WiGig Alliance Announces Completion of its Multi‐Gigabit Wireless Specification

December 10th, 2009

Four members join alliance, including leaders in PC display market, adding breadth to diverse, multi‐industry membership

Wireless Gigabit Alliance (WiGig), the organization advancing the adoption and widespread use of 60 GHz wireless technology worldwide, today announced the completion of its unified wireless specification. The WiGig specification enables high performance wireless display and audio and provides data transfer rates more than 10 times faster than today’s wireless LANs, extending Wi‐Fi technology while supporting backward compatibility with existing Wi‐Fi devices. The completed specification is now ready for member review and is anticipated to be made available to WiGig adopter members in Q1 2010.

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IEEE Ratifies 802.15.3c, Multi-gigabit Speed Wireless PAN Standard

October 30th, 2009

The IEEE today announced that its Standards Board has ratified IEEE 802.15.3c™-2009, Standard for Information Technology-Telecommunications and Information Exchange between systems-Local and Metropolitan networks-Specific requirements-Part 15.3: Wireless Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY)Specifications for High Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs): Millimeter-wave based Alternative Physical Layer Extension Amendment.

Read the rest of the press release here.

Peraso Technologies, Inc. Completes $10M Financing Round

October 5th, 2009

Peraso to Commercialize mmWave Technology

Toronto, October 5, 2009 - Peraso Technologies, Inc. a fabless semiconductor company focused on the development of multi-gigabit mmwave transceivers, today announced that it has secured $10 million (CDN) in Series A funding. The investment group is comprised of leading Canadian VC’s, including Celtic House Venture Partners, iNovia Capital and VentureLink Funds. The financing will be used to develop and commercialize mmwave integrated circuits (ICs).

The complete press release can be found here.

Celtic House Venture Partners and VentureLink Funds also issued press releases regarding the financing.

Industry Leaders Form Wireless Gigabit Alliance to Promote 60 GHz Wireless Technology

May 10th, 2009

More than 15 technology companies today announced the Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) Alliance, an organization formed to establish a unified specification for 60 Gigahertz (GHz) wireless technologies. The specification provides the optimal way to connect consumer electronics, handheld devices and personal computers.

The complete press release from the WiGig alliance can be found here.

Additional coverage analysis of this announcement can be found at Engadget and EETimes.

IEMF Next Generation Mobile Technologies & Solutions Showcase 2009

April 12th, 2009

Peraso Technologies is participating in a two-day wireless seminar and exhibition entitled The IEMF Next Generation Mobile Technologies & Solutions Showcase 2009, which will be held April 16th and 17th at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. In hosting this event, the Inter-Embassy Mobile Forum (IEMF) and Canadian Embassy in Tokyo are pleased to join forces once again with the Inter-Embassies IT & Mobile Forum. The event will showcase wireless companies from IEMF member countries.

For more information please contact sales@perasotech.com.

Welcome to Peraso Technologies

March 29th, 2009

Peraso is a fabless semiconductor company focused on the development of mmwave single-chip transceivers. Our 60 GHz transceivers, compliant with emerging 60 GHz standards in the mobile consumer electronics market, are characterized by low power consumption, small footprint and optimal system implementation.