Freescale Semiconductor further extends its product offerings for wireless monitoring and control applications by delivering a cost-effective system in a package (SiP) ZigBee™ solution.

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According to Freescale, customers can take advantage of the SiP and integrated transceiver/receiver (Tx/Rx) switch to reduce board size and bill of materials. These comprehensive solutions support Freescale's simple MAC (SMAC), the IEEE(R) 802.15.4 MAC and the ZigBee protocol stack.

The MC1320X family includes three pin-compatible standalone 2.4-GHz RF transceivers with an integrated Tx/Rx switch on the silicon, which provides a smaller board footprint. The MC1320X also provides customer flexibility by allowing the use of differential or single-ended antennas and easy integration of external LNAs and PAs for increased performance. The MC1320X devices are compatible with Freescale's processors such as HCS08, HC12, Coldfire® and Digital Signal Controllers.

The MC1320X and MC1321X families are scheduled to sample in the fourth quarter of 2005. Suggested resale pricing will start at $2.35 and $3.64 (10K units), respectively.