The object
Teresa Meng invented low-power wireless hardware advances used in practical Wi-Fi products. Her low-power radio work reduced the energy cost of wireless links, helping portable devices use practical Wi-Fi hardware without sacrificing battery life. That tradeoff is central to mobile networking products.
What Teresa did
Invented low-power wireless hardware advances used in practical Wi-Fi products.
Why it matters
Low-power Wi-Fi radios made battery-powered wireless products more practical.
Living-status check
NIHF identifies Meng as a 2026 inductee and also records her 2024 Marconi Prize, dated public evidence that she was alive in 2024-2026.