Chipset major MediaTek has launched the world’s first 4×4 802.11n and Bluetooth 5.0 chip featuring a dedicated Wi-Fi network accelerator.
MediaTek said it created the MT7622 chipset for premium networking devices including routers and repeaters, whole home Wi-Fi, and home automation gateways that pre-integrates audio and storage features.
The semiconductor company said the MT7622 chipset is a single platform for 4X4 dual-band and tri-band premium networking devices and introduces several features including Bluetooth 5.0 and Hardware NAT, Hardware QoS and a dedicated Wi-Fi engine – MediaTek’s Wi-Fi Warp Accelerator.
MediaTek said its Wi-Fi Warp Accelerator eliminates bottlenecks by connecting the Gigabit+ class 802.11ac networking with multi-Gigabit internal pathways. It has the ability to offload the CPU from multiple-users throughput and QoS calculations with lower power consumption.
“MT7622 features easy setup, network self-healing, roaming, band steering, smart quality of service, and advanced security for whole home Wi-Fi,” said Alan Hsu, general manager of Home Smart Device Business Unit, MediaTek.
The MT7622, with the power a 1.35GHz rated, 64-bit dual-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor, provides advanced connectivity options like SGMII/RGMII, PCIe, SATA and USB, and 4×4 802.11n FEM integration.
MediaTek said MT7622 chipset includes essential audio interfaces such as I2S, TDM and S/PDIF. MT7622 also delivers a rich array of slow I/O in addition to the integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Zigbee co-existence for home automation gateways.
