- Nanoradio (company)
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Nanoradio 
Industry Wireless Semiconductors Founded 2004 Headquarters Kista, Sweden Products Fabless semiconductor, connectivity chips Employees 70 (as of 2010) Website www.nanoradio.se Nanoradio is a company based in Kista, Stockholm, Sweden. Nanoradio is a fabless semiconductor manufacturer with a main product line focus of connectivity products. The company is specializing in producing the smallest Wi-Fi chipsets by solution size on the market with extremely low power consumption. The company slogan is "Always On Wi-Fi".[1]
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Company history
The company was founded in March 2004 and it is a “fabless” company. Nanoradio has a leading team of extensive experience from the cellular and wireless industry as well as semiconductor industry and start-ups. The company is led by Tord Wingren, having more than 25 years of experience as senior executive in the mobile handset industry and was pioneering GSM as well as WCDMA and Bluetooth at Ericsson. He was the first President of Ericsson Mobile Platforms and headed Samsung Telecom development in Europe and was in 2004 part of the founding team of Nanoradio. The head office is in Kista, Stockholm, local office in Lund, Sweden and with sales offices in Korea, Taiwan, Japan, China and US as well as R&D test centre in Patras, Greece. During last years, Nanoradio has been awarded a significant number of new design-wins and lots of market recognitions and awards.[1][2]
Operations
Nanoradio provides unique Wi-Fi solutions, making high speed wireless access possible in all portable electronics, such as mobile phones, MIDS, cameras and headsets. Key features include ultra low power consumption, smallest size as well as a unique support for audio applications.[1]
Nanoradio is the first company to offer a unique true one chip solution, the “Eco-Fi™“ family. Combining the Baseband/MAC, RF transceiver and Power Management into a single silicon die offering allows to have the complete WiFi-functionality within an area of less than 35 mm², constantly switched on with a minimum of power consumption. The “Eco-Fi™” product family is supporting 802.11 b/g/n standards. This high integrated solution enables the lowest possible cost and size for customers.[1]
Nanoradio has become a well established Wi-Fi supplier with key design wins with several top 5 mobile phone players, MIS players and large camera companies. Nanoradio's Wi-Fi is ported to most major cellular platforms and operating systems.[1]
Products
- Wi-Fi chipsets for Mobile phones and Consumer electronics
Applications
The following is a list of Nanoradio targeted applications:
- Voice over IP (VoIP) in wireless phones
- Headsets for wireless phones, voice and Hi-Fi stereo
- Portable audio and Hi-Fi stereo devices
- Handheld computing devices, PDAs
- Handheld digital video and Still cameras
- Mobile gaming platforms
Offices
Nanoradio has its headquarter in Kista, Sweden. Moreover the company has sales offices in 5 further countries.[1]
- Kista, Stockholm, Sweden: Global Sales Office
- Lund, Sweden, Local Office
- Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, Sales Office Korea
- Yokohama, Japan, Sales Office Japan
- Mountain View, California, United States, Sales Office USA, Premier Technical Sales Inc.
- Taipei, Taiwan, Sales Office Taiwan
- Shanghai, People's Republic of China, Sales Office China
- Patras, Greece, R&D
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Categories:- Companies established in 2004
- Fabless semiconductor companies
- Companies based in Stockholm
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