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RALINK ANNOUNCES WORLD'S MOST INTEGRATED 802.11N CHIPSETS
Jun 05, 2009 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) --
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Ralink Announces World's Most Integrated 802.11n Chipsets
Single-Chip PCIe and Router Solutions Offer Seven Times Greater
Throughput Than Typical 802.11b/g
With Lower Cost, Smaller Footprint, and Lower Power
Consumption
Technology Editors
COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2009
HSINCHU, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE) - Jun. 01, 2009-- Ralink
Technology, a leading developer of high performance wireless
solutions, today announced the launch of its RT3350
router-on-a-chip and RT3390 NetBook client, the world's most
integrated 802.11n chipsets.
With radio, baseband and power amplifiers all contained on a
single die, these chipsets deliver the high performance, low
power consumption and attractive pricing required for
integration into today's high volume PC, router, broadband
connectivity, and consumer electronics products.
"The new RT3390 and RT3350 provide the optimal solution for
customers aiming to capitalize on the growing market for
high-performance yet cost effective WLAN chips," said Horen
Chen, president of Ralink Technology.
"Our new chips are easy to integrate, and provide
performance and flexibility that meet today's market demand for
small, inexpensive yet high-performance devices. Our latest
offerings allow manufacturers to get their products to market
quickly while also ensuring an optimal cost performance."
Following last year's production release of Ralink's first
ever single-chip 802.11n RT3090 client and RT3050 router
solutions, Ralink has integrated 14 additional components
including high-performance power amplifiers, resulting in
unprecedented levels of 802.11 chip integration, reducing
system-level bill of material cost, and simplifying design,
test and manufacture.
"These chips are designed for high performance and low power
consumption to address all segments of the thriving notebook
and broadband connectivity markets, from NetBooks to high-end
gaming machines, and from entry-level access point to
all-in-one broadband gateways," said Zachary Wu, Vice President
& Components Business Group General Manager of Synnex
Electronics.
The RT3350 router-on-a-chip includes an 802.11n media access
controller (MAC) and baseband, a 2.4GHz radio, a 320 MHz MIPS
24K CPU core, a 5-port Fast Ethernet switch and physical layer
devices (PHYs), various options for system memory, and a
high-performance power amplifier which outperforms competitor's
solutions with external power amplifiers. The RT3350 requires
fewer and less expensive external components than competitor
solutions, and includes everything needed to build a router
from a single WLAN chip. The RT3350 is also the only solution
available with interfaces capable of incorporating a 3.5G
modem, or to function as a print server.
The RT3390, a further cost-reduced 802.11n PCIe client
solution delivers 7X throughput and up to 30% better range
compared to legacy 802.11g devices in NetBooks and
full-featured laptops. The RT3390 features an integrated
high-performance 2.4GHz power amplifier and low noise
amplifier, power detector, transmit and receive switch, and
diplexers in a miniature package that measures only 8mm x
8mm.
The RT3390 and RT3350 chips will be sampling this quarter
and available in high-volume production quantities by Q4
2009.
About Ralink Technology
Ralink Technology Corporation is a leading innovator and
developer of wireless chipset solutions. Ralink products are
recognized for the superior throughput, extended range,
low-power consumption and consistent reliability required for
Wi-Fi, mobile and embedded applications. These feature-rich
chipsets have a high level of chip integration, enabling
customers to build smaller and more sophisticated mobile
wireless products cost-effectively. Ralink's patented
MIMObility technology extends Wi-Fi applications from
traditional PC networking to a range of digital multimedia and
handheld devices including cell phones, PDAs, cameras, print
servers, HDTV and video game players.
Ralink customers can look forward to continuous improvements
in speed, bandwidth and reliability with IEEE 802.11n solutions
for next-generation high-performance Wi-Fi. Ralink Technology
was founded in 2001 with headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan and an
R&D center in Cupertino, California. For more information,
visit Ralink at www.ralinktech.com Ralink, Ralink Technology
and MIMObilityTM are Ralink's registered trademarks; All other
trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their
respective owners.
Ralink Technology Corporation
Taiwan Media Contact
:Max Hsu,
+886-3-560-0868
Max_Hsu@ralinktech.com.tw
US Media Contact:
Joe Volat,
408-725-8070
jvolat@ralinktech.com
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