Product Portfolio Covers Wireless USB Needs

Oct. 16, 2008

Including a USB-IF certified wireless host controller interface (WHCI) and host wire adapter (HWA) host controllers as well as native and device wire adapter (DWA) devices, Realtek Semiconductor offers a complete Wireless USB product portfolio that’s unique in the industry. The company also has multiple single-chip CMOS UWB physical-layer (PHY) solutions, including one that’s WiMedia-approved for operation in both band groups 1 and 3 (3.168 to 4.752 GHz and 6.336 to 7.92 GHz), providing worldwide coverage.

Realtek’s solutions have received regulatory approval in the U.S., Japan, and the E.U. The company also offers multiple reference platforms, including a Wireless USB-to-VGA adapter enabling wireless monitors and wireless projector dongles; a wireless dock enabling PC docking stations and TV docks; a secure digital input/output (SDIO) platform, enabling digital still camera applications; a DWA platform enabling wireless hubs; an HWA platform enabling PC dongles; and a WHCI half-minicard enabling integrated PC hosts.

Realtek Semiconductor

www.realtek.com

About the Author

Lou Frenzel

Technical Contributing Editor

Lou Frenzel is a Contributing Technology Editor for Electronic Design Magazine where he writes articles and the blog Communique and other online material on the wireless, networking, and communications sectors. Lou interviews executives and engineers, attends conferences, and researches multiple areas. Lou has been writing in some capacity for ED since 2000.

Lou has 25+ years experience in the electronics industry as an engineer and manager. He has held VP level positions with Heathkit, McGraw Hill, and has 9 years of college teaching experience. Lou holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston and a master’s degree from the University of Maryland. He is author of 28 books on computer and electronic subjects and lives in Bulverde, TX with his wife Joan. His website is www.loufrenzel.com.