W89C37, the latest addition to the Winbond Wireless LAN Solutions demonstrates the newest QoS features in the interoperability compliance
Continuing its drive as a technology provider into the rapidly growing WLAN products arena, Winbond Electronics Corporation is proud to announce the W89C37 as its latest member of the WinFi™ family of WLAN products. The W89C37 has received the WMM™ Power Save certification by the WiFi® Alliance thanks to the new features of its latest generation MAC and baseband IC . As a successful participant of WiFi® Alliance plugfests, Winbond has also been selected as a client station in the WMM™ Power Save interoperability test- bed configurations.
This is an important milestone for a multi-faceted semiconductor company like Winbond. As the company successes in the PC, Consumer and Mobile electronics markets continue, Winbond's standard-setting Wireless LAN products are becoming indispensable ingredients for system developers.
Recognizing the importance of battery life in portable electronics applications, the addition of WMM™ Power Save in the W89C37 enables Winbond to continue its quest of power efficiency while maintaining high throughput wireless links. Along with other Alliance members, Winbond believes that the Power Save extensions to WMM™ base certification ensures an interoperable way to reduce power consumption without compromising the QoS data flow requested by the application session.
Winbond will also continue to broaden its software portfolio by extending its support to the latest chips. The company will provide software packages not only for PC applications but also for embedded system environments serving consumer electronics products. The OS environments supported are:
- Windows XP and earlier versions of Windows Operating Systems
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition supporting 64-bit x86 CPUs
- Windows CE 5.0 and earlier versions
- Linux 2.6 and earlier versions
While maintaining pin-to-pin compatibility with the W89C33, the prior generation MAC plus baseband IC , the key features added by the W89C37 are:
- IEEE 802.11e known as QoS
- IEEE 802.11h known as Dynamic Frequency Selection and Transmit Power Control
- IEEE 802.11d known as Additional Regulatory Domains
- Wireless Distribution System / Wireless Bridge for Soft AP applications.
Complete WLAN Solution from Winbond
Along the W89C37, Winbond has also announced the mass production of its first RF transceiver the W89RF242. Built in pure CMOS technology, the 2.4GHz direct conversion transceiver eliminates IF stages and external SAW filter. Such features make it an exceptional match for building inexpensive 802.11bg WLAN solutions with any of the W89C3x as a companion.
Availability
W89C37 limited edition samples are shipping with WMM™ Power Save test-beds right now while being evaluated by key OEMs. Production volume shipments will commence at the end of 1Q06. W89RF242 has been designed in 802.11bg module solutions and will be ramping up volume in 1Q06. Samples are available immediately.
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