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1999-01-28
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S/IC-2005/431
Philips Semiconductors announced the availability of its IEEE 802.11-compliant chipset for the Wireless LAN market. The solution is the first wireless LAN chipset to merge antenna, radio and baseband capabilities into a tightly integrated solution suitable for PCMCIA applications and capable of supporting direct sequence and frequency hopping. The Philips Semiconductors' wireless LAN chipset is the result of a successful partnership with Lucent Microelectronics, which supplies the WaveLAN baseband chipset for wireless LANs. The new solution includes three new chips, the The chipset combines silicon and Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) components and is one of the only solutions to support both DSSS and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS). The GaAs component achieves high gain and low noise with a built-in switch, making it easier for system manufacturers to design-in support for wireless LANs or develop their own wireless LAN systems. "Philips Semiconductors has achieved worldwide recognition for its' high-volume RF expertise, and its' application to the growing wireless LAN market is a natural progression", said Benno Ritter, marketing manager of Datacom products for Philips Semiconductors. "We are providing the highest level of integration in this industry and for the first time opening up the wireless LAN market to PCMCIA solutions." The The Philips Semiconductors' The last component in the solution is the Philips Semiconductors' The IEEE 802.11 standard represents the first, internationally-recognized standard for wireless LAN, expanding customers' options with competitive solutions and products. This standard defines physical layer options for wireless transmission and Message Authentication Code (MAC) layer protocol, and further defines the protocol for two types of wireless LAN networks - ad-hoc and client/server. Philips Semiconductors, a division of Philips Electronics NV, headquartered in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, is the ninth largest semiconductor supplier in the world and the fourth largest supplier of discretes in the world. Philips Semiconductors' innovations in digital audio, video, and mobile technology position the company as a leader in the consumer, multimedia and wireless communications markets. Sales offices are located in all major markets around the world and are supported by systems labs. WaveLAN is a trademark of Lucent Microelectronics. All other trademarks are property of Philips Semiconductors. |
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