Jennic
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Jennic Limited was a privately held UK-based fabless semiconductor company founded in 1996. The company developed microcontrollers that integrated radios with low-power wireless standards support; particularly 802.15.4, 6LoWPAN and Zigbee. It also supplied wired communications products, e.g. ATM{{Cite web|url=http://www.embedded.com/electronics-news/4132693/IBM-licenses-Jennic-ATM-technology|title = IBM licenses Jennic ATM technology|date = 24 March 2003}} and RapidIO{{Cite web|url=http://www.embedded.com/electronics-news/4158855/Jennic-validates-Serial-RapidIO-IP-in-silicon|title = Jennic validates Serial RapidIO IP in silicon|date = 22 June 2005}} cores.
History
Founded by CEO Jim Lindop, Jennic's main investors included UK billionaire Eddie Healey.[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a106fe08-9acf-11db-bbd2-0000779e2340.html "The market for mobile light switches"] FT.com, 3 January 2007, Retrieved 26 May 2011[http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/business/local-business/rich_list_sofa_tycoon_lord_kirkham_sitting_pretty_1_3360272 "Rich List: Sofa tycoon Lord Kirkham sitting pretty"] Sheffield Telegraph, 7 May 2011, Retrieved 26 May 2011 In addition to its headquarters in Sheffield, UK, the company had offices in China, Japan, Taiwan, and the US. Customers included IBM, Texas Instruments, Johnson Controls and Honeywell.[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a106fe08-9acf-11db-bbd2-0000779e2340.html "The market for mobile light switches"] FT.com, 3 January 2007, Retrieved 26 May 2011
Originally focused on IP licensing and design services, Jennic repositioned to focus on fabless semiconductor design in 2004.[http://www.wtrs.net/newsletter_071806.htm "WTRS Executive Interview: Interview with Jim Lindop, CEO of Jennic Corporation"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004144922/http://www.wtrs.net/newsletter_071806.htm |date=4 October 2011 }} WTRS Newsletter, 18 July 2006, Retrieved 26 May 2011 Jennic also received funding from the Department of Trade and Industry in 2005.[http://www.design-reuse.com/news/12003/jennic-1-5-million-dti-grant-fund-further-growth.html "Jennic receives £1.5 million DTI grant to fund further growth"] D&R Headline News, 28 November 2005, Retrieved 22 October 2009
In July 2010, Jennic was acquired by Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors for $12.2 million, plus an additional $7.8 million in consideration if certain performance targets were met.[http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4204903/NXP-buys-Jennic "NXP buys Jennic, boosts short-range RF portfolio"] [https://web.archive.org/web/20100802112148/https://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4204903/NXP-buys-Jennic Archived] EE Times, 26 July 2010 Approximately 50 UK-based Jennic employees transferred to NXP,[http://www.edn.com/article/509895-NXP_acquires_low_power_RF_specialist_Jennic.php "NXP acquires low power RF specialist Jennic"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130122062157/http://www.edn.com/article/509895-NXP_acquires_low_power_RF_specialist_Jennic.php |date=22 January 2013 }} EDN, 26 July 2010, Retrieved 26 May 2011 and the organization operated as the NXP Low Power RF product line based in Sheffield, England for a time, but in 2020, NXP decided to close the site in Sheffield.
Technology
Products developed by Jennic included JenNet, a wireless networking stack based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard.[http://www.epn-online.com/page/new52676/jennic-launches-jennet-stack-for-scalable-wireless-sensor-networks.html "Jennic launches JenNet stack for scalable wireless sensor networks"] EPN, 18 December 2007, Retrieved 26 May 2011 JenNet-IP included a 6LoWPAN protocol stack.{{cite book|author1=Rongbo Zhu|author2=Yan Ma|title=Information Engineering and Applications: International Conference on Information Engineering and Applications (IEA 2011)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fKAzECEfd-0C&pg=RA1-PA177|date=13 November 2011|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-4471-2386-6|page=177}} Jennic was the first chipset manufacturer to support this protocol for their 802.15.4 products.{{cite book|author1=Zach Shelby|author2=Carsten Bormann|title=6LoWPAN: The Wireless Embedded Internet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Nm7ZCxscMQC&pg=PT184|date=17 August 2011|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-119-96534-3|page=184}} In May 2011, NXP announced its intent to release JenNet-IP network layer software under an open source license.[http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/open-source-linux/2011/05/nxp-open-sources-jennet-ip-for-internet-of-things.html "NXP open sources JenNet-IP for Internet of Things"] Electronics Weekly, 19 May 2011, Retrieved 26 May 2011
References
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External links
- [http://www.nxp.com/products/interface-and-connectivity/wireless-connectivity:WIRELESS-CONNECTIVITY Official site]
- [http://www.nxp.com NXP Semiconductors]
Category:Fabless semiconductor companies
Category:Companies established in 1996