Fabless RFIC maker Integration Associates Inc. has acquired CompXs, Inc., a developer of low-power, mesh network solutions, to create a complete ZigBee-certified hardware/software platform for OEMs delivering wireless monitoring and control applications for both consumer and industrial markets.

The acquisition of CompXs extends and deepens Integration’s EZRadio portfolio of low-power, low-cost, low-data rate, software-configurable RFICs, marrying Integration transceiver technology with a fully ZigBee-compliant platform comprising networking software stack, development tools and application-ready system modules. With the addition of CompXs technology to provide full support for 802.15.4 mesh network applications, Integration realizes a complete RFIC portfolio for any application requiring-low cost, low-power wireless connectivity.

“The dramatic reduction in cost and complexity represented by the combination of these technologies convinces me that the large market potential projected by the ZigBee Alliance is fully within the range of possibility,” said Jean-Luc Nauleau, Integration CEO. “With the acquisition of CompXs, and the forthcoming release of Integration’s 802.15.4 transceiver, which supports the 868 MHz and 915 MHz bands, Integration becomes the only player with the technology to offer full spectrum coverage for ZigBee device customers (868 MHz, 915 MHz, and 2.4 GHz). This full spectrum support, along with Integration’s top-performing radio layer and CompXs system-level expertise, makes Integration the clear ‘total platform provider’ as we move into the market adoption phase of ZigBee networked devices.”

“Through the development of a fully compliant platform and easy-to-use module solutions CompXs has pursued a systems design strategy,” said Bhupender Virk, CompXs CEO. “ZigBee customers need total platform solutions right up to the application layer,” he added. “The addition of CompXs to the Integration EZRadio family of products will lead to the fast and cost-effective development of interoperable wireless network applications for OEMs serving the home and building automation markets, as well as many others, effectively accelerating the development of these markets.”