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Realtek Receives Outstanding IT Elite and Product Awards for 2004

2004/10/27

Hsinchu, Taiwan – October 27, 2004 – Realtek Semiconductor Corp. today announced that it has received the 2004 "Outstanding IT Elite" and "Outstanding IT Applications/Products" awards from the committee for the Taiwan Information Technology Month (sponsored by Taipei Computer Association). Representing the IT industry's highest honor and recognition, the elite and product awards respectively went to Realtek's Luke Huang, Director of Product Development Division I, and Realtek IEEE 802.11a/b/g Dual-Band Triple-Mode WLAN Solutions, the RTL8185L, RTL8187L, RTL8225, RTL8255, RTL8186, and RTL8650B/8651B.

Mr. Huang, directing Realtek's Product Development Division I, has successfully led development of high-efficiency communications network solutions, including Realtek 10/100M & Gigabit Ethernet Single-Chip Controllers, and the awarded Realtek Dual-Band Triple-Mode WLAN Chipsets and Access Point/Gateway SoC. For these achievements, Mr. Huang won the Outstanding IT Elite laurels.

"I am fortunate to have been presented with the Outstanding IT Elite award, but the honor really goes to each and every member of our Product Development Division", said Mr. Huang. "Following development of the 10/100 and Gigabit Ethernet LAN chips, our R&D teams continually strove to advance the frontiers of technologies for high-speed, wireless, and home solution devices, with the goal of providing building blocks that enable construction of the digital home and offer the convenience of digital living. Driven by this goal, we developed the Realtek Dual-Band Triple-Mode WLAN solutions, and we are proud to receive the Outstanding IT Applications/Products award".

Covering 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, the Realtek Dual-Band Triple-Mode WLAN Chipsets, Asia's first (world's third) total solution for IEEE 802.11a/b/g wireless networking, are of all-CMOS design. Featuring compact package size, low power consumption, and economies of scale, the CMOS manufacturing process provides an excellent solution for future WLAN single-chip integration. Realtek WLAN chipset reference designs have passed the Wi-Fi Alliance's WPA2™ (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2™) security test and been selected as part of the WPA2 test bed for interoperable security certification.

The Realtek Dual-Band Triple-Mode WLAN solutions include:

(1)      RTL8185L: Integrated IEEE 802.11a/b/g Baseband Processor and Media Access Controller
(2)      RTL8187L: Integrated IEEE 802.11a/b/g Baseband Processor and Media Access Controller with USB 2.0 interface
(3)      RTL8225: IEEE 802.11b/g RF Transceiver (2.4GHz)
(4)      RTL8255: IEEE 802.11a/b/g RF Transceiver (2.4/5GHz)
(5)      RTL8186: IEEE 802.11a/b/g Access Point/Wireless Router SoC
(6)      RTL8650B/8651B: Wire-Speed NAT Router/Home Gateway Controller

The Realtek WLAN solutions are available now. For more product information, contact the company at tel: +886-3-578-0211, fax: +886-3-577-6047, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., web: www.realtek.com.tw.