Alereon UWB Platform Certified by WiMedia Alliance

Oct. 9, 2007

The WiMedia Alliance has certified Alereon's AL5000 ultrawideband (UWB) platform has one of the first silicon products for WiMedia's UWB Common Radio Platform. The certification assures interoperability of AL5000 devices with other WiMedia-compliant platforms. The AL5300/Al5100 chips cover the entire WiMedia spectrum from 3.1 to 10.3 GHz and are suitable for both PC host and embedded applications, including mobile and handheld electronic products. The chips have been previously tested in an 11 x 14 mm module for throughput as high as 200 Mb/s using low-power UWB signals. According to Eric Broockman, CEO of Alereon, "This is yet another significant milestone as we continue to work with the WiMedia Alliance in driving the growth of the UWB and Certified Wireless USB market."

Alereon, Inc. (www.alereon.com) WiMedia Alliance (www.wimedia.org

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Jack Browne

Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.