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Alereon has demonstrated the first silicon solution optimized for certified wireless USB devices at the USB Implementers Forum's (USB-IF) Certified Wireless USB Developers Conference (DEVCON) at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif.

"It is exciting to be the first company to demonstrate silicon optimized for certified wireless USB devices," said Eric Broockman, founder and CEO of Alereon. "We have been a long-time supporter of certified wireless USB and we are pleased to see it come to fruition in next-generation wireless devices and peripherals."

The demonstration uses Alereon's AL4000 wireless USB two chipset consisting of the AL4300 wireless USB media access controller/baseband processor and the AL4100 UWB RF transceiver. The baseband processor and RF transceiver are identical to Alereon's AL4000 WiMedia PHY for use in wireless USB host applications.

"Developing certified wireless USB solutions for small mobile and portable devices is challenging, but this is clearly the largest and most compelling market segment," said Broockman, "Our demonstration reaffirms Alereon's leadership in the development of certified wireless USB products. By designing specifically for the low-power, low-cost yet high-performance demands of handheld applications, we are providing our customers with solutions optimized for cellular phones, digital still cameras, MP3 players, digital video cameras and other battery, space and cost-sensitive consumer devices."

“Promoting a cooperative environment to support the development and successful introduction of certified wireless USB is a founding goal of the USB-IF," said Jeff Ravencraft, president and chairman of the USB Implementers Forum. "Member announcements like Alereon's, demonstrate that certified wireless USB, from the USB-IF, will be first to market with interoperable devices."