What is Wi-Fi?
| Short for wireless fidelity, Wi-Fi (also known as WiFi and wifi) is a brand originally licensed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to describe the underlying technology of WLAN based on the IEEE 802.11 specifications, whether 802.11b, 802.11a, dual-band, etc. |
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| 2011-11-25 | Image gallery: Tearing down Kindle Fire Here's a step-by-step photo gallery of a teardown analysis of the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet. |
| 2011-08-15 | Adoption of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi in handsets to rise rapidly Adoption of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi in handsets to rise rapidly |
| 2011-06-02 | WiFi, Bluetooth combo chip reduces power consumption Broadcom announced its first 40nm Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo chip for notebook and netbook that reduces chip size, module cost and power consumption. |
| 2011-05-12 | Wi-fi Direct devices enable wireless powerhouse Wi-fi Direct devices enable wireless powerhouse |
| 2011-05-06 | Next-gen WiFi module enables IoT apps GainSpan Corp. has unveiled a next-generation WiFi module that brings future-proof wireless connectivity to more embedded devices. |
| 2011-04-29 | In-Stat: Networking node shipments surpass 40M in 2010 In-Stat reports that an increase in networked devices increased the need for non-Ethernet networking node, resulting to more than 40 million shipments in 2010. |
| 2011-04-26 | Wi-Fi Direct-enabled devices shipments will reach 173M in 2011 Wi-Fi Direct-enabled devices shipments will reach 173M in 2011 |
| 2011-04-25 | Atheros plans release of embedded Wi-Fi, powerline chips Atheros plans release of embedded Wi-Fi, powerline chips |
| 2011-04-21 | WLAN-enabled product shipments to top 1 billion in 2011 Shipments of electronic products with WLAN capability will reach 1.2 billion units in 2011 and hit 2.2 billion units in 2015. |
| 2011-03-21 | Ralink now owned by MediaTek With its acquisition of Ralink and its full line of Wi-Fi chips and next-gen innovations, MediaTek expects its market in game consoles, media players, tablets and TVs to immediately expand. |
| 2011-03-18 | Wi-Fi, WiMAX, LTE and CES 2011 Wi-Fi, WiMAX, LTE and CES 2011 |
| 2011-03-17 | Analyst: WAP market driven by innovation The growing demand for more flexible workplace leads to an increase in demand for WAPs. |
| 2011-03-17 | Wi-Fi FEMs tout high power, high linearity Wi-Fi FEMs tout high power, high linearity |
| 2011-02-21 | Solution enables printing from smart phones A printing solution from Zoran Corp. and Software Imaging Ltd will allow consumers to print the most common document formats from mobile devices to networked printers. |
| 2011-02-16 | Silicon die integrates Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Silicon die integrates Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
| 2011-02-15 | MIMO Wi-Fi SoC offers beamforming, Bluetooth 4.0 MIMO Wi-Fi SoC offers beamforming, Bluetooth 4.0 |
| 2011-02-11 | IEEE 802.11ac Wi-Fi aims at 1Gbit/s IEEE 802.11ac Wi-Fi aims at 1Gbit/s |
| 2011-02-03 | RF IC fits complete RF front-end blocks in Wi-Fi dongle RF IC fits complete RF front-end blocks in Wi-Fi dongle |
| 2010-12-08 | Wi-Fi SoC for the Internet-of-Things market Wi-Fi SoC for the Internet-of-Things market |
| 2010-11-25 | Handset processor, connectivity chip shipment update "The increasing shipment rates of handset processors and connectivity chips are the major engines driving handset semiconductor market growth," industry analyst Celia Bo said in an ABI Research report, which forecasts a 12 percent growth in shipments of handset semiconductors. |
| 2010-11-25 | Fujitsu technology powers WiMAX-Wi-Fi router Fujitsu technology powers WiMAX-Wi-Fi router |
| 2010-11-25 | Indonesia switches on WiMAX-Wi-Fi roaming service Indonesia switches on WiMAX-Wi-Fi roaming service |
| 2010-11-24 | Motorola, Kopin developing advanced headset for wearable computer Kopin to leverage advanced micro-display technologies to jointly create advanced headset with Motorola |
| 2010-11-05 | Wi-Fi, HomePlug seek common standards Wi-Fi, HomePlug seek common standards |
| 2010-10-29 | GPON SoC supports Ethernet, VoIP, WLAN, IPTV Broadcom Corporation, has just announced the availability of its BCM6818 Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON)-based residential gateway SoC. The device supports GPON-based residential gateway services consisting of Wi-Fi, voice over IP (VoIP), Ethernet switching and IPTV. |
| 2010-10-20 | Reference designs mix wired, wireless Atheros Communications releases three consumer reference designs for hybrid home networking that combine Wi-Fi, powerline and Ethernet. |
| 2010-10-19 | New MCU/MPU modules, peripherals debut Freescale releases new processor modules, peripheral modules for Tower System development platform |
| 2010-10-15 | RFMD to provide Samsung Galaxy tab components Samsung selects RF Micro Devices to provide three Wi-Fi components for Galaxy Tab tablet |
| 2010-10-13 | 802.11n 4x4 single-die solution targets enterprise, home apps Marvell introduced its Avastar 88W8764, a pioneer in 802.11n, 4x4 single-die solution for enterprise access points, service provider gateways, high performance home routers, media and mobile servers, Digital TVs, and set-top boxes (STBs). |
| 2010-10-11 | Parrot to bring cheaper, integrated Internet access to cars Parrot developed an in-car module that encompasses widespread standards, such as I2S, USB, WiFi, Bluetooth, UART, among others, reports Frost & Sullivan. |
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