Atheros AR5006EX single-chip 802.11a/b/g WLAN solution with support PCIe

AR5006EX Technology Overview:
Introducing the Atheros AR5006EX, the world’s first single-chip IEEE 802.11a/b/g WLAN solution with support for PCI Express. AR5006EX integrates a complete WLAN solution-media access controller (MAC), baseband processor, and a high-performance 2.4/5-GHz radio in a low-cost digital CMOS design.

With the highest level of integration, the AR5006EX enables the entire WLAN solution to fit on a single-sided Mini Card or ExpressCard design, creating the ideal choice for embedded and aftermarket WLAN solutions for personal computers. This design exploits the ability of the PCI Express bus architecture to support high-performance computing with up to 2.5-gigabit-per-second transmit and receive rates – a 150 percent improvement over the existing PCI architecture.

AR5006EX Solution Highlights
- Uses digital CMOS technology exclusively, minimizing power consumption and cost while maximizing reliability
- Highly integrated single chip PCI Express CMOS solution with MAC/baseband processor and dual-band 2.4/5 GHz radio
- Compliant with IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11d, 802.11h, 802.11i and 802.11j standards
- Supports draft 802.11e Quality of Service (QoS) standard
- Atheros XR™ eXtended Range technology gives Wi-Fi products twice the range of existing designs
- Hardware encryption for security provides Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) and Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) without performance degradation
- Extended tuning range (2.300-2.500 & 4.900-5.850 GHz) enables worldwide use