Intel, Realtek to demo interoperable wireless USB single-chip solutions
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Jan 3, 2008 at 2:44pm
Intel and Realtek Semiconductor Corp. will will demonstrate a RTU7105 Wireless USB device solution with an Intel Wireless UWB Link 3480 Single-Chip CMOS Wireless USB host solution at next week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The companies say this will provide the industry’s first public multi-vendor demonstration of interoperability based entirely on single-chip solutions.
The demonstration showcases interoperability in multiple WiMedia band groups, including multiple bands that have received global regulatory approval, and in addition, highlights several new WiMedia-based features that add new channels and flexibility in spectrum use.
Wireless USB has been developed to extend the convenience and widespread market penetration of wired USB to wireless operation, enabling wireless connection of computers and computer peripherals, CE, and mobile devices, says Ran Yan, senior vice president of Realtek. Based on ultra-wideband physical layer technology and a Media Access Control layer designed to provide coexistence among multiple personal area networking protocols, Wireless USB from the USB-IF is designed to enable high-data-rate single-antenna very low power consumption communication in an ultra-compact form factor, he adds.
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