USB host controller enables wireless data transfer

NEC Electronics' uPD720171 Wireless USB host controller enables wireless data transfer rates of up to 480 Mbits/s between PCs that have MiniCard or Half-Minicard expansion cards .

It also enables these transfer rates on PC peripheral devices such as wireless hubs, printers, external storage equipment and digital cameras.

Furthermore, the host controller, which is designed for PCI Express bus interfaces, can be directly connected to laptop computers via an ExpressCardTM slot.

The uPD720171 Wireless USB host controller is certified by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) and complies with the Wireless USB 1.0 specification, as well as the Wireless Host Controller Interface (WHCI) specification.

Both of these specifications were developed by Intel with support from Microsoft, NEC Corporation, Philips, Texas Instruments and other experts in Wireless USB technology.

Reference boards with the uPD720171 Wireless USB host controller are available upon request from Gleichmann-Sunrise.

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