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News Release from: NXP Semiconductors | Subject: ISP3582
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 19 September 2006
Controller cuts wireless USB footprint
Wireless USB device controller is based on the Certified Wireless USB specification.
NXP Semiconductors has released a wireless USB device controller based on the Certified Wireless USB specification The NXP ISP3582 device controller combines the ease of use and speed of wired USB with the convenience of wireless connectivity for high-speed picture transfers, music downloads, printing and data synchronisation for PC peripherals and consumer electronics
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 2 Oct 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The ISP3582 will be combined with Realtek's highly integrated radio/baseband device, the RTU7011, in reference designs and modules, to deliver a CMOS solution capable of data transfers up to 480Mbit/s.
"We are extremely pleased to be selected by NXP as their preferred supplier of the WiMedia physical layer", said Ran-Hong Yan, Senior Vice President at Realtek.
"NXP's ISP3582 has many industry-leading features, and when combined with the RTU7011, the result is an optimal solution for embeddable, high-volume systems that require performance, small footprint and low power, such as digital cameras and MP3 players".
To lower overall design risk and ease system validation efforts, the ISP3582 has undergone a high degree of interoperability testing with Intel's Wireless USB Host solution.
"We've been performing interoperability testing with the IP of NXP's ISP3582 with great success", commented Ganesh Prasad, General Manager of UltraWideband Networking Operations at Intel.
"NXP's support on their wireless USB device solution has been outstanding, and coupled with their knowledge of the USB market, it provides the company a bright future in this new wireless market".
"The ISP3582 represents the first step toward widespread adoption of Certified Wireless USB", said Paul Marino, Vice President and General Manager of Business Line Connectivity, NXP Semiconductors.
"As a testament to our continued leadership in connectivity solutions, we now provide engineers with the freedom to choose from our wired USB families, migrate a system from wired to wireless with our compatible I/O or go directly to a wireless USB design".
The NXP ISP3582 CMOS Certified Wireless USB solution is sampling now in 112-pin TFBGA packages.
High-volume pricing for the ISP3582 is less than US $5.65.
Evaluation kits, complete with Realtek physical layer support, are available for strategic customer engaugements.
Production shipments are expected in 2Q 2007.
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