Alereon Introduces Array of Ultrawideband Development Tools: Multiple Tools Allow Developers to Implement Wireless USB and WiMedia Production Designs
Austin, TX -- January 2, 2006 – Alereon, a leading fabless semiconductor company developing wireless solutions for the WiMedia and Wireless USB (WUSB) markets, today announced the release of an array of development tools that will allow developers to generate both WiMedia and WUSB-based ultrawideband (UWB) designs. The tools include the AL4401-EVB and AL4402-EVB WiMedia Ultrawideband Physical Layer (PHY) Evaluation Boards, the AL4501-RDK Cardbus-based WiMedia and WUSB Host Adapter Reference Design, and the AL4001-EVK WiMedia PHY Evaluation Kit. Read full release.

Alereon and Samyoung Electronics Partner to Develop WiMedia PHY Module: Small Footprint Ultrawideband Modules to Enable Mobile Products
AUSTIN, Texas and SEOUL, Korea — January 2, 2006 — Alereon, a leading fabless
semiconductor company developing wireless solutions for the WiMedia and Certified Wireless USB markets, and Samyoung Electronics a leading provider of module solutions for communications applications, today announced a partnership to develop ultra-compact modules based on Alereon’s AL4000 series of ultrawideband solutions for WiMedia and Certified Wireless USB applications. Read full release.

Open Interface and Alereon first to demonstrate 480 Mbps Bluetooth over WiMedia Ultrawideband: Bluetooth runs 500 times faster with UWB
LAS VEGAS, NV., – January 5, 2006 – Demonstrating the next step in the on-going evolution of wireless Personal Area Networking (PAN) functionality, Alereon is hosting the industry’s first public demonstration of Bluetooth+WiMedia UWB operating smoothly together under an existing Bluetooth software stack. The demonstration, held at the WiMedia TechZone at CES this week, utilizes BLUEtuskTM software from Open Interface to send UWB signals using Bluetooth protocols. Read full release.

At CES 2006, Blue7 Communications demonstrated wireless video streaming with Blue7’s Windeo RF IC, which is based on the WiMedia Specifications for PHY.

Sigma Designs and Blue7 Communications Introduce Intelligent Array Radio(TM) Technology in Windeo(R) RF IC: The World's First UWB RF in CMOS Process with Multiple Integrated Radios for Superior Quality Video Streaming
MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2006--Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM - News), a leader in digital media processing for consumer electronics, and Blue7® Communications, a pioneer in Ultra-Wideband (UWB) semiconductor products, today demonstrated its second generation Windeo® RF device (B7CW101) and introduced its patent-pending Intelligent Array Radio(TM) (IAR) technology that integrates three radios on a single chip. The Windeo chipset is based on the WiMedia UWB common radio platform, an all-CMOS UWB solution with RF and baseband chips, and is targeted for digital entertainment systems: HDTVs, set top boxes, home A/V servers, PVRs, DVD players and recorders. Sigma Designs and Blue7 will host demonstrations of their new technology in Las Vegas, Nev. at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 5-8, at Sigma's suite H2825 located in the Hilton.

Ultrawideband system manufacturers now benefit from a complete analysis solution: Products based on WiMedia Ultra Wideband and Certified Wireless USB from the USB-IF are expected this year. An increasing number of companies worldwide need efficient solutions to leverage their UWB developments.
Geneva, Switzerland — January 24, 2006 — Ellisys, a leading supplier of USB test solutions, today announced the Wired Ultrawideband Kit for its Wireless USB Explorer 300 protocol analyzer. This kit enables companies to start developing UWB systems right now while emissions are still being regulated by governments. Read full release.

FOCUS Enhancements was extremely encouraged by the number of WiMedia UWB systems demonstrated at CES ’06, the high level of interest shown in UWB in general and specifically the interest shown in its Talaria™ UWB Technology. Talaria UWB Technology is designed to work with all compliant WiMedia products and also contains the company’s own extended-performance UWB technology. FOCUS Enhancements conducted private demonstrations of its UWB analog RF chip, performing from 3.2 GHz to 7.2 GHz. This additional usage of the UWB spectrum (4 GHz v. the normal 1.5 GHz coverage) will provide faster data rates and will be able to utilize the higher frequencies being considered by Asian and European UWB regulatory bodies.

Also, the company demonstrated its UWB Evaluation platform and user interface (UI) in both the WiMedia pavilion and its private suite. In addition to providing full multi-stream HD video streaming and high speed data transfer capabilities, these systems contain a comprehensive test suite for measuring, monitoring and logging UWB performance in a variety of surroundings and conditions. These systems will be used to establish performance metrics and suitability for real-world product applications.

FOCUS Enhancements Showcases Ultra Wideband Technology at International CES 2006
CAMPBELL, CALIF. – January 05, 2006 - FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: FCSE), will be presenting its industry-leading TALARIA™ Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology in the WiMedia TechZone, Booth 7923C in the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) Main Hall January 5th through 8th. Featuring its exclusive TALARIA UWB technology, FOCUS Enhancements’ radios are designed to be compatible with the WiMedia UWB standard while exceeding the standard’s overall performance. TALARIA is expected to provide transmission rates of up to 880 Mbps at ranges of up to 8 meters and 37 Mbps at a range of 40 meters. Both specifications exceed existing published competitive capabilities. Read full release.

View additional information about Talaria.

At CES 2006, General Atomics demonstrated Wireless SD, video, HD video and transparent wireless USB multiport hub.

Founded in 1955, General Atomics (GA) is a privately owned technology and product company with over 20 locations worldwide, developing a variety of high technology products for commercial and government applications. GA's Advanced Wireless Group has developed the world's first multiband UWB modulation approach to be certified by the FCC.

HP showed 2 demos at this year's CES. The first demo showed printing and scanning using an IP protocol stack over UWB between 2 PCs and an HP 3310 All in One Photosmart Printer. The second demo had an HP Photosmart 425 GoGo Photo Studio (portable printer and digital camera), which communicated to a notebook computer using Certified Wireless USB.

HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offering span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. More information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com.

MindTree Announces Portfolio of Ultrawideband Intellectual Property for License to Global Silicon Vendors
Santa Clara, January 25th, 2006 - MindTree Consulting, a leading provider of Bluetooth Intellectual Properties (IPs) and solutions, today announced its basket of Ultrawideband (UWB) building blocks for license to leading global short range wireless silicon vendors. This is further to the announcement in Q2 2005 where the company had declared its UWB development program to the world. MindTree’s UWB IPs branded as UltraWiz, is based on the WiMedia UWB common radio platform, and will power UWB based consumer electronics and wireless products deliver a maximum throughput of 480 mbps of audio, video and data over the air. Read full release.

At CES 2006 , SAIT (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology) demonstrated HD (High Definition) video streaming with their own CMOS RF and modem chip set. Samsung's demonstration differed from others that it showed real high-data throughput based on a real user environment that users want to see: PIP (Picture-in-Picture) HDTV.
Samsung also announced that their research will be focused more on realistic chip sets, which means low power and reasonable throughput for mobile devices and for real products.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, and digital convergence technology. Samsung Electronics employs approximately 64,000 people in 89 offices in 47 countries. Samsung Electronics is the world's largest producer of memory chips, smart card chips, display driver ICs, TFT-LCDs, CDMA mobile phones, monitors, and VCRs. Samsung Electronics consists of four main business units: Digital Media Network, Device Solution Network, Telecommunication Network, and Digital Appliance Network Businesses. For more information, please visit the web site, http://samsungelectronics.com.

Staccato demonstrated Certified Wireless USB over its Ripcord single chip all-CMOS solutions at this year's CES. Staccato demonstrated a wirelessly enabled hard-drive (with embedded DWA) streaming video to a hub-monitor (with embedded HWA), which was in turn connected to a computer. Staccato also demonstrated a DWA-enabled wireless hard-drive transferring a video stream to an HWA enabled desktop hub. These demonstrations utilized Staccato's newly introduced SC3501 and SC3502 System-in-Package products.

Staccato Communications Introduces Ripcord Family of Products based on Certified Wireless USB Industry’s First Single-Chip, All-CMOS UWB Solutions
Las Vegas, NV – at 2006 International CES – January 3, 2006 – Staccato Communications, an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) wireless technology pioneer and Certified Wireless USB leader today announced the introduction of its Ripcord™ family of products. Ripcord is the industry’s first true single-chip, all-CMOS solution based on Certified Wireless USB. Based on the WiMedia Alliance’s UWB common radio platform and the Certified Wireless USB specification from the USB Implementer’s Forum (USB-IF), Ripcord is implemented in a complete System-In-Package (SiP) using leading 110nm digital CMOS process technology. Read full release.

View additional information at: http://staccatocommunications.com/downloads/Staccato_Press_Kit.zip

Stonestreet One demonstrated their UltraSuite product based on Certified Wireless USB, which consists of Host Wire Adapter (HWA) / Device Wire Adapter (DWA) driver software for Windows XP. Also shown was WiCenter™, an application to manage association and connectivity. The demonstration showed the complete Windows XP HWA/DWA driver stack necessary to handle an attached HWA connected downstream to a DWA with an attached Mass Storage Device.

Stonestreet One Announces UltraSuite™ Product Availability
Carlsbad, CA, January 4th, 2006 - Stonestreet One, a leading provider of short range wireless software solutions and engineering services, today announced beta availability of UltraSuite™. UltraSuite includes Wireless USB Host Wire Adapter (HWA) and Device Wire Adapter (DWA) drivers, WiCenter™ connectivity software, and the UltraView engineering tool. UltraSuite supports Windows XP today and thereby allows commercial shipment of Windows products based on Certified Wireless USB in 2006. This release of UltraSuite includes end user driver support and is targeted to chipmakers for performance tuning, functional testing, and stack throughput verification. UltraSuite is currently shipping to pre-release customers and will be demonstrated at the Stonestreet One booth in the WiMedia Tech Zone at the upcoming 2006 CES show in Las Vegas January 5-8. Read full release.

TRDA/Taiyo Yuden has developed a small-form factor UWB PHY module based on the WiMedia specification.

During CES, Taiyo Yuden showed an HD video streaming demonstration using WiMedia Band Group 1 at maximum data rate of 480Mbps. At the same time, Taiyo Yuden utilized its own miniaturized and optimized ceramic UWB components including antenna, band pass filter and balun. Taiyo Yuden has been a well-recognized leader in industry for developing miniaturized UWB ceramic components since the beginning. Taiyo Yuden will continue to be the leader for providing a total UWB Ecosystem solution that will enable OEMs to accelerate the integration of UWB technologies into a variety of consumer applications.

At this year's CES, TZero demonstrated its UWB platform, WiMedia’s first complete WiNET product, comprised of a 2 chip CMOS solution transmitting real-time streaming of HD video wirelessly.

Other TZero press announcements/coverage:

• “Cherry Pick” picks TZero UWB as one of the top 75 companies to showcase their wireless technology for wireless streaming of HD video
• TZero CEO Barry Hoberman was featured at EE Times interview with Brian Fuller

For more details, visit tzti.com.

Wipro Technologies is one of the earliest providers of UWB (WiMedia Alliance) based Intellectual Property (IP) cores. At CES 2006, Wipro demonstrated transmission of video stream over WiMedia solution. In this demonstration, Wipro used its own WiMedia MAC IP core and third party WiMedia PHY and RF module to demonstrate the video transmission.

Wipro is a leader in the semiconductor IP space, with IP solutions for both wireless as well as sired connectivity. Wipro offers IPs in the areas of UWg 802.11 (a, b & g), IEEE 1394 (a&b), DTVs, USB and Ethernet. This suite of IPs is well complemented b a diverse set of embedded and product engineering service teams worldwide. For more information, visit www.wipro.com/semi-ip.

At this year's CES, WiQuest demonstrated high-definition, 1080i, video streaming over wireless USB. One WiQuest evaluation kit (WQST100EVK) connected to an external, USB hard drive performed the DWQA functionality to another WQST100EVKK connected to a Media Center PC which performed the HWA functionality.

WiQuest also demonstrated its newly-announced wireless USB Adapter (WQST100RDK-ADA) and Hub reference design (WQST100RDK-HUB) – specifically, showing the wireless USB adapter . The wireless USB Adapter and Hub are both based on certified wireless USB from the USB Implementers Forum. This demonstration consisted of 2 notebook PC’s, each with a WiQuest wireless USB Adapter plugged into the USB port. As data was being sent (via wireless USB) the demonstration compared actual versus theoretical throughput in a bar graph format for each of the WiMedia data rates, up to 480 Mbps. As the data was being sent, the bar chart would update in real-time.

Both of these demonstrations utilized the WQST110 and WQST101 chipset. This chipset includes a fully-integrated WiMedia MAC, PHY, RF transceiver and USB 2.0 Controller/PHY. The chipset supports WiMedia data rates of up to 480 Mbps and extended data rates of up to 1024 Mbps.

Evaluation kits and reference designs are available now and allow users to quickly and conveniently test the features/functions of the chipset, firmware, software, drivers, and diagnostics.

WiQuest Announces Availability of Reference Designs Based on Certified Wireless USB: Adapter and Hub Reference Designs Provide Complete Solution for Certified Wireless USB Applications Read full release.

Wisair showed a wireless USB hub demo at CES 2006. View product brief: http://www.wisair.com/products/reference-designs/wireless-usb-hub/

Wisair also held demos with other vendors.

• Seagate -- WUSB hard disk: http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/01/07/seagate_wusb/
• Toshiba - Video streaming from DV camera: http://www.anandtech.com/printarticle.aspx?i=2666\
• HP - WUSB enabled printers
• D-Link -- Peer to peer UWB video streaming

View Wisair demo photos: http://www.wisair.com/content/wisair-ces/

Technology Developed to Take USB Cables Off of the Personal Computer
CAMPBELL, Calif. – December 12, 2005 – Wisair today announced it has taken another precedent-setting step in the Ultra Wideband (UWB) industry with the release of a Wireless Universal Serial Bus (WUSB) reference design. The new reference design includes a WUSB PC dongle and a WUSB hub, providing consumer electronics and peripheral manufacturers with the means to offer customers wireless connectivity to existing USB-enabled devices. Read full release.

Powerline-UWB Hybrid Network Topology Provides Entertainment Networking with Easy Connectivity, Robust Whole-House Coverage and Freedom of Mobility
CES, Las Vegas – January 5, 2006 – Intellon Corporation, the world leader in powerline communications and HomePlug-compliant ICs, and Wisair, the leading provider of Ultra Wideband (UWB) and Wireless USB (WUSB) chipset solutions, collaborate to demonstrate the distribution of high-definition (HD) multimedia streams throughout the home. The demonstration uses Intellon’s HomePlug® 1.0 with Turbo powerline technology together with Wisair’s 480Mbps Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology to demonstrate the use of powerline as an in-home backbone and UWB as a short-range wire replacement solution. Read full release.

The USB-IF demonstrated streaming over Certified Wireless USB
* WUSB host environment provided by Intel
* 480 Mbps Physical layer from Alereon; AL4402-EVB
* WUSB device and WiMedia MAC provided by Philips Semiconductors

Certified Wireless USB from the USB-IF will combine the convenience of wireless with the ease of USB connectivity to delivery speeds of up to 480 Mbps to PC, CE, and mobile devices. Primarily targeted as a cable replacement technology for wireless personal area networks, Certified Wireless USB from the USB-IF is based on WiMedia's UWB common radio platform.