JMD's Technology Enables QUALCOMM's Draft 2.0 802.11n Chipset

Atlanta -- Jacket Micro Devices (JMD) announced that QUALCOMM Incorporated has selected Jacket Micro Devices' M20006 and M20007 RF modules for the draft 2.0 compliant 802.11n AGN400 chipset reference design. The combination of QUALCOMM's advanced chipset and JMD's FEM technology enable QUALCOMM to implement a 2x3 dual band MIMO architecture with the RF portion occupying 98 mm2 of board space.

JMD's level of integration within the module reduces the bill of materials for QUALCOMM and allows for manufacturing and small form factor reference designs. The performance of the JMD RF Modules, when coupled with QUALCOMM's AGN400 chipset, achieves throughput speeds of 315 Mbps.

The AGN400 offers full support for Draft 2.0 of the IEEE 802.11n standard. The AGN400 chipset is the fourth generation 802.11n-compliant chipset from QUALCOMM and features QUALCOMM's True MIMO Gen-N technology. True MIMO Gen-N capitalizes on QUALCOMM's patented innovations in multiple antenna technology to extend the effective range and bolster data throughput for consumer Wi-Fi and wireless digital home entertainment devices.

"We believe JMD's unique Multi-layer Organic (MLO) technology is the only choice for multi-band, high performance and space constrained RF circuits like the QUALCOMM AGN400," said Jim Stratigos, president and CEO of Jacket Micro Devices. "The complexity of OFDM and MIMO architectures requires a high degree of integration to provide functionality in the smallest space possible. JMD has the only technology which enables multiple radio designs for space-constrained devices."

The AGN400 chipset, reference designs, and software are currently sampling with lead customers and are being publicly demonstrated at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show being held in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 8 - 11. Products containing True MIMO Gen-N technology are expected to be commercially available in the first quarter of 2007.

SOURCE: Jacket Micro Devices (JMD)