Demand for wireless LAN hardware has experienced phenomenal growth during the past several years, evolving quickly from novelty into necessity. The growing pervasiveness of Wi-Fi is helping to extend the technology beyond the PC and into consumer electronics applications like Internet telephony, music streaming, gaming, and even photo viewing and in-home video transmission. These new uses, as well as the growing number of conventional WLAN users, increasingly combine to strain existing Wi-Fi networks. Fortunately, a solution is close at hand. The industry has come to an agreement on the components that will make up 802.11n, a new WLAN standard that promises both higher data rates and increased reliability, and the IEEE standards-setting body is ironing out the final details.
In the meantime, hardware that conforms to the 802.11n draft is becoming available, so consumers can begin building high-speed wireless networks in anticipation of the standard while ensuring interoperability at high speeds and still supporting their existing WLAN hardware.
Atheros Communications, Inc. has announced Atheros’ AR2417 chip, the industry’s most highly-integrated, cost-effective 802.11g solution for home gateways. The compact, single-chip...
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M/A-COM has announced the MASW-008955, a new DC-3.5 GHz SP3T RoHS compliant switch for applications that require high linearity, low insertion loss, and fast settling time.
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Atheros Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHR), a leading developer of advanced wireless solutions, today launched its second generation XSPAN™ draft 802.11n product line. The new AR9001 family...
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M/A-COM has announced a new RoHS Compliant 2.4 / 2.5 GHz Linear Power Amplifier for 802.11b/g MIMO WLAN applications that require high gain, high efficiency and small size all at a low cost.
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NXP, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today launched a consumer electronics grade module for 802.11n wireless local area network (WLAN) applications. The brand new...
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Conexant is a pioneer in wireless networking and a leading developer of silicon technology that enables untethered access to video, data and voice in homes, offices and public places. The company...
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802.11 is moving beyond its role as a stand-alone technology, to that of an embedded feature in residential gateways, consumer electronics and mobile phones. OEM and ODM design teams can count on...
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Our expertise in both data security and developing large systems was applied here to design a gigabit cryptographic accelerator for a wireless/wired LAN product. Supporting the multiple standards...
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As the deployment of Fiber to the Home (FTTH) technologies in the access network accelerates, vendors and technology innovators are looking ahead to solve next-generation applications'...
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Atmel's AT76C503A is a single-chip USB controller that provides all the processing and functionality required for the Media Access Control (MAC) protocol of wireless LANs at up to 11 Mbps. It...
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In the last few years, radio-frequency technology has advanced by leaps and bounds, resulting in a phenomenal number of new wireless applications. Most of these applications—Bluetooth®,...
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This white paper explains IEEE 802.11n, the newest draft specification for Wi-Fi®. It is designed to provide an overview of the technology, describe new techniques used to achieve greater speed...
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This Reference Design describes ZiLOG’s Z8 Encore! XP based power sourcing equipment (PSE) design for Power over Ethernet (PoE) enabled devices connected to local area network (LAN). Power...
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Conexant's WLAN 802.11 reference designs and developer kits enable manufacturers to design innovative products for retail applications, PCs, handheld devices, and integrated systems with broadband...
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Cavium Networks announced that it will host multiple Broadband and SOHO reference designs in their suite during CES, January 8 to January 10 in Las Vegas, NV. The reference designs will be used by...
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Applied Micro Circuits Corporation in partnership with TeamF1 and Senao Networks offer a comprehensive hardware/software reference design kit, based on the company's PowerPC(R) 405EX processor,...
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Broadcom Corporation has announced a new low cost single-chip wireless LAN (WLAN) solution that enables manufacturers to build smaller, more affordable Wi-Fi® products. This highly integrated...
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ON Semiconductor’s new reference design passes all test cases for conducted and radiated measurements according to EN 300 220-2 and features hardware based around the company’s...
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This line of packaged (external) wireless device servers and ethernet bridges support both industry standard interfaces to provide wireless LAN and Internet connectivity to your installed base of...
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The IEEE P802.11.2 Standard WLAN Benchmarking Test offers a complete set of automated tests to characterize and analyze the performance and scalability of WLAN networks and networks components....
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With the maturity of 802.11b/g technology, delivering cost effective products becomes increasingly important. Introducing the Atheros AR5007AP-G, the lowest cost single chip 802.11b/g access point...
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SiGe Semiconductor expanded its series of power amplifiers and RF front end modules with the release of the SE7262L. A 2.5GHz high-power amplifier targeted for the mobile WiMAX market, that...
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