Asahi Glass Enhances Home Security with Glass System Using Freescale's Wireless Platform; IEEE(R) 802.15.4-Compliant RF Transcei

Underscoring the broad adoption of wireless technology
in home security applications, Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has selected
Freescale Semiconductor's (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) RF solutions for its
sensor-integrated security glass. Showcased in Tokyo this week at
Freescale's Technology Forum, this glass is used in windows for home
security systems. Asahi Glass is leveraging Freescale's 2.4-GHz
MC13192 RF transceiver, which is compliant with the IEEE(R) 802.15.4
standard, to enable low-power wireless communication.
   Asahi Glass' sensor-integrated security glass detects breakage and
is designed to report the event to the coordinator, a security panel
that notifies the homeowner, via a low-power wireless communication
device. The coordinator also identifies the location of breakage. This
system uses a resistive detection scheme to help ensure accurate
reports and only requires attaching a thin transmitter to the glass
for installation.
   "Many conventional security-glass sensors require wire lines for
communication and power supply, making it difficult to make glass
design sophisticated and sometimes obstruct window opening and
shutting," said Masahiro Takeda, Marketing Manager of Japan Division,
Flat Glass company, Asahi Glass. "Using Freescale's 2.4-GHz RF
transceiver, our security glass sensors now enable wireless
communication and operation with batteries, eliminating wire lines.
The wireless technology helps to enable a more sophisticated design
and ensures the opening and shutting of windows. Additionally, network
construction is relatively easy with the IEEE 802.15.4 standard
compliant wireless technology and we recognize this technology as a
key to the future smart window systems."
   Freescale's MC13192 is a low-power and small form-factor 2.4-GHz
RF transceiver supplied in the QFN-32 package. It incorporates a
physical layer (PHY) modem designed in accordance with the IEEE
802.15.4 standard supporting the star and mesh network topologies. The
MC13192 combined with a microcontroller creates a stand-alone
transceiver conforming to the 802.15.4 MAC standard.
   "Leveraging a low power RF solution for home automation continues
to deliver innovative products," said Brett Black, commercial wireless
manager for Freescale Semiconductor. "By eliminating the wires,
Freescale's RF products are enabling more sophisticated designs in
home automation and are key to the future of smart security systems."
   The MC13192 provides a cost-efficient solution for near-field data
link and networking. It uses a four-line SPI (Serial Peripheral
Interface) to interface with the microcontroller. The combination of
MC13192, microcontroller and software allows a variety of applications
from a simple point-to-point system to a large-scale network.
   In addition to Asahi Glass's security glass, Freescale will
demonstrate various systems supporting home security applications such
as wireless camera, lighting and door sensors at its Technology Forum
in Tokyo.

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   Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) is a global
leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for
the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets.
Freescale became a publicly traded company in July 2004. The company
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manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries.
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semiconductor companies with 2005 sales of $5.8 billion (USD).
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