RFBluetooth Vendors and Manufacturers: A Comprehensive Guide
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This tutorial section covers Bluetooth basics, including:
- Frequency
- PHY Layer
- MAC Layer
- Stack
- Power classes
- Security
- Product versions
Bluetooth is widely used for copying data between wireless mobile and fixed devices. It serves as a headset for hands-free use and is implemented in numerous electronic devices, eliminating the need for wired connections in keyboards, mice, and more. Devices communicate in the 2.4GHz ISM band using a master-slave configuration, supporting up to 8 slaves.
It facilitates information transfer at a rate of 1 Mbps. Newer Bluetooth releases (V3, V4, and V4.1) support even higher speeds.
Bluetooth employs GFSK modulation. Due to its limited operating area, it’s also referred to as a Personal Area Network (PAN).
Bluetooth Product Vendors/Manufacturers/Companies
Below are some of the Bluetooth product vendors, manufacturers, and companies:
| Vendor or Manufacturer | Website | |
|---|---|---|
| CSR | www.csr.com/ | greg@nelcoelectronix.com |
| Broadcom | www.broadcom.com/ | raghunath@broadcom.com |
| TI | www.ti.com/ | N/A |
| Stericsson | www.stericsson.com/ | media.relations@ericsson.com |
| Qualcomm | www.qualcomm.com/ | N/A |
| MediaTek | www.mediatek.com/ | N/A |
| Marvell | www.marvell.com/ | N/A |
| Nordic Semiconductor | www.nordicsemi.com/ | asiasales@nuhorizons.com |
| EM Microelectronic | www.emmicroelectronic.com/ | EMDirect@emmicroelectronic.com |
| QCA (Qualcomm Atheros) | www.qca.qualcomm.com/ | qca.info@qca.qualcomm.com |
Bluetooth Headset Manufacturers
- Bluewinc Inc
- Data Memory Systems, Inc.
- Ericsson
- Fujikon Industrial Co. Ltd.
- Japan Total Design Communication Co., Ltd.
- LG Innotek
- Nextlink.to
- Nokia
- Plantronics
- uCables
Bluetooth PC Cards
- BenQ
- 3Com
- Fujitsu
- Hewlett Packard
- IBM
- Kyocera
- Motorola
- National Semiconductor
- Omron Corporation
- RFI Mobile Technologies
Bluetooth USB Dongles
- AirLogic Co., Ltd
- BlueGear
- Com One
- D-Link
- Hassnet Inc.
- IBM
- Mavin Technology Inc
- NSM Technology
- RTX Telecom
- WS Inc.
- Zupera
Keyboard and Mouse Manufacturers
- Logitech
- Microsoft
Bluetooth Test and Measurement Equipment
- Agilent
- Anritsu
- Berkeley Varitronics
- CETECOM
- Frontline Test Equipment
- Keithley Instruments
- Maxsys Technologies
- Mobiwave
- Rohde & Schwarz
- Tektronix
- Yokogawa
IP Ready for Silicon (Ideal for Bluetooth Product Manufacturing)
- ARM
- BrightCom Technologies
- Ericsson
- inSilicon
- Sidsa
- Tality
- Wipro Technologies
- Imagination Technologies (IP includes Ensigma Explorer and Ensigma Whisper)
Protocol Stack for Bluetooth Product Development
- Allosys
- BlueLogic Technologies Inc
- Cambridge Consultants Ltd
- Canon Information Technologies
- Cambridge Silicon Radio, CSR
- DCM Technologies
- Ericsson
- G & W Instruments GmbH
- Hitachi Engineering Co, Ltd
- Impulse soft
- Intel
- IVT Corporation
- Korea Wireless Network
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd
- Microsoft
- Nokia
- Teleca Comtec AB
- Wipro Technologies
