The Intersil ISL38001C WLAN NIC (Note 1) is a complete wireless high speed Network Interface Card (NIC). utilizing the Intersil PRISM GT chip set. The ISL38001C is a lower cost alternative to the ISL38000C radio. It offers improved range compared to the ISL38000C while providing equivalent performance in other categories. It conforms to the IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g protocols and therefore operates in the 2.45GHz ISM frequency band. It provides a complete reference design evaluation platform of hardware and software to system providers or integrators requiring wireless data communications capability and is ideal for integration into computer platforms.