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Communications ICs (Wireless)
News Release from: Intersil | Subject: Prism
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 21 September 2001
Sharp puts wireless chipset to use for
TV
Sharp has integrated Intersil's Prism WLAN chipsets in its new AN-SS700 audio/visual digital transmission system which allows wireless television viewing throughout the home.
Sharp has integrated Intersil's Prism WLAN chipsets in its new AN-SS700 audio/visual digital transmission system which allows wireless television viewing throughout the home Using a fixed TV tuner, VCR or DVD, the system uses the Intersil's Prism wireless chipset to transmit video and audio to a portable flat-screen LCD that can be easily moved around the home without wiring, except for a power lead
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Jan 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Its exciting to see a highly respected company such as Sharp extend wireless connectivity to consumer television products", said Allen Nogee, Senior Industry Analyst for Cahners In-Stat.
"Sharp's new LCD system, enabled by Intersil's Prism WLAN technology, is a significant step forward in driving consumer market adoption of Wi-Fi (802.11b) products".
The AN-SS700 is a highly efficient, completely digital, high-speed wireless audio/visual system that operates in the 2.4GHz band.
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The Prism wireless technology enables Sharp's system to provide high-quality, low-noise reception in rooms even through walls or ceilings with no wires.
"Sharp's new audio/visual digital transmission system shows wireless can be used in the home to liberate consumers from a cumbersome wired world", said Larry Ciaccia, vice president and general manager of Intersil's Wireless Networking Business.
"Many other OEMs are producing our Prism-based products to extend applications beyond traditional PC-based networking applications".
The AN-SS700's compact package includes a transmitter and receiver each measuring approximately 148 x 79 x 39mm.
Using Prism WLAN technology, Sharp's original MAC technology and a high performance MPEG2 encoder/decoder to handle compressed audio and video, the AN-SS700 transmitter is connected to a TV, VCR, DVD player or satellite tuner by composite video signal.
The video pictures received by the AN-SS700 are wirelessly transmitted as digital signals and viewed remotely on the LCD TV connected to the receiver unit.
A wireless remote control enables the user to operate the transmitter and the audio-visual equipment attached to it.
Intersil's Prism chipsets are the most highly integrated WLAN silicon solutions on the market.
Prism chipsets deliver wireless Ethernet communications with compliance to the Wi-Fi (IEEE's 802.11b) global standard.
Optimised for high-datarate (11Mbit/s) performance, Prism-based systems are feature-rich and provide fast, reliable performance in all types of networking environments.
Advanced design and process technologies reduce power consumption, design complexity and total system cost.
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