SiS162U WLAN chipset to be used in solutions from 6 companies

Kingston unveils 1GB modules and 2GB kits of HyperX DDR400

ALPS releases a new HDD head series

SiS162U WLAN chipset to be used in solutions from 6 companies

Silicon Integrated Systems informed that 6 manufacturers of WLAN USB modules decided to use company´s MAC/baseband SiS162U processor in their solutions.

SiS162U is a compact (10x10mm) wireless chipset that doesn´t require additional Flash or SRAM. It supports 64-/128-bit WEP/WPA and, according to SiS, allows for lower energy consumption. The chipset comes with NDIS drivers for Win9x/ME/2000/XP/NT4.0, diagnostic software and EEPROM SiS162U programming utilities and supports Linux, WinCE 4.2, WinCE .NET environments.

By the moment it will be used in Cnet Technology´s CNUSB-611, CC&C Technologies´ WL-1207, Billionton Systems´ USBWLS, Cameo Communications´ WLB-1500, EDIMAX Technology´s EW-7119U and Global Sun Technology´s GL-2411UD.

CNET Technology	CC&C Technologies	Billionton Systems
Cameo Communications	EDIMAX Technology	Global Sun Technology

Kingston unveils 1GB modules and 2GB kits of HyperX DDR400

Kingston added 1GB DDR400 SDRAM (and 2GB kits) to its HyperX series. At the moment Kingston HyperX series includes DDR333 SDRAM to DDR533 SDRAM products.

As for the specs, they are standard:

• 184-pin unbuffered DDR SDRAM DIMM
• 2.5-3-3-7-1 timings at 400MHz
• Aluminium heatsink
• 2.6V voltage.

The MSRP of 1GB KHX3200/1G module is $442, while a 2GB KHX3200K2/2G kit costs $882.

ALPS releases a new HDD head series

Japanese ALPS announced the development of its HRGHL Series of 120Gb/inch² giant magnetoresistive (GMR) thin-film HDD heads. According to the press release, samples will be shipped at the end of the year, and mass production of 2.5" 120GB and 300GB solutions will begin early in 2005.

HRGHL series specs:

• Write induction: 50nH max.
• Read direct current resistance: 50ω max.
• Flying height: 11nm
• LF output: 12mV/µm nominal
• 50% output pulse width: 4.0µ" max.
• Write characteristics: —30dB max.
• Output asymmetry: (0±15)%
• Output stability: 3.0%max.

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