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LucidPort L800 WUSB Controller receives WiMedia Certification
2008-02-08 19:52:00 It manages all the functions required by the WiMedia Alliance UWB Platform and Cert ified Wireless USB protocols, including beaconing, encryption, and association. (via Press Release from LucidPort - February 7, 2008) Mountain View, California - LucidPort Technology’s L800 Wireless USB Controller has been certified by the WiMedia Alliance to conform to the WiMedia Ultrawideband specification. The L800 and its development kit, the L800WUSB-RDK, are available now. The L800 is a general purpose device controller chip for adding WUSB functionality to peripheral designs. It supports all compliant packet sizes, burst sizes, transfer sizes, and number of endpoints. It manages all the functions required by the WiMedia and Certified Wireless USB protocols, including beaconing, encryption, and association. This makes the L800 ideal for use in printers, scanners, digital camcorders, media players, and other peripherals. Harnessing WiMedia UWB technology, the L800 interoperates with... More About: Certification
Alereon AL5000 WUSB Chipset Video Demonstration
2008-02-05 20:52:00 Introducing its first USB-IF and WiMedia certified worldwide Wireless USB solution Alereon selected YouTube to promote its AL5000 WUSB chipset. Chip family covers the entire WiMedia spectrum from 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz. (via WUSB-Research - February 5, 2008) If you have any problems viewing the videos, you may want to upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. Alereon Inc. Video about AL5000 family WUSB Chipset s for worldwide usage This video shows a demonstrations of an AL5000-based Wireless USB module that meets frequency spectrum requirements worldwide, including the upper band groups required in Japan, Korea and the European Union. Covering the entire WiMedia UWB spectrum from 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz and including Bandgroup 6, the only Bandgroup recognized to meet UWB regulatory requirements worldwide, the AL5000 Worldwide WUSB chipset is perfect for desktop and laptop PCs, after market hubs, adapters and cards, and embedded devices including PC peripherals, mobile handset... More About: Demonstration , Mons
WiMedia Alliance Certifies Seven More UWB Platforms
2008-02-05 20:50:00 Growing Number of Cert ified Platforms Drives Market Adoption for UltraWideband Technology (via Press Release from WiMedia - February 5, 2008) San Ramon, California - The WiMedia ® Alliance today announced that it has certified an additional seven platforms on its Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Common Radio Platform. These platforms – from member companies Artimi Inc., LucidPort Technology, Inc., NEC Electronics Corporation and NXP Semiconductors – bring the total number of WiMedia platform certifications to 19, enabling the continued wide-scale development of WiMedia-based end-user products for the CE, PC and mobile device markets. WiMedia Certification is awarded to platforms that successfully complete all phases of the Alliance’s rigorous interoperability testing program. This designation signifies compliance with the Alliance’s international UWB standards (ISO/IEC 26907 and 26908) and provides assurance to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original device manufacturers (...
Call for Papers - ICUWB 2008 - UWB Conference in Germany
2008-01-22 16:41:00 Organized by the Institute of Communications Technology (IKT) the IEEE 2008 International Conference on Ultra -Wideband will be held in Hannover, Germany , on September 10-12, 2008. This conference provides a forum for the latest UWB systems, technologies, and applications in both microwave and millimeter wave bands. ICUWB 2008 is a continuation of a ... More About: Ultrawideband
Germany gives Green Light for WiMedia UWB Technology
2008-01-19 10:11:00 Frequencies for ultra-wideband technology provided Short-range broadband data communication for everybody (via Press Release from Federal Network Agency - January 17, 2008) Bonn, Germany - The Federal Network Agency today issued a general frequency assignment for ultra-wideband (UWB) applications in the band 30 MHz-10.6 GHz. As a consequence, everybody may use these frequencies ... More About: Europe , Technology , Ultrawideband , Green
Focus Enhancements demonstrates Wireless USB at Macworld 2008
2008-01-16 21:02:00 Focus Enhancements’ UWB will be the enabling technology for a WUSB hub and dongle solution (via Press Relase from Focussemi - January 15, 2008 ) Campbell, California - Focus Enhancements, Inc., a worldwide leader in Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless technology, is partnering with Macally to deliver Wireless USB for disk storage, which will be ... More About: Focus , Macworld , Demonstrate
Pulse offers UWB Antennas for High-Speed WPAN Systems
2008-01-15 22:06:00 Small size and wide frequency band ideal for high-speed wireless connection between devices (via Press Release from Pulse - January 15, 2008) San Diego, California and Kempele, Finland - Pulse, a Technitrol Company, a worldwide leader in electronic component and subassembly design and manufacturing, introduces its ultrawideband (UWB) family of high-gain, low-profile, internal ... More About: Ultrawideband , Ultra , Equipment , Wideband , Offers
Currently available WUSB products mostly use WiQuest chipsets
2008-01-09 23:04:00 Certified Wireless USB Flourishes as Products Containing WiQuest Technology Proliferate (via Press Release from WiQuest - January 8, 2008) Allen, Texas - WiQuest Communications, Inc., the leading fabless semiconductor company focused on the design and production of high-performance, ultrawideband (UWB) total solutions including silicon, software and reference designs, announced today that its ... More About: Ultra , Wideband , Chipset
IOGEAR WUSB Hub and Dongle Kit wins a 2008 PC World Award
2008-01-09 21:35:00 25 most innovative products award - Hub can associate with up to three different laptops or PCs, through WUSB adapters (via Press Release from IOGEAR - January 8, 2008 ) Irvine, California - IOGEAR announced it was honored by PC World , the most widely-read computer or business magazine, with a 2008 PC World 25 ... More About: Award , Dongle , Wins
First European Approval of Certified Wireless USB Product with Belkin?s WUS
2008-01-08 21:14:00 Powered by WiQuest, the Belkin Wireless USB Hub Achieves EU Regulatory Approval and is now the first UWB product that can be legally sold across EU member countries (via Press Release from WiQuest - January 8, 2008) Allen, Texas - WiQuest Communications, Inc., the leading, fabless semiconductor company developing complete Ultra wideband (UWB) solutions, ... More About: Europe , European , Product
Alereon AL5000 Named CES Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering Award
2008-01-08 00:12:00 WUSB Chipset will be demonstrated in an Alereon Kiosk in the WiMedia Tech Zone, South Hall 3 Booth #31642 at 2008 International CES (via Press Release from Alereon - January 7, 2008) Austin, Texas - Alereon, Inc., the Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology leader for WiMedia and Certified Wireless USB applications, today announced that ... More About: Design , Engineering , Ultrawideband , Innovations , Semiconductor
Alereon and SunPlusIT Deliver Worldwide WUSB Hard Drive
2008-01-07 22:48:00 Reference Design Allows Hard Drive Customers Quick Time to Market with Turnkey Wireless USB Drive Design Compatible with Global Regulatory Requirements - 2008 International CES (via Press Release from Alereon - January 7, 2008) Austin, Texas - Alereon, Inc., the Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology leader for WiMedia and Certified Wireless USB applications ... More About: Technology , Worldwide , Hard Drive
DisplayLink and IOGEAR Demonstrate Industry-first WUSB External Graphics Ad
2008-01-07 22:10:00 Wireless USB to VGA Video Card, also known as a Wireless USB Graphics Adapter or UGA, will be commercially available in mid-2008. (via Press Release from Display Link - January 7, 2008) Las Vegas ? 2008 International CES - IOGEAR and DisplayLink announced today they will showcase IOGEAR?s Wireless USB to VGA Video Card ... More About: Technology , Industry
DisplayLink and Partners showcasing USB and WUSB Display Innovations at CES
2008-01-07 21:27:00 Technology Provider Teams with Consumer Electronics Giants to Deliver Universal Connectivity for Wide Range of PCs and Monitors (via Press Release from Display Link - January 7, 2008) Palo Alto, California ? DisplayLink, along with partners Alereon, Kensington, LG, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba are bringing USB multi-monitor computing to the mainstream by showing ... More About: Notebook , Innovations , Peripherals , Partners
CES 2008 -> Cables to Go to Ship Certified Wireless USB Hub
2008-01-07 20:09:00 The WUSB Hub from Cables To Go is based on chipsets from Texas-based Alereon and will be demonstrated at International CES 2008 in Cables To Go Booth 20466 (via Press Release from Business Wire - January 7, 2008) Las Vegas, Nevada - Cables To Go?, a leading provider of high-performance cabling and connectivity ... More About: Technology , Wireless , Device , Chipset
CES 2008 -> WiQuest to Showcase UWB Silicon in Leading Consumer Products
2008-01-06 01:12:00 Belkin, Dell, D-Link, Lenovo, and Toshiba, Shipping WiQuest -Enabled Ultra Wideband Products 2008 International CES (via Press Release from WiQuest - January 5, 2008) Allen, Texas - WiQuest Communications, Inc. the leading, fabless semiconductor company developing complete ultrawideband (UWB) silicon, software and reference design solutions, will be demonstrating consumer products based on its technology. WiQuest?s total solution has ... More About: Ultrawideband , Consumer
Realtek and Intel® to demonstrate interoperable WUSB Single Chip Solutions
2008-01-05 08:51:00 The Realtek RTU7105 Wireless USB Device is combined with the Intel ® Wireless UWB Link 3480 Wireless USB Host in the industry?s first public demonstration of interoperability involving single-chip worldwide-compatible solutions (via Press Release from Realtek - January 4, 2008) Hsinchu, Taiwan and Irvine, California ? Realtek Semiconductor Corp., one of the world?s largest ... More About: Technology , Ultra , Wideband , Single
CES 2008 -> Intel® annouces Single Chip CMOS PCI-E UWB Silicon and Form Fac
2008-01-05 08:39:00 HMC form-factor design with 6-7.9 Ghz Bandgroup 3 support (via Press Release from Wimedia Alliance - January 4, 2008) Las Vegas, CES 2008 ? Intel Corporation, through its Ultra wideband Networking Operation, today announced the availability of the ?Intel® Wireless UWB Link 3480? Single Chip CMOS UWB silicon samples and form-factor UWB host solutions. ... More About: Technology , Wideband , Device
Wisair?s WUSB Dongle Set Doubles the Speed and Halves the Price of Wireless
2008-01-04 00:01:00 Based on CMOS single chip, Host/Device dongle set provides a compelling Wireless USB upgrade kit for wired USB Devices. It will be demonstrated at the CES 2008 in Las Vegas in the WiMedia TechZone (via Press Release from Wisair - January 4, 2007) Campbell, California ? Wisair, a leading provider of Ultra Wideband (UWB) ... More About: Technology , Price , Speed , Chipset
Alereon and LitePoint to Show Worldwide WUSB Solution and Test at CES 2008
2008-01-03 22:55:00 New chip family and prototype test system cover all worldwide band groups at all WiMedia speeds (via Press Release from Alereon - January 3, 2007) Austin, Texas - Alereon, Inc., Austin Texas-based provider of advanced WiMedia and wireless USB silicon solutions and LitePoint Corp., Sunnyvale California-based leader in wireless test-system solutions, will ... More About: Show , Ultra , Wideband , Test
Ultrawideband Products Showcased at CES 2008
2007-12-24 15:20:00 WiMedia UWB TechZone Features Latest Applications of WPAN Technology . Visit the WiMedia community at CES 2008 to learn more about wireless personal area networking products. (via Press Release from WiMedia Website - December 23, 2007) Who: WiMedia Alliance and member companies including: Alereon Artimi, Inc. Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) Focus Enhancements General Atomics Intel Corporation Sigma Designs Stonestreet One Sybase iAnywhere Taifatech, ... More About: Products , Ultrawideband , Ultra Wideband
CES 2008 - WiMedia TechZone Exhibitors
2007-12-24 15:17:00 The WiMedia TechZone at CES 2008 promotes the rapid adoption, regulation, standardization and multi-vendor interoperability of ultra-wideband (UWB) worldwide. WiMedia UWB is optimized for wireless personal-area networks delivering high-speed, low-power multimedia capabilities for the PC, CE, mobile and automotive market. (via Press Release from WiMedia website - December 23, 2007) For more ...
Flashback 2007 - WUSB Trends
2007-12-22 14:09:00 2008 is just before the door and I’d like to thank you all for the many visits to my website in 2007. Since beginning of this year, I am the editor of Wireless USB Blog, because I am very interested on this new technology and coming applications. To improve the WUSB Blog I’d now like to invite you to send me your valuable feedback. What can I do to make things better for you in general? Do you have any ideas as to new features I could implement? Do you like to write an article or contribute in this Blog? I’d like to collect this information from you, prioritise it, and then I will post a summary of the responses back to the blog and I will work on the progress to fixing them. Please send your feedback with this contact form. Now, one year has passed since founding this blog and time is well to publish some insights in the statistic for the WUSB community. I am proudly to present, that Wireless USB Blog has an global visibility in the web. It is listed in Ellisys Blog, Al... More About: Trends , Flashback
Focus Enhancements Demonstrates UWB Technology at CES 2008
2007-12-17 17:05:00 Visitors to Focus Enhancements’ booths will be transported into tomorrow’s home entertainment room and office-of-the-future (via Press Release from Focussemi website - December 12, 2007) Campbell, California - Focus Enhancements, Inc. a worldwide leader in Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless technology, video conversion and digital media, announced it will feature its UWB technology designed to be compliant ... More About: Technology , 2008 , Demonstrate , Mons
Stonestreet One Added To WiMedia? Board of Directors
2007-12-14 17:58:00 WUSB software leader announced that it has become a promoter member of the WiMedia? Alliance (via Press Release from Stone street One website - December 12, 2007) Louisville, Kentucky ? Stonestreet One, Inc., the industry leader in WiMedia-based ultrawideband (UWB) and Certified Wireless USB software solutions for PC and embedded systems, today announced that it has ... More About: Software , Ultrawideband , Board , Board of Directors
WiMedia Alliance Announces New UWB Promoter Members
2007-12-13 19:54:00 Alliance Strengthens Industry Leadership with Addition of CSR and Stonestreet One to Board of Directors (via Press Release from WiMedia website - December 11, 2007) San Ramon, California - The WiMedia? Alliance today announced the addition of CSR and Stonestreet One as new promoter members of the organization. Both companies will also add representatives to the ... More About: Software , Technology , Wireless , Bluetooth , Development
DisplayLink and Alereon announce world?s first WUSB graphics adapter to con
2007-12-10 22:40:00 WiMedia-Certified AL5000 Chipset Enables High-Quality Wireless Display s (via Press Release from Alereon Website - December 10, 2007) Palo Alto, California ? DisplayLink and Alereon today jointly announced the availability of a reference design for a Wireless USB display adapter that allows PCs to connect to nearby standard displays without wires while delivering beautiful image quality and ... More About: Graphics , World , Ultra
Alereon Introduces AL5000 Worldwide Private Label Program
2007-12-03 18:14:00 Turnkey program provides quick time-to-market for Certified Wireless USB vendors using WiMedia Certified platform. It enables transfer of certifications to realize production-ready WUSB products in as little as 4 Weeks. (via Press Release from Alereon Website - December 3, 2007) Austin, Texas - Alereon, Inc., the Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology leader for WiMedia and Certified ... More About: Label , Private , Worldwide , Program
Stonestreet One Announces WiMedia Protocol Software
2007-11-29 14:14:00 UltraSuite® MAC Software enables new High Speed Wireless Capabilities. Application will be presented at the CES 2008 in January 7-10, 2008 in the WiMedia Tech Zone (via Press Release from Stronestreet One Website - November 28, 2007) Louisville, Kentucky ? Stone street One, Inc., the industry leader in WiMedia-based Ultrawideband (UWB) and Certified Wireless USB software ... More About: Media Alliance , Protocol , Anno
Synopsys DesignWare IP Passes Certified Wireless USB Testing From USB-IF
More articles from this author:2007-11-26 19:47:00 Certified Wireless USB Logo Increases Customer Confidence in IP Compatibility and Interoperability (via Press Release from Synopsys Website - November 26, 2007) Mountain View, California - Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced that Synopsys’ DesignWare® Wireless USB Device IP has passed the USB Implementers Forum’s (USB-IF) Certified Wireless USB Testing and earned the certification logo. Certification helps ensure interoperability with other WUSB enabled products in the market, thus minimizing risk and reducing time-to-market for designers integrating Wireless USB interfaces into their system-on-chips. This most recent certification reinforces Synopsys’ leadership position in providing users with IP that is interoperable and low-risk. The DesignWare WUSB Device IP is designed to the WiMedia Alliance Ultra-wideband (UWB) Common Radio Platform and includes a WiMedia MAC-PHY interface for intero... More About: Certified , Cert 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |



