Broadcom’s allegation that 802.11g Wi-Fi products based on chips developed by its rival, Atheros, will degrade the performance of nearby wireless networks appears to have been verified by independent tests. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Chipsets
Intel To Push Centrino In 2004
Intel is making a resolution to convince consumers that Centrino notebooks will be the thing to have in 2004. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
National Semi Takes on Bluetooth With Low-Power Wi-Fi
A new low-power wireless technology unveiled this week could expand the use of Wi-Fi in devices currently using the Bluetooth standard, National Semiconductor officials said. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Startup Bolts Smart Antennas To Existing WiFi Chip Sets
Startup Motia came out of stealth mode to announce its first product Tuesday (Dec. 2), an analog signal processing chip that brings smart antenna technology to 2.4-GHz wireless LAN cards and access points. The Stamford, Conn.-based company claims its Javelin chip can improve the gain of existing 802.11b and .11g signals by 6 to 18… Continue Reading
Chipmaker Atheros Files For IPO
Wireless networking start-up Atheros Communications has filed for an initial public offering. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Intel Fields Wireless Desktop Hub
Intel is building into a forthcoming microchip an ability to let desktop computers act as a hub in home and office wireless networks, taking aim at the market for stand-alone wireless access points. Via [wired.com]… Continue Reading
Intel Raises The Stakes On Wi-Fi Chips
Chipmaker Intel is developing new Wi-Fi products as it looks to expand its influence beyond the notebook market. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Hotspot Wireless Homing In On $4.5M Investment
Executives from wireless products maker Spirea AB and chip producer Intel Corp. are working with venture capitalists to complete a $4.5 million investment in a Dublin company they formed this year. Via [columbus.bizjournals.com]… Continue Reading
AMD Exec Blasts Intel Wireless Technology
An executive of chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices took a shot at rival Intel’s Centrino technology, calling the wireless component of Intel’s offering “garbage” and suggesting the company misleads the market. Via [crn.com]… Continue Reading
Motorola Buys Wireless Chipmaker
The purchase could give Motorola a head start in bringing to market fast wireless-broadband technology. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Intel Buys Wireless Chip Maker Mobilian
ntel Corp. has acquired wireless LAN chip maker Mobilian Corp., (Hillsboro, Oregon) for an undisclosed sum, a deal the chip maker says strengthens its strategy to offer a variety of chips for phones and other devices. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
Intersil Quits ‘Overcrowded’ WiFi, Finds Sucker To Buy
The writing is on the wall for WiFi chip suppliers. The WLAN market may be about to boom, but the main beneficiaries of the boom look like being Cisco and Intel – so Intersil has sold off its Prism line of chips to someone who thinks they can out-think those two giants. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Intel To Move Centrino To 802.11a/b Next Month
Intel will upgrade the WLAN component of its Centrino mobile platform to support dual-band connections next month. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
First Dual-band 802.11a/g Device Hits Market
Broadcom has unveiled what it claims is the industry’s first dual-band wireless local area network (Lan) device capable of operating on both the 802.11a and 802.11g standards. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Next Waves For Wi-Fi
Wireless LAN chips will show up in mobile phones and start embracing smart antenna technology in 2004, according to a panel of wireless chip experts at the Communications Design Conference in the US. Via [itnews.com.au]… Continue Reading