WiQuest Announces Availability of Reference Designs Based on Certified Wireless USB; Adapter and Hub Reference Designs Provide Complete Solution for Certified Wireless USB Applications.ALLEN, Texas -- WiQuest Communications, Inc., 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 complete 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 ) solutions, today announced the availability of two new products based on the Certified Wireless USB technology from 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. . The 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 4-port Hub and 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) 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. Reference Design Kits are based on WiQuest's recently announced WQST110 and WQST101 UWB chipset. These new reference design kits will enable equipment manufacturers to build complete Device Wire Adapter (DWA) and Host Wire Adapter (HWA) solutions from a pair of robust reference platforms. Both product configurations provide breakthrough wireless performance with standard WiMedia data rates from 53 Mbps to 480 Mbps. "WiQuest's complete solution approach has resulted in an answer for Certified Wireless USB that is software-configurable as either a host or device," said Dr. Matthew B. Shoemake, WiQuest founder, 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. and president. "This approach eliminates the burden of selecting chipsets from multiple vendors. It also allows end product manufacturers to get their products based on Certified Wireless USB to market quickly by leveraging tested, proven and interoperable reference designs from WiQuest." WiQuest recently announced the availability of its WQST110 and WQST101 chipset, the industry's leading and most integrated high-performance UWB solution. The WQST110 includes a WiMedia-based UWB media access controller (MAC), physical layer (PHY See physical layer and physical. ) baseband processor and integrated 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. 2.0 high-speed transceiver thereby making the solution cost-effective, compact and efficient. The WQST101 is a direct conversion UWB RF transceiver. WiQuest's HWA Dongle, based on Certified Wireless USB, is a cost-effective, highly-integrated design that provides Wireless UWB high-speed services to existing wired USB devices. The HWA Dongle Reference Design is also ideal for embedded designs. WiQuest's Hub, also based on Certified Wireless USB, is a cost-effective design for mobile and portable systems to communicate wirelessly with standard USB peripherals including printers, scanners, hard disk drives, keyboards and mice. Both reference design kits include hardware and software. The hardware portion includes a working adapter sample along with schematics, layout source files, a detailed bill-of-material, design manual, user's guide and a quick-start guide. Depending upon the particular configuration, the software package includes Host Wire Adapter (HWA) driver/firmware and Device Wire Adapter (DWA) firmware. It also includes a Microsoft Windows-based utility which supports device discovery, field upgrade functionality, comprehensive diagnostics and the newly-defined wireless USB association models. About WiQuest Communications WiQuest Communications, Inc. is a privately-held fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and supplies complete ultrawideband solutions to PC, consumer electronics, and mobile systems companies worldwide. The company builds leading-edge products for high-speed wireless communications using WiMedia ultrawideband technology. Founded in September 2003, WiQuest continues to build on its strong team comprised of semiconductor and system design veterans from companies including Alantro Communications, Nokia, Qualcomm, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Motorola, Freescale, Toshiba, Sun Microsystems, Texas Instruments, and others. The background of this organization includes hundreds of years of collective industry semiconductor and system experience, resulting in dozens of successful high volume product implementations, from Ethernet switches to DSL chipsets and wireless LAN solutions. WiQuest employees are well recognized not only from their industry backgrounds, but also from their visibility and leadership in standards and regulatory work, including the 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. , the Wi-Fi Alliance and the WiMedia Alliance. WiQuest is headquartered at 601 Century Parkway, Suite 110, Allen, Texas 75013. The phone is 214-547-1600 and fax is 214-547-1606. For more information, visit the website at www.WiQuest.com. |
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