Bangalore: Silicon Wave Inc, provider of Radio Frequency (RF) communication system components and software, based in San Diego, on April 22 announced the appointment of MindTree Consulting as an authorised design centre through its connected solutions programme. MindTree will provide Silicon Wave’s customers with resources to develop and market Bluetooth solutions using Silicon’s components, according to an official press release.

These Bluetooth solutions can be incorporated into devices such as wireless headsets, printers, mobile phones, PDAs, digital cameras, set top boxes and PC peripherals, the release said.

"This alliance fosters highly integrated products, making design implementation faster, easier and less costly for OEMs," MindTree Technology and Business president and CEO S Janakiraman said.

"By utilising Silicon Wave’s industry-leading Bluetooth chipsets, MindTree will significantly advance the time to market for customer products and further enable the development and production of Bluetooth devices," he added.