Amimon’s chip: First to serve HD video across whole home
Silicon Valley chip company Amimon has released what it says is the first ever chip that serves high-definition uncompressed video wirelessly across the whole home.
That’s a bold claim, but could be true. The young Santa Clara, Calif. company’s chips stream HD video up to 150 feet, at an effective 250 to 800 megabits per second, which matches the capacity of the best of the numerous competing chip makers, many of them using Ultrawideband technology. (Amimon… Continue Reading
Ultrawideband player Artimi raises $26.5 million
Artimi has just secured raised $26.5 million in funding– a significant amount of cash for a company active in the ultrawideband/wireless USB area.
It is early days for this technology and so there is a race on to be first to market.
UltrawideBand can transmit up to a whopping 500 megabits of data a second — roughly 10 times today’s Wi-Fi speeds. One player, Tzero recently raised $16.5 million and then recently $22 million more. However,… Continue Reading
Qualcomm acquires wireless co., Airgo, and bluetooth assets of RF Micro Devices
Qualcomm, the wireless chip company in San Diego, announced today it will acquire Palo Alto’s Airgo Networks, a hot WLAN technology provider for an undisclosed amount. VentureBeat had contacted Airgo about rumors of the acquisition last week, but had never heard back.
In a statement, Qualcomm said it has also acquired the majority of North Carolina-based RF Micro Devices’ (RFMD’s) bluetooth assets.
The Airgo acquisition is significant because the company has boasted its new chip, unveiled… Continue Reading