IEPER, Belgium, July 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Melexis, an early
and innovative semiconductor player in the RFID market, announced
today its participation as co-chair of the newly formed Automotive
Working Group within the DASH7 Alliance, a non-profit industry
consortium that promotes the use of the ISO 18000-7 standard for
wireless sensor networking. As an active member of the DASH7
Alliance, Melexis works closely with more than 50 organizations
around the world to advance development of the ISO 18000-7 (DASH7)
standard.
"DASH7's potential for automotive applications like tire
pressure monitoring or other in-vehicle wireless communications is
tremendous," said Patrick Burns,
President of the DASH7 Alliance. "By collaborating closely with a
leader like Melexis to not only bring these applications to life
but also to build the automotive ecosystem within the DASH7
Alliance, we are breaking important ground in one of the largest
sensor markets on the planet."
The company's mission as co-chair for the DASH7 Automotive
Working Group will be to craft a multi-year roadmap for bringing
DASH7 into a variety of automotive applications and markets. For
more information on the DASH7 Automotive Working Group visit
http://ht.ly/2hQSv
"There is a great potential for DASH7 technology in the
automotive area" said Gilles Cerede, Product Line Manager for
Wireless Automotive & Sensing at Melexis. "We see a perfect fit
between DASH7 features and performance and the requirements of
wireless safety applications. For example the ultra low power
consumption matches the TPMS life time constraints, while the
"multi-kilometer" communication range is perfectly suited for
car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure applications. Last but not
least, DASH7 is compatible from a frequency point of view with
existing Remote Keyless Entry systems."
Products with DASH7 wireless sensor networking capability
simplify the way we connect with the people, places and things
around us. Operating in the license-free 433 MHz spectrum, DASH7
offers multi-kilometer range, multi-year battery life, sensor and
security support, and tag-to-tag communications. DASH7 devices
operate on a single global frequency and are interoperable "out of
the box" regardless of application and by design do not require
cumbersome application profiles. DASH7 is the brand given to the
ISO 18000-7 standard for active RFID similar to the use of the WiFi
brand for IEEE 802.11 communications.
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