Broadcom發表Wi-Fi晶片組

Broadcom Unveils Wi-Fi Chips
September 15, 2003 (6:18 p.m. EST)
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Broadcom Corp. introduced Monday new Wi-Fi chips for notebooks that combine 802.11 standards and reduce power consumption.
The Broadcom AirForce BCM4306-M chip can help extend battery life in a typical Pentium M notebook, while transefering data at a rate of 54Mbps, company officials said. The AirForce BCM430x-M baseband processors enable PC manufacturers to add 802.11g and 802.11a/g wireless connectivity without adversely affecting battery performance.

Broadcom's M-series chips draw 75 percent less power than other wireless technology and typically consume less than one minute of the overall life of a notebook battery, officials with the Irvine, Calif.-based company said. The M-series products are meant to complement the low-power features of other mobile processors, including the Pentium M, Pentium 4-M, the Mobile AMD Athlon and the Transmeta Crusoe processor.

Broadcom Corp.（博科通訊）在星期一發表了新的Wi-Fi晶片組，這款晶片組綜合了802.11標準，並降低了耗用電力，是專為筆記型電腦所使用。「根據公司人員表示，這款Broadcom AirForce BCM4306-M晶片組有助於延長一般Pentium M筆記型電腦的電池壽命，而資料傳送率為54 Mbps。」