Mission - Create an RF remote control standard based on IEEE 802.15.4 MAC/PHY radio technology and replace IR over next 5 years • Founders – Panasonic, Philips, Samsung and Sony representing over 50% market share for DTV’s • Contributing Members – Freescale Semiconductor, OKI Semiconductor, Texas Instruments, NTS & TUV • Freescale Participation – 80%+ of Freescale’s SynkroRF protocol became basis of RF4CE specification. • Specification – Announced formation of Consortium on June 12th. R1.0 specification ratified in Dec 2008. • ZigBee Alliance – RF4CE merged with the ZigBee Alliance in March 2009. R1.0 Specification now available to ZigBee Alliance Members and on the public website.