SANTA CLARA, CA -- 04/14/08 --
Kilopass
Technology, a leading provider of semiconductor non-volatile memory
(NVM) intellectual property (IP), today announced that Zensys, the
developer of the Z-Wave wireless home control standard, has selected the
Kilopass
XPM one-time
programmable embedded memory technology for its broadband wireless remote
home control applications. Zensys is using XPM memory to store network and
application data.
Zensys picked Kilopass for its wireless mesh network (a communications
network made up of radio nodes) application because XPM uses a small amount
of die area, is easy to implement and has low manufacturing costs. Zensys
is using XPM memory to store a secure serial number that identifies each
radio node in the network.
The Z-Wave mesh network and the RF System-on-Chip (SOC) technology for
broadband wireless home control applications bring affordable, reliable and
easy-to-deploy wireless home control to every aspect of daily life -- the
home environment, consumer electronics, healthcare, and energy management
-- to create a truly "connected home." Z-Wave's interoperable wireless mesh
networking technology allows a wide array of devices around the home to
communicate, including lighting, appliances, HVAC, entertainment centers,
and security systems.
"Kilopass' XPM technology allows us to contain our costs and add new
features to our SoCs," said Niels Thybo Johansen, Vice President R&D,
Zensys.
"We are pleased that XPM technology was selected for an advanced product
technology such as the Zensys wireless home control application," added
Charles Ng, Kilopass' VP of worldwide sales.
About Z-Wave
Z-Wave is the first technology to bring affordable, reliable and
easy-to-use wireless control to every aspect of daily life: the home,
consumer electronics, healthcare, and energy use, to name a few. Z-Wave is
an award-winning, proven and interoperable wireless mesh networking
technology that allows a wide array of devices in and around the home to
communicate including lighting, appliances, HVAC, entertainment centers,
and security systems. Z-Wave brings many benefits to everyday life
including remote home monitoring, home healthcare, safety and security, and
energy conservation. Z-Wave certified products are currently available from
leading consumer brands in more than 200 products. Z-Wave is the recipient
of the Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award in the wireless
category and the CNET Best of CES Award in the enabling technologies
category. For more information about Z-Wave please visit www.z-wave.com.
About Kilopass Technology
Kilopass Technology, Inc., a
fast-growing supplier of embedded non-volatile memory intellectual
property, leverages standard logic CMOS processes to deliver one-time
programmable structures based on its extra-permanent memory (XPM)
technology. The memory arrays can be used for the storage of firmware,
security codes, serial numbers, calibration data and other application
critical information.
Kilopass is headquartered at 3333 Octavius Dr. Suite 101, Santa Clara, CA
95054, USA. For more information, please visit http://www.kilopass.com,
call (408) 980-8808 or email info@kilopass.com.
Z-Wave® is a registered trade mark of Zensys, Inc. and its subsidiaries
in the United States and other countries.
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