Wisair introduced a WiMedia standard Ultra Wide Band (UWB) chipset solution,
with the release of its 531 UWB Baseband chip. According to Wisair, the new 531
chip, a Multiband OFDM compliant CMOS-based MAC/Baseband System-on-a-Chip,
is ready for use in Wireless USB (WUSB) and Wireless Ethernet/IP applications.
Wisair’s full UWB solution includes the 2nd generation 502 Radio Frequency (RF)
chip, launched last quarter. Designed to support short-range connectivity with
up to 480 Mbps, Wisair claims that the solution offers the fastest commercial
wireless chipset to date to conform to WiMedia industry standards.
“This is a large step towards providing mature wireless USB products that
meet market demands and go beyond prototypes and lab demos,” said David Yaish,
Wisair President and CEO. “Our new chipsets, to be demonstrated in Wireless
Japan 2005 with small form factor reference designs, exemplify our technological
leadership and commitment to delivering complete, industry-accepted products to
the Wireless USB market.”
Replacing Wisair’s first generation 530 chip, the 531 chip has been
integrated with the 502 RF chip into Wisair’s reference designs and
Development Kit (DVK), which shipped to more than 40 customers .The new 531 chip
is based on the WiMedia-MBOA PHY layer specification, and supports a large range
of interfaces including Ethernet/IP, MPEG and Parallel high bit rate data
interface. The Wisair chipset solution includes integrated filtering providing
interference immunity and co-existence with Bluetooth and 802.11 a/b/g. The
225-ball TFBGA package of the 531 chip, together with the 48-leadless QFN
package of the 502 RF chip are part of Wisair’s small form factor and minimal
BOM reference design for Wireless USB, Wireless IP and Wireless video
applications. About Wisair Wisair is a leading provider of Ultra Wide Band (UWB)
and Wireless USB chipset solutions for consumer electronics, mobile devices, and
PC peripherals. Combining its wireless communication and radio frequency
expertise, Wisair is a promoter member of the WiMedia Alliance and an active
participant in the IEEE standardization process and the Wireless USB Promoters
Group. A well-funded company, Wisair investors includes Intel Capital, NTT, NIF
Ventures, Apax, Vertex, RAD Group and Tamar Ventures. Wisair is headquartered in
Israel, with offices in the US, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. For more information,
visit the company web site at www.wisair.com.
