Philips/General Atomics Collaboration
Posted on: Monday, 10 February 2003, 06:00 CST
Source: Internet Wire
SAN JOSE, CA -- Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG) (AEX: PHI) today announced that the recently announced joint collaboration between Philips and General Atomics (GA) has been selected as a member of The 802.11 Report’s annual list of “The Fiercest 15.” This honor designates the collaboration as one of the top wireless networking developments of the year. The 802.11 Report, an internationally recognized email newsletter for the wireless networking market, evaluated more than 350 companies and joint development efforts based on their vision, technological innovation, revenue potential, and competitive position.
“Ultra-Wideband (UWB) could not have received better news than the announcement that Philips Electronics and GA will jointly develop UWB chipsets and support the technology’s standardization process,” said Ben Frankel, Editor of The 802.11 Report. “UWB technology is highly scalable with a high data rate and throughput potential, which will bring high-quality wireless streaming media to a variety of consumer applications currently held hostage by wires.”
The result of the collaboration between Philips and GA will provide a significant time-to-market advantage for the introduction of UWB chipsets. Initial chipsets are expected to be available in conjunction with emerging standards such as IEEE 802.15.3a. UWB, a high-speed, short-range wireless (WPAN) technology, is ideal for effortlessly transferring digital content between devices in different entertainment and computing clusters in the home, such as digital video recorders, set-top boxes, televisions and personal computing (PC) peripherals.
Philips and GA intend to leverage one another’s expertise to offer high-performance and cost-effective UWB solutions for consumer and computing applications. GA will benefit from Philips’ leadership in Radio Frequency (RF) and its proven QUBiC semiconductor process technology. Philips will license GA’s wireless communication technology, including its Spectral Keying™, an advanced multi-band UWB technology. Together, the focus is to develop wireless communication chipsets for very high bit rate networks, up to 480 Megabits per second (Mbps).
“The 802.11 Report is recognized for its advanced understanding of trends and businesses in the emerging wireless networking market,” said Phil Pollok, senior vice president of Emerging Businesses Unit, Philips Semiconductors. “Being selected as a member of The Fiercest 15 is an honor, and it acknowledges Philips’ objective to aggressively maintain its leadership position in wireless innovation.”
The Fiercest 15 celebrates the spirit of being “fierce” -- daring to be innovative and forward-looking, even in a difficult market environment. The list is available in today’s issue of The 802.11 Report and on The 802.11 Report Web site at www.80211report.com.
The 802.11 Report is a weekly email service read by more than 10,000 executives in more than 75 countries. Since its inception in August 2001, The 802.11 Report has been recognized as a must-read source of news and intelligence among WLAN insiders.
About Philips
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is one of the world’s biggest electronics companies and Europe’s largest, with sales of $28.8 billion (EUR 32.3 billion) in 2001. It is a global leader in color television sets, lighting, electric shavers, medical diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring, and one-chip TV products. Its 184,000 employees in more than 60 countries are active in the areas of lighting, consumer electronics, domestic appliances, components, semiconductors, and medical systems. Philips is quoted on the NYSE (symbol: PHG), London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and other stock exchanges. News from Philips is located at www.semiconductors.philips.com.
Or visit the press room at www.semiconductors.philips.com.
About General Atomics
General Atomics, founded in 1955 with corporate headquarters in San Diego, CA, specializes in diversified research, development, and manufacturing in defense, energy and other advanced technology arenas. Ultra-wideband technology is being developed within the Photonics Division, which is focused on the development of products containing advanced laser, wireless and sensor technologies. For more information, please visit www.ga.com or call (858) 457-8700.
Contact: Marijke Sas
Company: Philips (Europe)
Phone: 31-40-272-2091
Email: Marijke.Sas@philips.com
Contact: Paul Morrison
Company: Philips (USA)
Phone: 408-474-5065
Email: Paul.Morrison@philips.com
Contact: Robyn Kao
Company: Philips (Asia Pacific)
Phone: 886-2-2382-4025
Email: Robyn.Kao@philips.com
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