Intersil WLAN chip powers latest D-Link products

Intersil Corp. has announced that D-Link Systems Inc., a manufacturer of networking, data communications and digital electronic technologies, has selected its PRISM GT high-speed WLAN chipset. D-Link will use Intersil's device to provide 802.11g connectivity for its latest PRISM GT-based AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-124 USB Adapter and DWL-820 Ethernet-to-Wireless Bridge that delivers 54Mbps bandwidth capabilities in a 2.4GHz environment.

The D-Link products will also incorporate Intersil's SingleSource driver suite with PRISM Nitro technology. SingleSource is a complete driver package and PRISM Nitro is expected to deliver improvement in throughput for 802.11g clients operating in mixed-mode wireless networks, and better performance in 802.11g-only networks.

"PRISM GT's high data rate and reliable performance in all types of networking environments enabled us to develop our new DWL-820 and DWL-124 wireless networking products that are optimized for high data rate performance in compliance to the IEEE's 802.11g global standard," said Steven Joe, president of D-Link.