Also at Computex, Freescale Semiconductor is announcing the partnership with Atheros, a company specialized in manufacturing WLAN solutions in the shape of chipsets, in order to build new Wi-Fi access points more suitable with today's corporate standards. Their connectivity option will be delivered only to enterprise markets and it is dubbed P1020EWLAN.

“Working closely with Atheros – a leading developer of WLAN and other connectivity semiconductor solutions – underscores Freescale’s leadership in a broad array of wireless communications equipment markets,” said Preet Virk, director of strategy for Freescale’s Networking Processor Division. “Our joint solution gives OEMs an industry-leading combination of dual-core performance and low-power operation in a reference design that is available today.”

Though only recently announced, it appears like Freescale Semiconductor has already made their solution available, but since it is a business-related product, the companies interested are expected to contact them. Some of the advantages of this new technology promised by Freescale include the high performance of their QorIQ P1020 system-on-chip, greater wireless coverage and up to 600 Mbps throughput, if used with dual-band or dual-concurrent products. Also, Atheros' chipset boasts features like the 3-Stream 802.11n protocol.

“Many enterprise customers are looking to upgrade their WLAN infrastructure with 3-stream 11n products that support more users and more demanding applications,” stated Tony Hsu, senior director of marketing for Atheros’ Networking Business Unit. “Combining our XSPAN solutions with Freescale’s P1020 processor enables 3x3 dual-band dual-concurrent capabilities within stringent power budgets. As a result, OEMs can quickly build products that meet the performance and reliability requirements of today’s enterprise networks.”

The P1020 processors provided by Freescale for these new Wi-Fi access points are built on 45 nm architecture and work at 800 MHz per core.


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