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Atheros announces Bluetooth chip for PC market

Published Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Atheros Communications yesterday announced the Atheros AR3011, a Bluetooth 2.1+Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) solution for laptop and desktop PCs, according to the company. Familiar to the PC market for providing 802.11 wireless LAN chipsets, Atheros previously had not offered a Bluetooth solution. While the AR3011 is the company’s first Bluetooth chip, it will be the industry’s first chip meeting the Bluetooth 2.1+EDR specifications, which are designed to ease pairing of Bluetooth devices, increase security and use less power to extend battery life. Atheros chose to enter the Bluetooth arena because the percentage of PCs with Bluetooth is projected ...

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