Atheros Communications Receives 2001 Comet Award; Innovative 802.11a Wireless LAN Chipset Honored.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2001 Atheros Communications, Inc., was named by Communication Systems Design magazine to its 2001 Comet Awards listing of the industry's leading and emerging communication companies. The Communication Systems Design editorial staff along with editors from EE Times, Embedded Systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. Programming and CommsDesign.com select companies based on technological innovation, potential impact on the market and vision. "We are very excited about receiving such a prestigious award from a respected publication like Communication Systems Design," said Rich Redelfs, president and 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 Atheros Communications. "Being recognized for our first product and our vision of helping build a world of ubiquitous wireless connectivity is not only a strong endorsement for our company, but for the emerging wireless networking See wireless network. market as well." The company's first product, the AR5000 wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area chipset, provides complete wireless LAN connectivity based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' (IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. ) 802.11a standard. The chipset consists of two highly integrated chips featuring the world's first complete 5 GHz "Radio-on-a-Chip" (RoC) and MAC/baseband processor that are exclusively manufactured using standard-process digital CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. technology. The AR5000 solution delivers cost-effective, robust and energy-efficient wireless connectivity with higher data rates and significantly improved system capacity over current wireless networking technologies. "Atheros' innovative work in developing fast wireless Ethernet-like technology based on IEEE's 802.11a standard is helping to narrow the performance gap between wired and wireless networking," said Communication Systems Design's Editor-in-Chief, Rob Keenan. "As such, they are well positioned to benefit from the growing wireless networking market." Comet Award recipients make up various segments of the communications industry including chip, board, software manufacturers, and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and companies. 2001 Comet Award winners are posted online at www.csdmag.com. About Communication Systems Design Communication Systems Design (www.csdmag.com) is the magazine for engineers and managers involved in the design and development of communications systems and equipment. The magazine focuses on the leading-edge wired, optical and wireless technologies employed in the development of personal, home/soho, enterprise, and infrastructure systems and equipment. With a qualified circulation of 50,000 communications engineers and managers, Communication Systems Design is published by CMP CMP (cytidine monophosphate): see cytosine. (1) (CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, NY, www.cmp.com) Part of United Business Media, CMP is a leading integrated media company that offers a wide variety of publications and services in the information Media LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. About Atheros Communications, Inc. Atheros Communications was founded in May 1998 by leading experts in radio and signal processing from Stanford University, the University of California at Berkeley (body, education) University of California at Berkeley - (UCB) See also Berzerkley, BSD. http://berkeley.edu/. Note to British and Commonwealth readers: that's /berk'lee/, not /bark'lee/ as in British Received Pronunciation. , and private industry. The Company's mission is to provide wireless networking technologies that drive transparent connections between all computing, communications, audio and video devices. Funded by August Capital, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Foundation Capital, New Enterprise Associates and others, Atheros has raised a total of $98.3 million in three rounds of funding. The Company currently employs 140 people and has filed more than 45 wireless technology patents. For more information, visit www.atheros.com or send email to info@atheros.com. Note to Editors: Atheros and the Atheros logo are trademarks of Atheros Communications, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. |
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