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Guest

Post subject: WLAN

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:27 am

Anyone know which WLAN chipset developers are a good buy, and why. Thanx.

guest

Post subject: WLAN

Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 2:37 am

dropping like flies.

only ones left are atheros and airgo (airgo is private)

Guest

Post subject: Re: WLAN

Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 8:38 am

guest wrote:

dropping like flies.

only ones left are atheros and airgo (airgo is private)

Broadcom and Intersil would sure be surprised to hear that!
:?:

guest

Post subject: inter-gone

Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 4:20 am

intersil?

instersil got out of WLAN years ago.

kpainter

Post subject: Re: inter-gone

Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 12:40 pm

General

Joined: Wed Aug 20, 2003 11:47 am
Posts: 118
Location: Santa Barbara, CA

guest wrote:

intersil?

instersil got out of WLAN years ago.

Yeah, Conexant bought the 802.11 technology from Intersil in Sept of 2002. I don't know if their PRISM stuff is actively pursued/supported. It sounds like the agreement was to integrate the technology into DSL modems but Intersil doesn't seem to have any reference to the PRISM chipsets except to refer you to www.conexant.com

Intersil bought Harris Semiconductor in 1999 which of course, also included what was left of GE Solid State and RCA.

At this rate, Conexant should be ready to sell it to Lenovo sometime this year.
:smt120

RF_Dude

Post subject:

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:14 am

How about SYMBOL? I heard they are coming up pretty good

Posted 11/12/2012

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