Tag: Chipset

Notebook PC makers are beginning to make room for MIMO. Via [eweek.com]

Intel has promised to unveil technology that automatically switches between radio networks, providing always-on wireless network connectivity for mobile devices. Via [vnunet.com]

Texas Instruments Inc. has announced a collaboration with Ember Corp. to unveil the lowest power consuming ZigBee networking and microcontroller platform. Via [eetimes.com]

PCs and laptops loaded with wireless wide area networking 802.16 WiMax cards could hit the mass market much earlier than many observers had expected, research published today had predicted. Via [vnunet.com]

Samsung is set to announce Wednesday that it will be the first laptop maker to incorporate new technology that greatly expands the range of Wi-Fi access and speeds up performance. Via [news.zdnet.com]

The market for emerging mobile wireless LAN chips became interesting this week, with two new players, Atheros Communications Inc and Conexant Systems Inc, announcing products on the same day. Then heavyweight Texas Instruments Inc issued a statement the following day simply declaring its position in the market. Via [cbronline.com]

Metalink, SyChip and Atheros will all announce Wi-Fi-based chips this week, in the belief that video, voice-over-Internet Protocol and embedded consumer applications ranging from handsets to digital cameras will supercharge the growth of Wi-Fi wireless networking. Via [eetimes.com]

Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc. and SiGe Semiconductor Inc. have announced the availability of a complete reference design for developing WiMAX-capable broadband wireless access systems. Via [eetimes.com]

QuickLogic and Atheros Communications have jointly developed an 802.11 a/b/g connectivity platform linking the former's uWatt Programmable Bridges and Atheros' WLAN chipsets. Via [eetimes.com]

Wireless broadband has just taken a big leap forward. Via [news.com.com]