GainSpan

Timeline

 * GainSpan - Founded in 2006. IoT, smart meters etc.

Wi-Fi chips

 * GS1010 (2007) - IoT WiSoC, partial-802.11b, not WFA certified (supports 1Mbit and 2Mbit rates only)
 * (marketing weasels try to hide that fact by writing "compatible with 802.11bg networks" instead).
 * FUsing WLAN IP Core from Wipro-NewLogic.


 * GS1011 (2009) - full 802.11b (11Mbps) WFA certified - pin compatible with GS1010.
 * "compatible with 802.11bg networks".


 * GS2000 (2014) - IoT WiSoC, 802.11bgn