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Symmetry Electronics Develops New Wireless Audio Demonstration BoardFebruary 27, 2007, Hawthorne, CA – Symmetry Electronics, the growing leader in design-oriented electronic component distribution, announced today that it has developed its first Wireless Audio Demonstration Board to showcase the breadth of technologies on its line card. This new Wireless Audio Demonstration Board from Symmetry Electronics is a two-board solution consisting of an RF transmitter and receiver. The board set includes embedded RF power amplifiers, 8-bit microcontrollers, serial flash memory, and power management ICs, all from a select group of Symmetry suppliers. The device is equipped to take external inputs, such as CD players, iPods, or other MP3 players, as well as internal MP3 files stored in the embedded flash memory. “These wireless audio demonstration boards highlight several key embedded RF technologies from SST, NEC as well as others, and will help engineers by giving them a working reference design for RF applications,” said David Beck, Director of Technical Marketing for Symmetry Electronics. The transmitter board is capable of transporting uncompressed CD-Quality audio to the receiver board over distances of up to 150 feet. The receiver board can connect to speakers or headphones through a standard headphone jack and includes a play/pause function which demonstrates the board’s ability to send back discrete commands in parallel to the streaming audio data. The transmitter board also includes control functions for play/pause as well as track selection and the ability to switch between audio inputs. Both boards can be powered by battery or by external DC power. The Wireless Audio Demonstration Board was designed utilizing a number of products and suppliers from Symmetry Electronics’ line card including a 2.4GHz Wireless Audio Transceiver from Nordic Semiconductor, an RF power amplifier and serial flash memory from SST, two 8-bit Microcontrollers from NEC and Power Management solutions from Torex Semiconductor. Datasheets, schematics, layout files, and additional information on Symmetry’s Wireless Audio Demonstration Board are available on Symmetry’s award-winning eCommerce site, www.SemiconductorStore.com. The board itself is available for demonstrations by appointment through the Symmetry Electronics sales and engineering teams as well as through select suppliers featured on the board. About Symmetry Electronics Founded in 1998, Symmetry Electronics is a global supplier-authorized electronics distributor, providing value-added distribution of technology products, solutions and services to industrial and commercial markets. Symmetry serves its extensive customer base with 15 offices worldwide. Symmetry Electronics is ISO 9001:2000 certified and offers electronic components and display solutions for a variety of customers across the globe. For more information on Symmetry Electronics or to view their complete line card, visit www.SymmetryElectronics.com Press Contact:
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