Alereon, Inc., the Certified Wireless USB technology leader for mobile ultrawideband (UWB) WiMedia, today announced the opening of Alereon Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd., the company’s new product oriented research and development (R&D) facility in Pune, India.

Alereon’s new state-of-the art operation expands Alereon’s team to accommodate the growth in interest for the company’s certified USB solutions. The focus of the R&D center will be to continue to develop the company’s patented UWB chipsets, such as the AL4000, for the next generation of products.

“The expansion of our development efforts to include a new facility in Pune will strengthen our role in bringing new UWB solutions to the market,” said Eric Broockman, CEO of Alereon. “We are currently the only UWB company offering embedded device-to-device connectivity that is Certified Wireless USB from the USB-IF, and we are committed to leveraging that competitive advantage by investing in continued development of new technology to remain a leader in our industry.”

“Alereon Semi’s product-oriented nature provides exciting opportunities to the strong technical and skilled resources available here in India,” said Dr. Rajesh Zele, Managing Director of Alereon’s Pune facility. “As a result of existing Alereon partnerships, our work will continue to be highly innovative and challenging as we set out to develop UWB RF CMOS integrated circuits for the next generation of Certified Wireless USB products.”