SANTA CLARA, CA, Nov. 3, 2009 (Marketwire) --

SANTA CLARA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/03/09 -- Atheros Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHR), a global leader in innovative technologies for wireless and wired communications, today announced the AR6133 smart combination solution, the newest member of the Atheros Radio-on-Chip for Mobile (ROCm®) family, featuring 11n-enabled mobile WLAN and Bluetooth 3.0 technology to enhance the wireless experience with mobile gaming devices, eBook readers, portable media players (PMPs), and smartbooks -- a new class of SDIO-based mobile PCs. This solution builds on the strengths of the industry's highest performance mobile WLAN technology, the ROCm single-chip 11n AR6003 family. The AR6133 leverages the innovative AR6003 11n technology to deliver the highest actual end-user throughput, as well as the lowest current consumption of any 11n mobile WLAN solution on the market today. This high-performance Wi-Fi solution is combined with Bluetooth® 3.0 + High Speed (HS) to support a growing variety of new mobile applications.

In addition to providing Bluetooth personal area networking functionality, the AR6133 also supports Atheros' Direct Connect(TM) AP Mode technology, the company's peer-to-peer Wi-Fi capability for mobile devices. With up to 85 Mbps actual throughput capability, the AR6133 allows users to easily share HD video content with up to eight other client devices without an access point present. The AR6133 can also maintain an Internet connection while simultaneously connecting to other mobile devices.

Bringing a New Level of Functionality to Mobile Wireless

A growing number of applications can leverage the high-performance combination of 11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in mobile gaming equipment, eBook readers, PMPs and smartbooks. The 11n connection allows users to quickly and easily download rich media content from the Internet and Atheros Direct Connect to enable sharing of this content with a variety of client devices. Simultaneously, a user can connect to Bluetooth wireless audio headsets and speakers, mice or keyboards. The addition of Bluetooth 3.0 + HS further enhances the flexibility of the AR6133 by enabling seamless high-speed bulk synchronization with other BT 3.0 + HS-enabled devices.

Unparalleled Mobile WLAN and Bluetooth Integration

Like the AR6003, the AR6133 features an impressive level of integration including on-chip Efficient Power Amplifier(TM) (EPA) technology, integrated power management unit (PMU) for direct connectivity to the battery, sleep clock, and one-time programmable memory, eliminating the need for EEPROM. The solution also features direct connect to the antenna and on-chip self-calibration.