14 DAY TRIAL // Broadcom Corporation, a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that its Intensi-fi family of draft-802.11n silicon solutions have been chosen by several manufacturers and consumers which adopt the next generation Wi-Fi technology, informs Hardware Zone.
Broadsom's representatives said that the company shipped about one million Intensi-fi chipsets, which provide superior performance and robust wireless connectivity for use in several leading brands of wireless networking devices, in less than four months.
"Intensi-fi solutions deliver the standards-based technology and proven performance that are critical to our notebook partners," said Michael Hurlston, Vice President and General Manager of Broadcom's Wireless LAN Business Unit. "By providing cutting edge connectivity options, Dell is enabling notebook users to enjoy the un-tethered experience of high-definition multimedia access, online gaming, and music streaming from far corners of their home or office."
The company added that Intensi-fi solutions are expected to extend beyond PCs and networking equipment into a variety of consumer devices -- including Wi-Fi phones, storage drives, set-top boxes, broadband modems, TV and stereo equipment, gaming systems and digital cameras. Broadcom Intensi-fi technology supports the present IEEE 802.11n draft specification and is available in a variety of draft-802.11n routers, including those from Linksys, NETGEAR and Buffalo.
"Wi-Fi is featured in over 85 percent of notebook PCs, representing over 57 million WLAN chipset units shipped in 2005, which demonstrates strong demand for wireless connectivity in home and business networks," said Celeste Crystal, Senior Analyst from IDC. "By offering draft-802.11n, notebook manufacturers underscore the technology's promise by delivering an end-to-end connectivity solution that provides a new level of wireless performance and range."
Broadcom integrates wireless network processors, communications technologies and its OneDriver software solutions into reference designs that speed customer time-to-market, besides the transceiver solutions that provide single- and dual-band wireless connectivity.
Broadcom's high performance AirForce wireless LAN product line includes 54g (the world's most popular Wi-Fi technology), and Intensi-fi (the industry's first IEEE draft-802.11n compliant chipsets).