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Atheros readies 802.11n chip for smartphones
Atheros readies 802.11n chip for smartphones
Atheros claimed a minor breakthrough on Monday through a new addition to its ROCm chips. The AR6003 is billed as not just a rare single-chip 802.11n Wi-Fi part for smartphones and other handhelds but also the fastest of its kind. It takes advantage of features that aren't always used in 802.11n ...
Atheros touts 802.11n chip for phones, handhelds • Register Hardware
Atheros touts 802.11n chip for phones, handhelds • Register Hardware
reghardware.co.uk — We may at last be soon able to see handheld gadgets equipped with 802.11n Wi-Fi. WLAN chipmaker... Atheros has introduced a part aimed at just such devices, but don't expect full 802.11n speeds. The AR6003 series of chips comprise single-band (2.4GHz) ... (more) Atheros touts 802.11n chip for phones, handhelds • ...
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atheros.com — Shared Rx mechanism - Improves WLAN and Bluetooth coexistence by enabling the AR6003 to route the receive... traffic through its internal low noise amplifier (LNA) directly to the Bluetooth RF port. As a result, the solution is able to optimize mobile ... (more) Atheros Communications, Atheros, Wireless, WLAN, ...
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