Alereon Voices Support for WiMedia and MBOA Merger; Company is WiMedia Founding Member and Board Representative.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- 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 the Ultrawideband (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 ) and Wireless USB The wireless version of the universal serial bus (USB). Using ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, wireless USB is designed to provide the same 480 Mbits/sec data rate as USB 2.0 within two meters (6.6 ft.) or 110 Mbps within 10 meters (33 ft.). (W-USB) markets, today announced its support for merging the MBOA MBOA Multiband OFDM Alliance MBOA Manitoba Building Officials Association MBOA Maryland Building Officials Association MBOA Matthews Boat Owners Association MBOA Multi-Objective Bayesian Optimization Algorithm MBOA Mayor and Board of Aldermen MBOA Mr. and WiMedia industry alliances. Creating one body representing standards and certification with the broad support of all companies designing Multiband OFDM-based solutions will shorten time-to-market and ensure technology and vendor compatibility. Alereon is demonstrating its chipset technology and vision of the future of Wireless USB at the Intel Developers Forum in San Francisco, Calif. The new WiMedia Alliance (WiMedia Alliance, Inc., San Ramon, CA, www.wimedia.org) A membership organization founded in 2002 that is devoted to the development of short-range, ultra-wideband (UWB) transmission. unifies standardization, certification and regulatory efforts. Personal computer and consumer electronics manufacturers -- many of which plan to ship UWB-enabled product later this year -- benefit from a single, simplified UWB standardization processes. "As a founding member of WiMedia we are very pleased to have played a part in this significant industry event," said Jim Meyer, vice president of business development for Alereon, WiMedia board member and a founder of the WiMedia Alliance. "The merging of these two organizations consolidates efforts in one stronger organization with support from the CE, PC and mobile industries. This is a natural event as we transition UWB solutions from a development phase to commercialization." The WiMedia Alliance also is supported by the W-USB implementers forum and Wireless 1394 (Firewire) Trade Association, ensuring interoperability among complementary consumer technologies. The WiMedia Alliance includes the most influential consumer electronics, personal computing Refers to users working on their own computers rather than a terminal to a mainframe. Sometimes, the term refers to using computers at home for work and/or entertainment in contrast to business use only. See personal computer. , home entertainment, mobile phone, semiconductor and digital imaging manufacturers. WiMedia Alliance spokespersons described the group's objectives as: --Promote and enable the rapid adoption and standardization of UWB worldwide; --Promote worldwide UWB spectrum regulations; --Maintain a neutral and open forum for the establishment of requirements, specifications and best practices. More information about the WiMedia Alliance can be found at www.wimedia.org. About Alereon, Inc. Alereon, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company providing complete solutions for wireless USB/MultiBand OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) A digital transmission technique that uses a large number of carriers spaced apart at slightly different frequencies. ultrawideband (UWB) applications. A technology pioneer, Alereon holds the greatest number of UWB patents, was first to demonstrate an entirely in-house designed UWB platform, co-founded the MultiBand OFDM Alliance (MBOA) and WiMedia Alliance, and is participating in the development of a wireless USB standard. 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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