Wireless Universal Serial Bus (WUSB) is a key and new application of WiMedia-based UWB technology. ASTRI is a member of WiMedia and USB Implementer Forum (USB-IF), the industry group which is responsible for the definition of USB 1.x and 2.0 standards. USB-IF has recently released a Certified Wireless USB 1.0 Standard, applying a USB-like protocol over WiMedia MAC and PHY protocol stacks to support wireless application scenarios of USB devices. Exploiting UWB's 480Mbps ultra fast connection speed, WUSB is the first high-speed personal wireless technology capable of addressing the networking and communications needs of multimedia consumer electronics, PC peripherals, and mobile devices.

ASTRI#39;s UWB technologies support WUSB standard-compliant devices and connect these USB devices to host wirelessly, using WUSB Wire Adaptors (WA) and/or WUSB device hubs. The focus of ASTRI#39;s WUSB R&D is to create enabling technologies and solutions for the growing multimedia portable consumer electronics, as well as the enormous PC peripheral device markets.

ASTRI is developing world-class intellectual property rights and know-how in this area covering passive, active, and multiple antennas.