What are the other key elements that will impact the mass adoption and usage of UWB silicon?
The MBOA is addressing the entire ecosystem and is focused on providing the best technical solution for the personal computing and consumer electronic industries; and is working closely with the majority of the PC and CE corporations. The active support by the PC and CE industries ensures that their requirements are met by the technical subcommittees, thus producing a specification that is technically superior. Aside from the radio, PHY, and MAC activities, the MBOA companies are working with organizations such as WiMedia to ensure interoperability and certification as well as with groups promoting wireless 1394 and USB. The entire ecosystem is developing in parallel and all timelines focus on high volume production in 2005. The MBOA membership is represented by all facets of the industry, from technologists and academia, antenna, module, and MAC companies, to the world’s leading UWB companies and semiconductor corporations, through to the major personal computing and consumer electron
