Alereon Introduces 480 Mbps Ultra-wideband PHY Module for Intel Certified Wireless USB Peripheral Development Kit (PDK).AUSTIN, Texas -- Alereon, a leading fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. developing wireless solutions for Certified Wireless USB (defined by the USB Implementers Forum The USB Implementers Forum, USB-IF, is a non-profit organisation to promote and support the Universal Serial Bus. Its main activities are the promotion and marketing of USB, Wireless USB, USB On-The-Go, and the maintenance of the specifications, as well as a compliance program. ) and WiMedia Ultra-wideband (UWB (Ultra-WideBand) A wireless technology that uses less power and provides higher speed than 802.11 Wi-Fi networks or first-generation Bluetooth products. UWB is expected to provide wireless video transmission for home theater systems, cable TV, auto safety and ) markets, today introduced the 4400-EVB UWB physical layer evaluation board. The 4400-EVB is designed to make it easy for developers to build devices and products using Intel's Peripheral Development Kit for Certified Wireless USB. The 4400-EVB supports data rates up to 480Mbps and can deliver full payload performance because of its configurable interface, which supports speeds from 66Mhz down to 22Mhz. (Alereon will next demonstrate the 4400-EVB at the Certified Wireless USB Developers Conference in Tokyo beginning September 28th.) Details on the Certified Wireless USB specification Certified Wireless USB (W-USB for short) is the specification of a wireless extension of the USB standard which intends to further increase the availability of general USB-based solutions. It is maintained by the WiMedia Alliance, and as of 2007 the current revision (1. -- which is supported by Alereon -- and the Intel developer's kit, can be found on the USB Implementers Forum web site at http://www.usb USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. .org/developers/wusb/. "Intel's Peripheral Developers Kit is a powerful tool that will accelerate development and speed time to market for Certified Wireless USB products," said Jeff Ravencraft, chairman and president of the USB Implementers Forum; and Technology Strategist for Intel. "We're excited to have the support of Alereon and its new products to aid the industry in the development of Certified Wireless USB products." "As a leader in the creation of solutions based on the Certified Wireless USB and WiMedia specifications, Alereon is pleased to be working with Intel on the development of Certified Wireless USB technology," said Eric Broockman, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Alereon. "Early media access controller developers using the Intel PDK PDK Phi Delta Kappa (professional organization for teachers) PDK Portal Development Kit (SAP Enterprise Portal) PDK Peachtree-Dekalb Airport (Atlanta, GA, USA) with the 4400-EVB have appreciated its flexibility and full performance of the 4400-EVB. Coupled with the recent introduction of our Software Developer's Kit See SDK. , this announcement continues to demonstrate Alereon's ongoing commitment to producing the most technically advanced, industry standards compliant, solutions. These solutions hold the promise of a new generation of PC peripheral and portable consumer electronics products freed from the necessity of cables and wires." About Alereon, Inc. Alereon, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company providing complete solutions for Certified Wireless USB and WiMedia ultra-wideband (UWB) applications. A technology pioneer, Alereon was first to demonstrate a WiMedia PHY running at 480Mbps in October of 2004. Alereon's products promise to replace the complex tangle of wiring used to interconnect today's consumer electronics, computer peripheral, and mobile devices with high-bandwidth, low-power, low-cost wireless links. Further information is available on the company's website: www.alereon.com. |
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