Company profile
Realtek
Realtek develops Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, audio and multimedia integrated circuits. Its RTL8821CU wireless chipset is embedded in the ALFA Network adapt...
Facts
- Segment
- SEMICONDUCTORS
- Country
- Taiwan
- Headquarters
- Hsinchu, Hsinchu
- Founded
- 1987
- Ticker
- 2379
- Website
- https://www.realtek.com/
About Realtek
Founded in Hsinchu Science Park in 1987, Realtek is a fabless semiconductor company focused on communications-network, connected-media, computer-peripheral and multimedia ICs. Its portfolio spans Ethernet controllers, wireless LAN and Bluetooth chips, router SoCs, audio codecs, camera controllers and other mixed-signal connectivity products.
The robotics connection is traceable across a live multi-tier bill of materials. ALFA Network specifies the RTL8821CU inside its AWUS036EACS adapter, while ModalAI names that adapter as the data-transmission device in Starling 2 Max. Korthos therefore records Realtek at the control-and-connectivity chip layer; it does not infer that every Realtek wireless product is robotics-specific.
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Summary
Type: Connectivity semiconductor supplier
Core: Wireless and networking ICs
Function: Provides embedded data-link silicon
Audience: Module, drone and electronics OEMs