NEC Electronics America Showcases Wireless USB and Power Management IC Solutions at Intel Developer Forum Fall 2008

(Product News, 19 Aug 2008)

NEC Electronics America Inc. is showcasing its latest Wireless USB technologies and power management IC (PMIC) technology for mobile internet devices (MID) at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2008 being held this week, August 19 to 21, at Moscone Center West in San Francisco, California.

NEC Electronics America will feature USB-IF-certified silicon in a demonstration of its ExpressCard-type host controller (part number uPD720171) operating with higher-bandwidth BG3 technology at clock speeds ranging from 6.3GHz to 7.6GHz. For its demonstration, the host controller will interact with NEC Electronics' Wireless USB device wire adapter (DWA) chip (part number uPD720180A) integrated into a Wireless USB hub.

The company's new uPD720180A DWA chip enables connection of wired USB peripherals, such as a mouse or printer, to Wireless USB-based systems and also can be combined with NEC Electronics' uPD720170 and uPD720171 host controllers for easy implementation of a complete system. The host controllers enable high-speed wireless transmission of data between PCs and PC peripherals such as printers, external storage equipment and digital cameras.

NEC Electronics is currently working with the Wireless USB Promoter Group to standardize specifications for Wireless USB. The company is also working with partners to develop reference designs for high-speed Wireless USB products that use ultra-wideband technology in the physical layer.

NEC Electronics will also put into display its PMIC solutions, which combine power management, logic, and audio and communications functions to maximize battery life, support high levels of integration and minimize board space for Internet and cellular network access, multimedia playback, navigation, gaming, social networking and other Web 2.0 applications.

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