Texas Instruments launches new chip to integrate up to five different radios


By Telecom
Lead Team:
Texas Instruments has launched the WiLink 8.0 product family, a
collection of 45-nanometer single-chip solutions that integrate up to five
different radios.


The new chip
is expected to set the stage for next-generation mobile Wi-Fi, GNSS, NFC, Bluetooth
and FM transmit/receive applications.


The WiLink
8.0 architecture allows for customized solutions to address the needs and price
points of all mobile markets. Each chip variant comes in a compact WSP package
that can be mounted directly on a PCB, and includes all required RF front ends,
a complete power management system, and comprehensive coexistence mechanisms.


With annual
shipments of more than three billion connected mobile devices expected by 2015,
manufacturers demand semiconductor solutions that not only fuel the best user
experiences, but scale to address distinct product platforms. One size does not
fit all: Applications have different size, power consumption and performance
requirements,” said Mark Hung, research director, Gartner.


The WiLink
8.0 family includes highly integrated, five-radio WL189x solutions, tailored
for smartphones, tablets, eBooks, ultrathin computing devices and other
feature-rich mobile products. The WL187x, WL185x and WL183x solutions provide
additional options for higher to mid-tier devices, while the WL180x solutions
address lower-cost mobile markets. The product family includes integrated RF
front ends for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz.


TI’s new
WiLink single-chip solutions will trigger new innovations in design of portable
platforms,” said Juergen Spaenkuch, vice president and general manager Platform
Security of the Chip Card & Security Division at Infineon Technologies.

 

Available
technology options

WL189x
solutions

WL187x
solutions

WL185x
solutions

WL183x
solutions

WL180x
solutions

Dual-band
2×2 MIMO mobile

WL1897

WL1877

WL1857

WL1837

WL1807

Wi-Fi
802.11 a/b/g/n

WL1893

WL1873

WL1853

WL1833

WL1803

Wi-Fi
802.11 b/g/n

WL1891

WL1871

WL1851

WL1831

WL1801

Wi-Fi
SS 40MHz (HT40)

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

GNSS

Y

Y

 

 

 

Bluetooth
technology

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

Bluetooth
low energy technology

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

ANT+â„¢

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

NFC

Y

 

Y

 

 

FM
receive/transmit

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

Bringing a
highly integrated, five-in-one radio chip like WiLink 8.0 to market 
requires the careful development of complex wireless technologies with
co-existence and low-power mechanisms, among other things. This level of
expertise is one that TI has mastered over the past decade,” said Haviv Ilan,
vice president and general manager, Wireless Connectivity Solutions, TI.


editor@telecomlead.com

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