CSR connectivity platform powers latest Sharp handset

CAMBRIDGE, UK: CSR announced that its CSR9000 connectivity platform, with integrated Synergy software, provides Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and FM connectivity to the latest handset from Sharp. Synergy, CSR's unique Connectivity Centre software, is a key part of the platform, delivering industry-leading wireless performance.

CSR9000, CSR's leading multi-function connectivity platform, reduces the amount of development time customers require by including a wide range of wireless technologies such as Bluetooth v2.1+ EDR, Wi-Fi as well as FM receive and transmit for streaming music through a radio.

CSR's Synergy software ties all of these technologies together by taking an overall systems approach to connectivity, making integration easier and reducing time-to-market. Synergy is the world's first host connectivity software to work in this way.

"By using CSR9000 and the Synergy platform we were able to ensure that each of the wireless technologies in our handset work together flawlessly, providing a smooth and intuitive end-user experience," said Koji Yamashita, Vice President and Division General Manager, Communication System Group, Sharp. "This variety of wireless functions handily sits in one of the industry's smallest silicon packages, allowing us to keep the size of the phone down."

"The CSR9000 connectivity platform enables manufacturers to let their latest products stand out from the crowd, by offering the full range of wireless technologies that users expect, alongside the smooth integration and coexistence delivered by CSR's Synergy software," said Matthew Phillips, Senior Vice President of CSR's Handset Business Unit. "Being able to source a complete connectivity centre from just one vendor has saved Sharp development time and cost without compromising on performance."

Providing unprecedented levels of integration, CSR9000 enables the smallest connectivity modules with sizes less than 60mm2, whereas traditional modules are typically over 100mm2.

CSR will be showcasing its market-leading audio, connectivity and location platforms, including the ones found in Sharp's latest handset, on stand E51, in Hall 1 at Mobile World Congress from 15-18 February 2010.