NXP offers Wi-Fi 6 processors for automotive and IoT
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) devices from NXP Semiconductors support developers’ efforts to adopt the latest Wi-Fi standards. The company says its expanded Wi-Fi 6 portfolio applies to connectivity for automotive, access, mobile and industrial and IoT markets.
Wi-Fi 6 delivers symmetric multi-gigabit uploads and downloads, lower latency, increased capacity and improved power efficiency, explains NXP. These technical advancements have so far been limited to premium products but NXP says these benefits are now available for large-scale deployment across multiple markets, enabling products with up to four-fold performance improvement, greater range, improved battery life and greater connection reliability for Wi-Fi capabilities. Wi-Fi 6 connectivity can be applied to smart homes, connected cars, and industrial machinery.
The portfolio consists of the 88W9064 and 88W9068, 4×4 and 8×8-stream solutions with integrated Bluetooth 5 for home and enterprise access solutions, the 88Q9098 concurrent dual Wi-Fi 2×2+2×2 + Bluetooth 5 AEC-Q100-qualified devices for infotainment and telematics automotive applications, the 88W9098, concurrent dual Wi-Fi 2×2+2×2 + Bluetooth 5 devices for multimedia streaming and consumer access applications. Others are IoT-focused 2×2 WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5 devices.
NXP’s RF front-end solutions are based on silicon germanium (SiGe) and can scale Wi-Fi 6 capabilities from low to high-end applications, including 1×1, 2×2, 4×4 and 8×8 multiple input, multiple output (MIMO). It is packaged in a compact 3.0 x 4.0mm module for mobile products.
“To date, the adoption of Wi-Fi 6 has predominantly been driven by smartphones. However, we expect significant traction to build within the IoT, infrastructure, and automotive markets throughout 2020 and beyond. said Andrew Zignani, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Wireless Connectivity Principal Analyst at ABI Research.
When combined with the processing power of the EdgeVerse platform, NXP enables smart connected devices, connecting people to the internet, joining IoT devices to the cloud, or communicating with cars.
NXP Semiconductors says it is the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, and is driving innovation in the automotive, industrial and IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. It has more than 60 years of combined experience and expertise, with employees in more than 30 countries.
