Atheros Introduces Highly Optimized Platform for Next-Generation Wireless IP Phones

Atheros Introduces Highly Optimized Platform for Next-Generation Wireless IP Phones

Atheros Communications introduced a wireless Internet Protocol (IP) platform. The AR6101 Radio-on-Chip for Mobile (ROCm) implements a cost-effective and compact Wi-Fi phone.

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From the silicon solution to the application software, Atheros is enabling a complete VoIP handset design that delivers a truly mobile IP experience.

The Atheros AR6101G for 802.11g and the AR6101X for 802.11a/g single-chip solutions are the first designs offered in this family. With this latest platform, Atheros is building on its history of innovation and success in developing custom-built, low-cost mobile communications solutions much as it achieved with its market-proven PAS/PHS design, the Atheros AR1900. The company is again integrating multiple complex functions onto a single chip: computing, DSP, memory, power management, keypad, audio and display interfaces, in addition to mixed-signal and RF.

Additionally, this new ROCm wireless IP platform offers a complete solution, including the user interface, in an energy- and memory-efficient package. With the highest level of systems integration, the AR6101 total component count is reduced by approximately 50 percent versus competitive designs, dramatically lowering the total bill-of-materials.