Ralink's Latest Wi-Fi 802.11n Solutions Support Next-gen AMD Notebook Platform
(Product News, 11 Aug 2008)
Ralink Technology has launched two new PCIe interface chipsets that support the next-generation AMD notebook platform. Designed to take maximum advantage of the wireless connectivity and overall system performance improvements inherent in the new AMD platform as well as the AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processor, the RT2800 802.11 a/b/g/n 2T2R/2T3R (2 Transmit 2 Receive or 2 Transmit 3 Receive) PCIe interface chipset and RT2700, 802.11 a/b/g/n 1T2R PCIe interface chipset are part of the Better By Design program, which focuses on delivering the best PC platforms including wireless capabilities for notebook PC systems on the market. The RT2800 and RT2700 boast 300Mbps PHY rate, legacy, mixed, green-field modes, 20MHz and 40MHz bandwidth support, reverse direction data flow and frame aggregation, 802.11i security, Wake on Wireless LAN, multiple BSSID, Cisco CCX and low power with advanced power management.
The next-generation AMD notebook platform features AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processors, ATI Radeon HD 3000 series graphics, AMD 7-Series chipset and wireless technologies like Ralink Technology's RT22800 and RT2700. These components were optimized to work together for stunning visual performance and energy efficiencies for an enhanced user experience.
The RT2800 and RT2700 are currently in mass production and support Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows 98SE, Linux and Mac OS X.