Intel(R) UWB Dongle Reference Design with Alereon PHY Completes FCC Testing.Design Based on 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. Available Today LAS VEGAS -- Alereon, Inc., 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 ) technology leader for mobile WiMedia[R] and solutions based on Certified Wireless USB, today announced the Intel[R] Host Wire Adapter (HWA HWA Horror Writers Association HWA Here We Are HWA Heartland Wrestling Association HWA Hemlock Wooly Adelgid HWA Hot Wire Anemometry HWA Hazardous Waste Act HWA Hunter Water Australia (Broadmeadow, NSW, Australia) ) Reference Design using the Alereon PHY See physical layer and physical. and based on the Certified Wireless USB specification, had passed all test requirements for certification from the FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. . The Reference Design implementation tested was manufactured by Gemtek and utilizes the AL4000 WiMedia PHY from Alereon and the Intel[R] Wireless UWB Link 1480 Ultra-Wideband MAC. Testing was completed at TDK Test Services which uses methods that comply with the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. (FCC) Part 15 Rules which are required for registration of UWB communications devices. "Alereon has worked with Intel to develop a series of reference designs based upon our production qualified PHY design and Intel's production qualified MAC design," said Eric Broockman, Alereon 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. . "This HWA Dongle The term was originally slang for a "hardware key." Today, the term is often used to refer to any small adapter that has a short cable with connectors at both ends. See hardware key and PC Card dongle. is just the first of many designs that will smoothly and quickly pass FCC testing to accelerate our customers' time to market." "We are pleased to have completed the Intel and Alereon UWB Dongle testing in our lab," said Pat Carson, Vice President of Business Development for TDK. "The flow of ultrawideband devices through our lab indicates the technology is maturing. TDK is strongly committed to facilitating the commercialization of UWB by offering components, regulatory and radio performance test services." "Alereon has a unique architecture that allows us to equalize power across the spectrum on a very fine grain basis," said David Shoemaker, Alereon Vice President of Engineering and Operations. "This allows us to maximize our transmitted power and system performance while maintaining FCC compliance and design margin. Our successful testing in the TDK lab demonstrates that we have a qualified, production-worthy part with industry benchmark transmit performance." Intended to convert a wired 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. host port to Certified Wireless USB, the Intel and Alereon reference design is a complete host wire adapter (HWA). Based on the Alereon AL4000 WiMedia PHY Chipset and the Intel[R] Wireless UWB 1480 Media Access Controller (MAC), this reference design offers all the tools, software and documentation required to build an HWA. Featuring a compact design with a USB2.0 compliant interface, the HWA is ideal for OEM/ODM companies that want to take a product to market quickly and reliably. The HWA can connect at speeds of up to 480Mbps over the air to Wireless USB Hubs or to native Wireless USB devices such as digital cameras, music players or printers. The HWA reference design is available from both Intel and Alereon today. About Alereon, Inc. Alereon, Inc. is a 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. using revolutionary ultrawideband (UWB) radio technology to develop high-bandwidth, low-power, low-cost Wireless USB and WiMedia UWB chipsets that are ideal for today's portable products, like digital cameras, mp3 players and cell phones. Our mission is to replace the complex tangle of wires that interconnect today's electronic devices with wireless links. For more information, visit http://www.alereon.com. About Intel Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom. |
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