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- 1996: Harris first Wi-Fi chip (HSP3824 802.11 Baseband Processor) PR
 - 1999: Harris acquires CHOICE Microsystems (CW10 802.11b MAC) PR
 - 1999: Harris rebrands its semi. division to Intersil PR
 - 2000: Intersil acquires No Wires Needed B.V. PR
 
For later chipsets, see Intersil.
Wireless chipsets
- See also: Intersil § Wireless chipsets
 
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| Chipset | MAC | BB | RFIC | Interface | PHY modes  | 
Notes | First seen (FCC)  | 
Adapters | ESystems | DS / PBrief  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRISM I | AMD Am79C930  | 
HFA3824 (HFA3825)  | 
HFA3624 / HFA3724  | 
PCMCIA (16-bit) | legacy (DSSS) | 2Mbps (1996) 802.11-1997  | 
7 devices | 3 devices | DS All  | |
| PRISM I | NWN Swallow VLSI VPS10101  | 
HFA3860 | HFA3624 | PCMCIA (16-bit) | b | 32-bit ARM6 uC Ruby II (TQFP144)  | 
1 devices | 2 devices | ||
| PRISM II | HFA3841 | HFA3861 | HFA3683 | PCMCIA (16-bit) | b | Superhet radio, CF Lucent HERMES I  | 
1999-11-09 | 65 devices | 33 devices | Doc | 
| PRISM II | HFA3841 | HFA3861 | HFA3683 | PCI (USB 1.1)  | 
b | Superhet radio, + PCI/USB 1.1 IF  | 
1999-11-09 | 14 devices | Doc | |
| PRISM II | HFA3845 | HFA3861 | HFA3683 | PCMCIA (16-bit) | b | Superhet radio | 2000-07-25 | 2 devices | 0 devices | PCB | 
| PRISM II | Atmel AT76C503A | HFA3861 | HFA3683 | USB 1.1 | b | Superhet radio | 2001-02-19 | 44 devices | 0 devices | SD BD  | 
| PRISM II | Atmel AT76C510  | 
HFA3861 | HFA3683 | USB 1.1 | b | Superhet radio | 2000-10-27 | 0 devices | 11 devices | SD BD  | 
| PRISM 2.5 | HFA3842 | HFA3863 | HFA3683 | PCMCIA (16-bit) | b | Superhet radio | 2000-05-08 | 3 devices | 0 devices | Doc | 
| PRISM 2.5 | NWN Poldhu (ISL3856)  | 
HFA3861 HFA3863  | 
HFA3683 | PCMCIA (16-bit) | b | Superhet radio | 2000-09-05 | 2 devices | 11 devices | SD BD  | 
Harris chipsets
- PRISM Models
 - PRISM Card Tested
 - Harris/Intersil PRISM II/2.5/3
 - PRISM I and PRISM II chipsets
 - Harris HSP3824 Baseband Processor
 
| Chipset | MAC | BBP | QAM | RFIC | DS | LNA | PAM | Interface | PHY  modes  | 
Notes | DS / PBrief  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRISM I | AMD Am79C930  | 
HFA3824 (HFA3825)  | 
HFA3724 | HFA3624 | HFA3524 | HFA3424 | HFA3925 | PCMCIA (16-bit) | legacy (DSSS) | DS All  | |
| PRISM I | NWN Swallow VLSI VPS10101  | 
HFA3860 | HFA3724 (HFA3726)  | 
HFA3624 | HFA3524 | HFA3424 | HFA3925 | PCMCIA (16-bit) | b | ||
| PRISM II | HFA3841 | HFA3861 | HFA3783 | HFA3683 | - | - | HFA3983 | PCMCIA (16-bit) | b | Doc | |
| PRISM II | HFA3841 | HFA3861 | HFA3783 | HFA3683 | - | - | HFA3983 | PCI (USB 1.1)  | 
b | Doc | |
| PRISM II | HFA3845 | HFA3861 | HFA3783 | HFA3683 | - | - | HFA3983 | PCMCIA (16-bit) | b | PCB | |
| PRISM II | Atmel AT76C503A / AT76C510  | 
HFA3861 | HFA3783 | HFA3683 | - | - | HFA3983 | USB 1.1 | b | SD BD  | |
| PRISM 2.5 | HFA3842 (ISL3856)  | 
HFA3863 | HFA3783 | ISL3685 | - | - | ISL3984 | PCMCIA (16-bit) | b | Doc | |
| PRISM 2.5 | ISL3873 (MAC/BB)  | 
- | ISL3783 | ISL3685 | - | - | ISL3984 | PCMCIA (16-bit) | b | Doc | |
| PRISM 2.5 | ISL3873B (MAC/BB)  | 
- | ISL3783 | ISL3685 | - | - | ISL3984 | USB 1.1 | b | Doc | |
| PRISM 2.5 | ISL3874 (MAC/BB)  | 
- | ISL3783 | ISL3685 | - | - | ISL3984 | PCI | b | .  | 
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PRISM I
- HFA3824 - BBP (DSSS)
 
- HFA3724 - QAM
 - HFA3624 - RFIC
 - HFA3524 - DS
 - HFA3424 - LNA
 - HFA3925 - PA
 
PRISM II
- HFA3841 - MAC
 
- HFA3861 - BBP
 - HFA3783 - QAM
 - HFA3683 - RFIC
 - HFA3983 - PA
 
PRISM 2.5
- HFA3842 (ISL3842/ISL3856) - MAC
 - HFA3863 - BBP
 - HFA3783 - QUAD IF (QAM)
 - HFA3683A - RF/IF (CONV)
 - HFA3983 - PA
 
- ISL3873(A) - MAC/BBP (PCMCIA)
 - ISL3874(A) - MAC/BBP (PCI)
 
- ISL3783 - QUAD IF (QAM)
 - ISL3685 - RF/IF (CONV)
 - ISL3984 - PA (RMPA-2455)
 - ISL3183 - VCO (GEN 748MHz)
 
PRISM 3
- ISL3871 - MAC/BBP (PCMCIA)
 - ISL3872 - MAC/BBP (PCI)
 
- ISL3684 - QAM/DS/RFIC (CONV)
 - ISL3984/ISL3985 - PA
 - ISL3084 - VCO
 
Models
- BreezeCOM AP-DS.11 Wireless Access Point
 - BreezeCOM SA-DS.11 Wireless Station Adapter
 - BreezeCOM WBS-DS.11 Wireless Bridge Server
 - BreezeCOM WBC-DS.11 Wireless Bridge Client
 
- FCC ID: OGD10310308 (No Wires Needed)
 
- Model: Parrot 1100 - Compaq WL400
 - No Wires Needed Parrot 1100
 
- Compaq WL400 (NWN Parrot 1100) - PRISM I
 
- NWN Swallow - MAC (Swallow 550/1100)
 - HFA3860 (IV) - BBP (BaseBand Processor)
 - HFA3724 (IN) - QAM (Modulator/Demodulator)
 - HFA3624 (IA) - RFIC (Prescalar + IF/RF)
 - HFA3524 (IA) - DS (Digital Synthesizer)
 - HFA3424 (IB) - LNA (Low Noise Amp)
 - HFA3925 (IA96) - PA (Power Amp)
 
- FCC ID: LKT-PC-DS11 (Alvarion Technologies, Ltd.)
 
- BreezeCOM PC-DS.11 - No Wires Needed Swallow 1100
 - Harris HFA3860B Test Report (BreezeCOM, Inc.)
 
- FCC ID: OGD10330209 (No Wires Needed)
 
- Model: Swallow 1100, Falcon 1100
 
Partlist
Faber Electronics PC1100PCB - 6-layer epoxy PCB
- VLSI VPS10101-3 - CPU ARM uC Ruby II (TQFP144, U1; 1)
 
- General Purpose PCMCIA controller (w/ 32-bit ARM6 core)
 
- AMD AM29F010-55EC - Memory Flash 128k x 8 (TSOP I, Y-3 32, U2; 1)
 - IDT IDT71016S20PH - Memory SRAM 64k x 16 20ns (TSOP II, Z44)
 - Harris HFA3860 IV - Wireless/RF Baseband Processor (TQFP-48, U4; 1)
 - Harris HFA3624 IA - Wireless/RF Prescalar, IF/RF (SSOP-28, U16; 1)
 - Harris HFA3724 IN - Wireless/RF Modulator/Demodulator (TQFP-80, U8; 1)
 - Harris HFA3524 IA - Wireless/RF Synthesizer (TSSOP-20, U9; 1)
 - Harris HFA3424 IB - Wireless/RF LNA (SOIC-8, U10; 2)
 - Harris HFA3424 IB - Wireless/RF LNA (SOIC-8, U13)
 - Harris HFA3925 IA96 - Wireless/RF PA (SSOP-28, U15; 1)