Computing

It all computes. Without the right connections, a computer is just a computer. But connected to the cloud, the network, or its peers, a computer is a window to the collected wisdom of the ages. Notebooks, netbooks, tablets, and desktops are much greater than the sum of their parts when communication is seamless and simple. And with high-perfomance, low-power solutions from Qualcomm Atheros, and technologies including Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth & 60GHz, those parts have more synergy than ever before. Across the globe, across the building, or across the room, Personal Computing from Qualcomm Atheros knows no boundaries. Because There is Here.

Qualcomm Atheros serves the industry’s leading computing customers with high-performance, connectivity solutions, including our industry-leading Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GNSS, and Ethernet technologies. With our extensive experience in providing high-performance connectivity and location-awareness for computing platforms, we deliver solutions for all computing segments, including notebooks, tablets, desktops and All-in-Ones.

To provide our customers with maximum design flexibility, we provide a wide array of connectivity options, featuring Qualcomm Atheros' comprehensive software support across multiple operating systems including Windows® and Linux for Chrome and Android.

Qualcomm Atheros WLAN Technologies

Qualcomm Atheros offers comprehensive 802.11n product ecosystems that span the computing, networking and consumer electronics markets to ensure robust and reliable Wi-Fi performance with 1-, 2- and 3-stream 11n architectures including:

  • Align® 1-stream, single-band, 2.4 GHz
  • XSPAN® 2-stream, single-band and dual-band, 2.4/5 GHz
  • XSPAN with SST3 3-stream, single-band and dual-band 2.4/5 GHz

Bluetooth® Solutions

Qualcomm Atheros offers a variety of Bluetooth solutions for computing applications. Our products support the new Bluetooth 4.0 standard, which not only enable high-speed wireless connections between PCs, peripherals and other Bluetooth products, but also offers low-power mode to operate with battery-powered devices that aren’t traditionally “connected.” Qualcomm Atheros also offers Bluetooth 3.0 High Speed and 2.1 +EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) options . All of our Bluetooth computing solutions feature Universal Wireless Cooperation™, which goes beyond coexistence to enable optimal performance of the WLAN while the computer also transmits Bluetooth signals, thus ensuring an enhanced user experience.

IZat™ Location Solutions

Qualcomm’s IZat location solutions provide always-on positioning capabilities with unmatched accuracy and minimal impact on battery life. IZat GNSS chipsets use all of the most advanced positioning techniques to enhance the mobile experience and support the growing number of location-based services across device architectures.

Ethernet

Qualcomm Atheros ETHOS™ Ethernet solutions for computing feature industry-leading compact size and low-power. Qualcomm Atheros’ controller and PHY solutions for the computing market comply with the IEEE’s 802.3az standard for Energy Effficient Ethernet, to reduce power consumed, particularly when the computer is idle. To learn more, see EDGE: ETHOS-Designed Green Ethernet.

Power-saving features

Given the significant premium associated with longer battery charges in all mobile computing platforms, Qualcomm Atheros is focused on delivering ultra low-power connectivity solutions for computing, leveraging a variety of power-saving techniques and protocols to minimize power consumption.

Direct Connect™ Peer-to-Peer Connectivity

All of Qualcomm Atheros’ WLAN computing solutions provide Qualcomm Atheros Direct Connect™, which complies with the industry standard Wi-Fi Direct™ for peer-to-peer networking. Direct Connect enables computing products to connect with other computers, as well as smartphones, wireless printers and gaming equipment, without an access point present. It also enables devices to connect and share content in mobile contexts. To learn more, see Qualcomm Atheros Direct Connect.