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Silicon Wave and Intel are working together to develop a solution which minimises interference between 802.11b Wif-Fi and Bluetooth radios.

They plan to use Silicon Wave’s Bluetooth 1.1 compliant SiW1700 series chipset as the basis for integrating Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections within a single notebook PC. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth operate in the same 2.4 Ghz band and can impact each other’s performance. Most experts view them as complimentary technologies, with Wi-Fi offering increased bandwidth and wireless range against Bluetooth’s low power consumption and cost.

“Silicon Wave continues to lead and innovate in delivering pragmatic solutions that answer PC users’ demands for seamless and simultaneous operation of both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless technologies,” said Michael Yin, director of Bluetooth product marketing for Silicon Wave. “We are committed to providing real-world solutions for the interference issues in wireless PC platforms.” Ticky Thakkar, director of platform architecture for Intel’s Mobile Platform Group, added: “This joint effort will deliver solutions that support the coexistence of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless technologies. Our next generation wireless mobile computing platform will allow users to successfully use both technologies simultaneously.”