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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedWI-FI chip attaches via PCI express.(leading edge: What's hot in the design community)(Brief Article)
EDN, April, 2005 by Berman, Jeff
Broadcom has released what it claims is the first 802.11 wireless-LAN chip that supports the PCI Express bus architecture. The 802.11a/g BCM4311 baseband processor integrates a MAC (media-access controller). The chip's alI-CMOS design, high integration, and small footprint provide design flexibility for wireless-enabled notebook PCs, printers, and other client devices, according to Broadcom. "This is a wireless-LAN chip set with our BroadRange technology, which allows devices to hear better in noisier environments with 2--and 5-GHz-band radios," says Brian Bedrosian, Broadcom's senior productline manager for wireless-LAN clients.
The BroadRange DSP technique allows devices to stay connected at distances as much as 50% farther from a wireless router than...
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