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ONE-NET Press Release 12-18-2008
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Microchip Technology Joins ONE-NET Alliance
Microchip to Support ONE-NET Open-Source Wireless Control Standard
December 18, 2008 – Petaluma, California – ONE-NET
announced today that Microchip Technology Inc. [NASDAQ: MCHP], a leading
provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, has joined the
ONE-NET open-source wireless networking alliance. Microchip joins a
growing list of companies supporting the ONE-NET wireless standard.
“We are excited that Microchip plans to support ONE-NET with its
excellent line of PIC® microcontrollers,” said James Martin, CEO of
Threshold Corporation, and a founding member of the ONE-NET alliance.
Stephen Caldwell, director of Microchip’s RF Products Division,
added, “ONE-NET is an important development in the RF space. We expect
our customers to view ONE-NET as an important part of establishing a
robust link for command and control networks, with its throughput, latency
and network breadth.”
The ONE-NET wireless standard is the world’s
foremost multi-vendor, open-source wireless control protocol. ONE-NET
was specifically optimized for home control applications and includes
important features, such as integrated peer-to-peer operation.
It also features a high level of security, excellent range, and low
power consumption. ONE-NET’s comprehensive design specification is distributed
royalty-free, accelerating the availability and use of wireless connectivity
in a wide variety of devices and applications. Source-code examples
for microcontrollers, schematics, and bills-of-material for reference
designs are readily available; and simple open-source licensing rules
apply.
Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) is a leading
provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, providing low-risk
product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market
for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. Headquartered
in Chandler, Ariz., Microchip offers outstanding technical support along
with dependable delivery and quality. For more information, visit the
Microchip website at
http://www.microchip.com
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For more information contact:
pr@one-net.info
ONE-NET
PO Box 750517
Petaluma, CA 94975-0517
http://ww.one-net.info
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Note: PIC is a registered trademark of Microchip
Technology Inc. in the USA and other countries. All other trademarks
mentioned herein are the property of their respective companies.
--
Kevin Cotter
kevin@one-net.info
+1.707.283.5700 x122
ONE-NET: Wireless
For Everyone
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