MiTAC Selects Wisair to Deliver Wireless USB Products
Based on Wisair 542 chipset, PCI Express Mini Card and Wireless USB Hub to be Delivered in Early 2007
CAMPBELL, Calif., January 3, 2007 - MiTAC International Corp., a premier ODM manufacturer of digital appliances in consumer electronics products and Wisair, a leading provider of Ultra Wideband (UWB), today announced that MiTAC will be delivering a Wireless USB hub and a PCI Express Mini Card featuring Wisair's 542 chipset, based on Certified Wireless USB, slated for availability in early 2007. The Wireless Hub will be demonstrated at the 2007 International CES next week.
With the Wireless USB hub, users can place USB devices such as a printers or external disk drives anywhere in the room while receiving wireless connectivity to any notebook or PC equipped with a Wireless USB dongle. The four-USB port hub includes dual internal antennas within the hub enclosure, supported by unique PHY capabilities for extended coverage and link robustness. The Wireless USB PCI Express Mini Card is being targeted for notebook PCs with compatible PCI Express card slots.
"We are excited about expanding our product offering with Wireless USB, and selected Wisair based on the high performance and flexibility of its chipset," said Robert Yang, vice president of Digital Appliance Business Division at MiTAC International Corp.
"MiTAC's expertise in manufacturing consumer electronics and its excellent designs make it an ideal partner for us, and we look forward to continuing our close collaboration," said David Yaish, CEO at Wisair.
MiTAC will be demonstrating a record number of new and innovative home appliance products in its CES booth which is located in the Las Vegas Hilton Convention Center's Central Hall Suite HC1630. Wisair will also show a number of these offerings in its meeting room #35163, located in South Hall #4.
About MiTAC International Corp.
MiTAC International Corp. was founded in Taiwan back in 1982 and has operation offices in Asia, Europe and north America with more than 13,000 employees world-wide. As an original innovation, design, manufacturing and service provider, MiTAC has been an outstanding ODM/JDM supplier in desktop PC, server & storage products. With its rapid business growth, the company was listed in Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE: 2315) in 1990 and has diversified into new areas, particularly the digital home entertainment appliances and mobile communication products.
MiTAC has invested a huge number of resources in developing new & innovative products to fit clients' needs in leading the market trend and is well capable in fulfilling clients' requirements in this dynamic consumer electronics market. For more information about MiTAC International, welcome to visit our website at: www.mitac.com
About Wisair
Wisair is a leading provider of WiMedia Ultra Wideband (UWB) and Wireless USB chipset solutions for consumer electronics, PC peripherals, and mobile devices. Leveraging the management teams' decades of wireless communications product development expertise, Wisair is the first company to deliver fully-functional WiMedia-based UWB chipsets and small form-factor reference designs. Today, the fabless semiconductor company continues to focus on delivering low-cost, low-power, and high bit-rate wireless connectivity solutions. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.wisair.com.