Ralink
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Ralink Technology, Corp. | |
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Founded | January 2001 |
Headquarters | Hsin-chu, Taiwan |
Industry | Semiconductor |
Products | Wi-Fi chipset |
Website | www.ralinktech.com |
Ralink Technology, Corp. is a Taiwanese Wi-Fi chipset manufacturer which claims to have 10% of the WLAN chipset market worldwide. They are one of the few Wi-Fi chipset manufacturers that provide documentation without a non-disclosure agreement, and the unrestricted right to redistribute and use the firmwares for their products. Because of this their devices are well supported by open source drivers, making them a favourable choice for Linux and BSD users. Their early version products (RT2400 and RT2500) were rather unstable and buggy, however newer products such as the RT2501 and RT2600 have improved greatly. Their chipsets are used by almost every wireless manufacturer for routers, and PCI/Mini PCI/Cardbus/USB adaptors. Nintendo uses the Ralink RT2500USB for their Nintendo DS USB Wi-Fi adaptor.