GainSpan.com designs Wi-Fi chips that consume less power than standard chips
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GainSpan Corporation
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GainSpan brings Wi-Fi sensor networks to life. The company’s semiconductor and software solutions break new ground in Wi-Fi applications by enabling years of battery life for Wi-Fi sensors and other devices.
In September of 2006, a core team of engineers and thought leaders spun off from Intel Corporation to form GainSpan. The vision was simple... enable and accelerate the adoption of new wireless usage models for sensor network applications using an existing widely deployed standard technology.
The challenge was daunting... while wireless sensor networks have seen steady growth over the past few years, their market potential has, in fact, been hindered by power consumption issues and lack of mature standards based solutions.
The solution was innovative... new Wi-Fi semiconductor and software solutions that enable sensors and other devices to run up to 10 years on a single AA battery. This allows users to leverage the global Wi-Fi standard, existing tools and knowledge investments, for new applications such as temperature monitoring for energy management, condition monitoring of industrial equipment in manufacturing plants or streetlights in metro areas.
GainSpan’s mission is to continue to innovate around these basic tenets to create a broad range of solutions that can improve usage capabilities worldwide and enable people to save money, save energy and work smarter.
GainSpan investors include Intel Capital, New Venture Partners, OVP Venture Partners, and Sigma Partners. For more information, contact us at 
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