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>> Wi-Fi Planet Marketplace Be a Marketplace Partner IBM Integrates Intersil Into New ThinkPad Series By Matthew Peretz August 1, 2001 Intersil announced today that its new PRISM 2.5 Mini-PCI WLAN card will be integrated into IBM's new ThinkPad T23 Series laptops. The card will provide embedded 802.11b wireless connectivity and is Wi-Fi certified. IBM described the T23 Series as being designed with business travelers in mind. It features a Pentium III processor, and a built-in antenna with embedded Mini-PCI wireless networking card which provides the wireless broadband connectivity based on the IEEE 802.11b standard. The T23 communications bay can accommodate dial-up modems, 10/100 Ethernet, and Wi-Fi WLAN, including the new WLAN combo Mini-PCI card. Intersil's PRISM 2.5 Mini-PCI card features a single-chip Baseband Processor (BBP) and Medium Access Controller (MAC). It includes a PCMCIA and USB interface, enabling OEMs to add either interface into their Wi-Fi products. Intersil stated that a BBP/MAC with Mini-PCI interface for manufacturing electronic devices requiring embedded applications is also available. The integration of the card into the ThinkPads effectively eliminates the need to carry external add-in cards for WLAN/dial-up capability. RELATED ARTICLES New Processor Supports 802.11a, 802.11b, Bluetooth, HomeRF and HiperLAN2 ASUSTeK Integrates Intersil WLAN Chipset IBM Ripples Security Waves with 802.11 Wireless Auditing Tool Intersil Unveils Fast WLAN Chipset TI Builds on 802.11b Market with New Chipset Tools: News Archives | 7 day summary Add wi-fiplanet.com to your favorites Add wi-fiplanet.com to your browser search box IE 7 | Firefox 2.0 | Firefox 1.5.x Receive news via our XML/RSS feed