silex and Wisair Partner on UWB-Enabled Wireless Video Solutions
Technology to be demonstrated at ExpoComm Wireless Japan 2006
Expo Comm Wireless Japan, TOKYO, July 17, 2006 silex technology, Inc. and Wisair, a leading provider of WiMedia-based Ultra Wideband (UWB) chipset solutions, today announced a partnership agreement to bring UWB-enabled wireless video solutions to home entertainment and office equipment markets. Under the agreement, silex will partner with Wisair to provide high-definition, high-bandwidth wireless data feeds of movies, gaming and presentations in next-generation projectors, flat panel displays, DVDs and DVRs.
As office equipment and home users are seeking to eliminate inconvenient and cumbersome cables, the opportunity for products featuring wireless video transmission is huge, said Katsuhiro Yagi, senior product manager, UWB Product Marketing at silex. Wisair has proven WiMedia-based UWB chipsets that can be integrated into both host and device products, making it an ideal partner for our new generation of products that are being designed to transmit high quality video wirelessly over short ranges.
David Yaish, Wisair president and CEO noted, We are enthusiastic to partner with silex and to leverage its global implementation experience and branded products. The company's decision to work with Wisair on UWB-based video applications is testament to the performance, reliability and robustness of our UWB chipset offerings.
silex will be demonstrating wireless video applications using the Wisair UWB chipset in its booth, # B-407, at Expo Comm Wireless Japan 2006, at the Tokyo Big Site International Convention Center between July 19-21.
About silex
silex technology, Inc. (JASDAQ:6679) has more than 30 years experience designing, manufacturing and marketing embedded products. During the past 10 years, silex has become the number one global supplier of print server solutions designed to help businesses improve the way they move, print and secure information. silex provides a complete line of wired and wireless connectivity hardware and software products including its popular USB device servers for enterprise environments of all sizes. silex also develops fingerprint reader products designed to support a variety of secure computing options. For more information, visit the company web site at www.silex.jp.
About Wisair
Wisair is a leading provider of WiMedia Ultra Wideband (UWB) 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.