Lenovo Selects Atheros as Wireless LAN Technology Provider20 January 2005
Atheros Communications (Nasdaq: ATHR), a leading developer of advanced wireless LAN
(WLAN) chipsets, today announced that Lenovo Group Limited (formerly Legend
Computer), the largest PC vendor in China, has integrated Atheros'
high-performance, single-chip 802.11g solution into new wireless-enabled
laptops that will be sold in China and other markets.
"802.11g wireless networking is in high demand by China's mobile computing
users," said Chang Cheng, R&D Director of Lenovo. "With its industry-leading
wireless LAN throughput and range advantages, Atheros' technology is the
perfect complement to our expertise in designing mobile computing products. We
are pleased to be teaming with Atheros to bring advanced 802.11g products to
the Chinese market."
Launched on January 14, 2005, several models of Lenovo's Y200 laptops
feature built-in wireless capability based on the Atheros AR5005G, the world's
first complete single-chip IEEE 802.11g WLAN solution. The chip integrates an
entire 802.11g solution -- Media Access Controller (MAC), baseband processor,
high-performance 2.4 GHz radio, and many discrete components -- in an
integrated low-cost digital CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor)
design.
The AR5005G uses an innovative multi-phase approach to signal processing,
which extends the battery life of mobile devices by controlling the power of
different sections of the wireless device according to the level of system and
network activity. This power-saving technique allows the chip to consume up to
98 percent less power than multi-chip WLAN solutions on the market. The
AR5005G includes hardware support for the latest WLAN security standards,
including Wi-Fi Protected Access and 802.11i Enhanced Security using Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES), so there is no reduction in performance.
"Lenovo is a trusted leader in China's mobile computing market, and we are
very pleased to be working with them as a WLAN technology provider," said
Craig Barratt, president and chief executive officer of Atheros
Communications. "By leveraging our superior range and throughput capabilities
in these new Atheros-based 802.11g-enabled laptops, Lenovo is able to offer
its consumer and commercial customers the ability to maximize throughput at
range for wireless computing."
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set
forth in this press release, including the relationship between Atheros and
Lenovo, and the features, performance and benefits of Atheros' AR5005G
single-chip solution, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, the impact of
competitive products and technological advances, manufacturing difficulties,
difficulties in development of enhanced and new products, Lenovo's and
Atheros' ability to market their products and ship in volume, whether Lenovo
continues to incorporate Atheros' technologies in its products or determines
in the future to use others' WLAN products, and other risks detailed in
Atheros' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2004 as filed with the SEC and in other reports filed with the SEC by Atheros
from time to time. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date
hereof. Atheros disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking
statements.
Source: PR Newswire
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