Texas Instruments next week will unveil its first Wi-Fi chips specifically designed for mobile devices, such as cell phones and PDAs.
A TI representative said the chips address two concerns that mobile devices makers have about the networking technology: it requires both a lot of power and large chips. Wi-Fi, also known as 802.11b, is used to create a 300-foot zone in which electronic devices can connect without wires.
The new chips are about 44 percent smaller than the company’s previous Wi-Fi chips, which were for laptop computers. That makes them a more comfortable fit inside the limited space of a cell phone or PDA (personal digital assistant), the representative said.
In addition, the new TI chips reduce power consumption tenfold. They go into a low-power “stand-by” mode about 95 percent of the time, the representative said.
TI plans to ship the chips to device makers in about six months, according to a company spokeswoman, who declined further comment…
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