigBee module which effectively replaced the complicated RF Front-end circuits hand-crafted from discrete components, he noted.

In May 2010 RFaxis launched its family of innovative RF Front-end Integrated Circuits (RFeIC), which can enhance the performance of battery-operated wireless devices even at ultra-low voltages.

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