Lantiq acquired WLAN related assets and intellectual property from Israel based Metalink, a provider of wireless communication silicon solutions with the capability to deliver HD-video-streams over the 802.11n standard. The purchase price is up to US $16.9 million; including an $8.9 million initial payment and an up to $8 million additional payment based on future performance. Lantiq also announced the establishment of a technical competence center in Yakum, Israel, where a team of about 50 engineers will drive innovation.

The acquired 802.11n MIMO-technology (Multiple Input Multiple Output) features – in contrast to today’s conventional WLAN solutions – flawless and unobstructed HD-Video streaming over Wireless-LAN without making any compromise to Quality-of-Service. Lantiq will integrate the technology in its existing roadmap and future products. In addition to reference designs, first ICs produced in 65nanometer process technology are already sampling and will be available for mass production in spring 2010.