RFaxis and Silicon Labs will be collaborating on chipset reference designs to address the high-growth Internet of Things (IoT) and smart home markets. Specifically, RFaxis has developed RF front-end reference designs that extend the reach and capabilities of Silicon Labs’ ZigBee® and Thread EM35x mesh networking products. Silicon Labs is a founding member of the Thread Group that is helping product developers and consumers easily and securely connect more than 250 devices into a low-power, wireless mesh network that supports seamless Internet and cloud access.
The RFaxis chipset reference designs provide their mutual customers with fully integrated and cost-effective CMOS RF front-ends to meet the needs of a wide variety of products in the connected home. This collaboration is not only ideal for RFaxis, Silicon Labs and their customers, but it also helps enable innovations throughout the smart home industry.
Technical Highlights
RFaxis initially will provide its RFX2401C reference design, followed by its RFX2411 and future products with antenna diversity. The RFX2401C and RFX2411 are fully integrated, single-chip, single-die RFeICs™ that incorporate all the RF functionality needed for IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee, wireless sensor networks, the IP-based Thread mesh networking protocol and other wireless systems in the 2.4 GHz ISM band.
The RFX2401C and RFX2411 architectures integrate the power amplifier (PA), low-noise amplifier (LNA), transmit and receive switching circuitry, the associated matching network and a harmonic filter in a single-chip CMOS device. The RFX2411 includes an additional antenna diversity switch, as well as a bypass mode to provide maximum flexibility for system implementations. Ideal for high-power applications like home automation, smart house/smart living and smart power environments, the RFaxis RFX2401C and RFX2411 combine superior performance, high sensitivity and efficiency, low noise, small form factor and low cost. Both RFaxis offerings provide a perfect solution for applications requiring extended range, receive sensitivity and bandwidth.
