Atheros Communications’
Teresa Meng Receives Innovator Award at Demo@15! Conference
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 17, 2005—Atheros
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHR), a leading developer of advanced wireless
LAN (WLAN) chipsets, today announced that Dr. Teresa H. Meng, founder and a
member of the board of directors of Atheros Communications, was named one of the
DEMO@15! Innovator Award winners. The event organizers recognized the top 15
innovators who have defined the best technologies and products over the last 15
years at a special DEMO anniversary celebration dinner on Tuesday, February 15.
“Teresa has been a key
contributor to the development of high-performance wireless technologies,” said
Chris Shipley, DEMO executive producer. “The success and proliferation of Wi-Fi
technology today from early adopters to the mainstream made it a prime choice as
a top technology innovation. We’re proud to recognize Teresa’s efforts for
enabling the Wi-Fi economy.”
Teresa has played a
leading role in Atheros achieving numerous industry milestones in its six-year
history. The company introduced the world’s first 802.11a chipset in 2001, the
first dual-band 802.11a/b chipsets in 2002 and 802.11a/b/g chipsets in 2003. In
2004, it also rolled out the industry’s first single-chip 802.11g and
802.11a/b/g solutions for client devices, as well as a single-chip 802.11g
Access Point (AP) device.
“I’m truly honored to
accept this DEMO@15! Award,” said Teresa Meng. “Wireless technology will
continue to change the way people communicate and the way they use information.
Atheros is leading the way with cost-effective and high performance solutions
that deliver a better wireless user experience.”
About the DEMO Conferences
The annual DEMO conferences focus on emerging technologies
and new products, which are hand-selected from across the spectrum of the
technology marketplace. The DEMO conferences have earned their reputation for
consistently identifying tomorrow's cutting-edge technologies, and have served
as launch pad events for companies such as Palm, E*Trade, Handspring, and U.S.
Robotics, helping them to secure venture funding, establish critical business
relationships, and influence early adopters. Each DEMO conference features
approximately 70 new companies, products and technologies. For more information
on the DEMO conferences, visit
http://www.demo.com/.
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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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
Except for the historical information
contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including
statements regarding the future of wireless technology and Atheros’ ability to
continue to innovate and develop new and cost-effective solutions, 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, the difficulties inherent in developing new and
enhanced products; the effects of competition; the rate of growth of the market
for WLAN solutions; the effects of the potential adoption of wireless solutions
and standards other than Wi-Fi; general economic conditions; and other risks
detailed in Atheros’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 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.
