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slashgear.com - 8/20/2008

NEC Wireless USB chips hit 480Mbps

— slashgear.com — Your Wireless USB peripherals could be whipping along at a much faster rate before long, with NEC’s... announcement of their new uPD720171 Wireless USB PCI host controller . The new controller can transfer data at up to 480Mbps within a maximum ... (more) NEC Wireless USB chips hit 480Mbps

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NEC produces Wireless USB host controller, on the hunt for end products
Engadget — Filed under: Peripherals, WirelessOh sure, Wireless USB products are out there, but they're pretty far out there. We're talking deep back shelf type stuff. NEC Electronics is hoping to get the cord-free version of the well known peripheral standard into more and more gizmos by cranking out the uPD720171 Wireless USB host controller. The unit was designed with the PCI Express bus interface in mind, and it can also provide laptops with connectivity via the ExpressCard slot. The company claims that the $10 device can handle transfers ...

NEC Intros New Wireless USB Host Controller
USB Powered Gadgets and more.. — ... controller received approval from the USB Implementors Forum and uses the WHCI protocol developed by Microsoft, NEC, Philips and Texas Intstruments.  The Wireless Host Controller Interface specifications supports data transfer rates of up to 480 megabits per second (Mbps) of data, comparable to wired USB 2.0 connections at close range. The NEC wireless USB host controller starts at $10 for sample and development use with prices dropping at higher quantities. Source:  NEC America. ...