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NEC VersaPro Tablet PC Features
Atheros Super AG® Technology
Atheros Chipset Provides
High-Performance Wireless Capability in World's Thinnest and Lightest Tablet PC
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 12, 2004 –
Atheros Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHR), a leading developer of advanced
wireless LAN (WLAN) chipsets, today announced its AR5004X chipset featuring
Super AG® technology has been embedded into the new NEC VersaPro VY11F/GL-R
Tablet PC. Consumers who want the ability to take their ultra lightweight tablet
PC anywhere in the home or office and still stay connected to the Internet,
network resources or email will be able to take advantage of a wireless option
employing Atheros’ high-performance 802.11a/b/g technology.
The NEC VersaPro VY11F/GL-R, which begins shipping in the
Japan market on September 30, is the world’s thinnest and lightest tablet PC. It
measures only 11 millimeters (less than one-half inch) in total thickness and
weighs a mere 899 grams (less than two pounds). Users can easily handwrite notes
using the tablet’s pen on top of the VersaPro’s liquid-crystal display (LCD)
protected glass. The wireless-equipped tablet PC can transmit notes to
co-workers instantly and can also be used to highlight key points in a
presentation during business meetings. Atheros’ wireless technology helps to
unwire the VersaPro in the enterprise.
“Today’s wireless LAN
products not only must offer high performance, but also must consume less power
in order to extend battery-life and mobile operation,” said Colin Macnab, vice
president of marketing and business development at Atheros Communications.
“NEC’s new tablet PC is a powerful PC packaged into a compact, lightweight
form-factor. Super AG® technology offers the best wireless LAN performance, and
its fast data rates mean the radio is on for less time transmitting or receiving
data, which ultimately prolongs the mobile device’s operation between charges.”
Additional features of the NEC VersaPro VY11F/GL-R tablet
PC include an Intel® Pentium® M processor, an ATI Mobility Radeon graphics
chipset, Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, 20 gigabyte (GB) hard drive and a
10.4-inch TFT XGA display.
About Super AG® Technology
Atheros’ popular Super AG® technology employs innovative
performance-enhancement features—including packet bursting, fast frames, and
data compression—that improve the throughput and range of wireless networking
products. Super AG® supports up to 54 megabits-per-second (Mbps) data link rates
for users in Japan, with typical end-user throughputs as high as 40 Mbps.
Outside Japan, with an additional dynamic turbo mode activated, the technology
can achieve throughputs of more than 60 Mbps for typical data. This is the
highest throughput performance available on the market today.
About Atheros Communications, Inc.
Atheros Communications is a leading developer of
semiconductor system solutions for wireless communications products. Atheros
combines its wireless systems expertise with high-performance radio frequency
(RF), mixed signal and digital semiconductor design skills to provide highly
integrated chipsets that are manufacturable on low-cost, standard complementary
metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) processes. Atheros technology is being used by
a broad base of leading customers, including personal computer and networking
equipment manufacturers. For more information, visit
www.atheros.com or send email to
info@atheros.com.
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Atheros, the Atheros logo and Super AG® are
trademarks of Atheros Communications, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in
this document are the sole property of their respective owners.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
Except for the historical information
contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including
statements regarding the features, performance and benefits of Atheros’ and
NEC’s products, and the shipment and sale of NEC’s VersaPro tablet PC, are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially,
including, but not limited to, whether the NEC VersaPro tablet PC will be
successful in the Japanese market; development, manufacturing and distribution
difficulties; the effects of competition; general economic conditions,
particularly in Japan, and other risks detailed in Atheros’ Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 as filed with the SEC and in other
reports filed with the SEC by Atheros from time to time. These forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date hereof. Atheros disclaims any obligation to
update these forward-looking statements.
Cheryl Patstone, 408-773-5344,
cheryl@atheros.com or Greg Wood, A&R Partners, 650-762-2838,
gwood@arpartners.com.
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