Silicon Building Blocks Pass Certification and Pave the Way for Certified Wireless USB Products.USB-IF Certifies Host and Device Silicon for Compliance with the 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.). 1.0 Specification BEIJING -- 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. (USB-IF), today announced the first products to pass compliance and certification testing for Certified Wireless USB. These products from Alereon, Intel and NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Electronics Corporation are silicon building blocks that will enable Certified Wireless USB capability in new and existing PCs and peripherals. "Certification is the number one ingredient to the USB-IF's successful suite of 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. technologies," said Jeff Ravencraft, USB-IF president. "These three companies have reached a pivotal point in development by demonstrating compliance and interoperability, and will lead the industry in bringing Certified Wireless USB product to the marketplace in Q2." The availability of certified host and device silicon is fundamental to the development of end-user products. For host implementations, ODMs and OEMs can use certified host-side silicon to build Certified Wireless USB capability directly into new products, such as notebooks and PCs. To add Wireless USB capability to existing hosts, manufacturers will likely design the silicon into small USB dongles or ExpressCards. For Wireless USB devices, manufacturers can incorporate device-side silicon directly into new peripheral devices, or design wireless hubs using Device Wire Adapters (DWA DWA DreamWorks Animation (stock symbol) DWA Domino Web Access DWA Desert Water Agency (US) DWA Data Warehouse Administrator DWA Designated Waiting Area DWA Dynamic Wavelength Allocation ) to upgrade existing USB peripherals. The following companies have achieved Certified Wireless USB certification for the following host and device solutions: Host-side silicon: * Intel 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) - Intel Wireless Link 1480 RTUMC480AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) An audio compression technology that is part of the MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standards. AAC, especially MPEG-4 AAC, provides greater compression and better sound quality than MP3, which also came out of the MPEG standard. Model: SL9N3 * NEC host controller - uPD720170 Device-side silicon: * Alereon - AL4000 * NEC DWA - uPD720180 "Consumers today demand speed and ease-of-use when it comes to applications for their wireless devices and peripherals," 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. "Certified Wireless USB is the only technology that can meet those consumer demands, and Alereon is proud to offer a device-side silicon solution that allows manufacturers to add such values to their products." "This new certification status of our host-side silicon product will encourage innovation among manufacturers, and bring the first Certified Wireless USB products to market much faster," said Ganesh Prasad Prasāda (Sanskrit: प्रसाद), prasād/prashad (Hindi), Prasāda in (Kannada), prasādam (Tamil), or prasadam , general manager of Intel's Ultra-Wideband Networking Operation. "With a prominent history of developing successful certified solutions for Hi-Speed USB, NEC Electronics is committed to ensuring the same level of quality in both its host and device solutions for Certified Wireless USB," said Kunio Mori, general manager, PC Peripheral Division, NEC Electronics Corporation. To learn more about Certified Wireless USB compliance and certification or how to become a member, please visit www.usb.org. About Certified Wireless USB Certified Wireless USB is the first high-speed wireless personal interconnect technology combining the speed and security of wired Hi-Speed USB with the ease-of-use-of wireless technology. It is backward compatible Refers to hardware or software that is compatible with earlier versions of the product. Also called "downward compatible." Contrast with forward compatible. backward compatible - backward compatibility with wired USB, allows users to connect up to 127 devices and delivers a bandwidth of up to 480Mb/s at 3 meters and 110Mb/s at 10 meters. Certified Wireless USB is based on the 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. Ultra-wideband Common Radio Platform. The Wireless USB Promoter Group, consisting of seven companies--Agere Systems, Hewlett Packard, Intel, Microsoft, NEC, Philips Semiconductors and Samsung -- defined the core 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. with the support of more than 100 contributor members. The group has now transitioned the specification's management to the USB-IF, the supporting governing body of USB specifications. If a company intends to build and ship a product based on the Certified Wireless USB specification and wants to obtain a license, it should become an adopter member of the organization and license the logo. Download the adopter agreement and the license agreement by visiting: http://www.usb.org/wusb/. About the USB-IF The non-profit USB Implementers Forum, Inc. was formed to provide a support organization and forum for the advancement and adoption of USB technology. The USB-IF facilitates the development of high-quality compatible USB devices, through its logo and compliance program and promotes the benefits of USB and the quality of products that have passed compliance testing. Further information, including postings of the most recent product and technology announcements, is available by visiting the USB-IF Web site at www.usb.org. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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