Ethertronics, the leading developer and manufacturer of high performance internal antennas for personal and industrial wireless devices, today announced that their Isolated Magnetic Dipole™ (IMD) technology has been chosen by RF Micro Devices (RFMD) as a Reference Antenna for their new RF5420 Dual Band WLAN Chipset. RFMD will be marketing this breakthrough new product to prospective original design manufacturers (ODM's) and original equipment manufacturers (OEM's) as part of their radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) marketing and sales efforts for 802.11a/b/g solutions.

The rapid growth of the WiFi market is driving demand for superior range, faster data transfer rates and smaller, more flexible form factors. Ethertronics' Isolated Magnetic Dipole™ (IMD) antenna technology delivers in all three areas to an increasingly demanding market. IMD's combination of high isolation, efficiency and design flexibility in a diversity solution make it ideal for WiFi applications of any kind.

"We are very excited to be chosen by RFMD as the antenna technology of choice for this WiFi project," said Mike Isgrig, vice president of marketing & North American sales, Ethertronics. "By definition, WiFi solutions are only as good as the antenna technology employed. Our IMD technology continues to set a new standard for performance by delivering compelling advantages over other solutions in the market today."

About Ethertronics
Headquartered in San Diego, California, Ethertronics designs and manufactures the industry's only Isolated Magnetic Dipole™ (IMD) internal/embedded antennas for personal and industrial wireless devices. Used in cellular and wireless LAN applications such as phones, notebooks, LAN cards and PDAs, IMD antennas provide longer range, increased signal strength and improved voice/data quality inside buildings, in noisy environments and in fringe network coverage areas. For more information about Ethertronics, visit the company's web site at: www.ethertronics.com.