Wilocity
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Wilocity is a fabless semiconductor
company developing 60 GHz multi-gigabit wireless chipset
s for both the mobile computing platform and peripheral markets. Wilocity was founded in March 2007 by executives and engineers from Intel's Wi-Fi Centrino
group. Based on the Wireless Gigabit Alliance
(WiGig) specification, Wilocity's Wireless PCI Express (wPCIe) technology enables multi-gigabit wireless for applications including I/O, networking and video.
The company is involved in organizations leading the 60 GHz multi-gigabit wireless industry. Wilocity was a founding member of the Wireless Gigabit Alliance
(WiGig) and serves on its Board of Directors and chairs the Marketing Work Group . Wilocity also initiated the creation of the IEEE 802.11
ad Task Group, which is working to enhance the current 802.11n wireless LAN standard to multi-gigabit-per-second speeds in the 60 GHz band. In addition, Wilocity led the creation of the Wi-Fi Alliance
60 GHz Gigabit Wireless Marketing Task Group and serves as its Chair.
On July 14, 2010 Wilocity and Atheros
, a developer of semiconductors for network communications, announced a technology partnership to build a “tri-band wireless solution.” Tri-band devices will leverage the 2.4, 5 and 60 GHz bands, delivering multi-gigabit data transfer speeds while maintaining compatibility with legacy Wi-Fi products.
Semiconductor
A semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity due to electron flow intermediate in magnitude between that of a conductor and an insulator. This means a conductivity roughly in the range of 103 to 10−8 siemens per centimeter...
company developing 60 GHz multi-gigabit wireless chipset
Chipset
A chipset, PC chipset, or chip set refers to a group of integrated circuits, or chips, that are designed to work together. They are usually marketed as a single product.- Computers :...
s for both the mobile computing platform and peripheral markets. Wilocity was founded in March 2007 by executives and engineers from Intel's Wi-Fi Centrino
Centrino
The Centrino brand represents Intel Wi-Fi and WiMAX adapters. It was formerly a platform-marketing initiative from Intel until January 7, 2010....
group. Based on the Wireless Gigabit Alliance
Wireless Gigabit Alliance
The Wireless Gigabit Alliance is an organization promoting the adoption of multi-gigabit speed wireless communications technology operating over the unlicensed 60 GHz frequency band....
(WiGig) specification, Wilocity's Wireless PCI Express (wPCIe) technology enables multi-gigabit wireless for applications including I/O, networking and video.
The company is involved in organizations leading the 60 GHz multi-gigabit wireless industry. Wilocity was a founding member of the Wireless Gigabit Alliance
Wireless Gigabit Alliance
The Wireless Gigabit Alliance is an organization promoting the adoption of multi-gigabit speed wireless communications technology operating over the unlicensed 60 GHz frequency band....
(WiGig) and serves on its Board of Directors and chairs the Marketing Work Group . Wilocity also initiated the creation of the IEEE 802.11
IEEE 802.11
IEEE 802.11 is a set of standards for implementing wireless local area network computer communication in the 2.4, 3.6 and 5 GHz frequency bands. They are created and maintained by the IEEE LAN/MAN Standards Committee . The base version of the standard IEEE 802.11-2007 has had subsequent...
ad Task Group, which is working to enhance the current 802.11n wireless LAN standard to multi-gigabit-per-second speeds in the 60 GHz band. In addition, Wilocity led the creation of the Wi-Fi Alliance
Wi-Fi Alliance
The Wi-Fi Alliance is a trade association that promotes Wireless LAN technology and certifies products if they conform to certain standards of interoperability. Not every IEEE 802.11-compliant device is submitted for certification to the Wi-Fi Alliance, sometimes because of costs associated with...
60 GHz Gigabit Wireless Marketing Task Group and serves as its Chair.
On July 14, 2010 Wilocity and Atheros
Atheros
Qualcomm Atheros is a developer of semiconductors for network communications, particularly wireless chipsets. Founded under the name Atheros in 1998 by experts in signal processing from Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley and the private industry, it became a public company...
, a developer of semiconductors for network communications, announced a technology partnership to build a “tri-band wireless solution.” Tri-band devices will leverage the 2.4, 5 and 60 GHz bands, delivering multi-gigabit data transfer speeds while maintaining compatibility with legacy Wi-Fi products.
External links
- Wilocity (Wilocity homepage)
- Wireless Gigabit Alliance
- Wi-Fi Alliance
- Atheros homepage