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Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. develops semiconductor system solutions for communication products. The company’s products include solutions for wireless local area network (WLAN), mobile WLAN, Ethernet, Bluetooth, global positioning system (GPS), powerline communications, passive optical networking, and broadband multiplexing. It offers reference designs used in designing networking cards and routers, broadband gateways, mobile devices, and handsets. The company also provides single and multi-chip WLAN products, such as wireless networking products for the computing and small office/home office markets; and wireless infrastructure systems-on-chip with network management capabilities for the enterprise networking market. Its wireless systems solutions target applications in the digital home, small and medium businesses, enterprise networking markets, computing, and mobile and home consumer electronics markets. The company’s fast and gigabit Ethernet ETHOS products comprise access points, routers, gateways, Ethernet physical layer, transceivers, and switches for personal computer (PC) customers. It also provides Bluetooth solutions for PC and mobile consumer electronics customers; GPS system solutions for signal acquisition, tracking, data extraction, and GPS navigation; powerline technology solutions for use in electric utility and other commercial markets to monitor in-home electricity consumption and distribute broadband services over existing electrical wiring and coaxial cable; and broadband access solutions. The company sells its products to original equipment manufacturers and original design manufacturers directly, as well as through independent sales representatives and distributors in the United States, Canada, and Asia. Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. was formerly known as Atheros Communications, Inc. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. As of May 24, 2011, Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of QUALCOMM Incorporated.