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NXP Semiconductors 88W8987

2.4/5 GHz dual-band 1x1 Wi-Fi® 5 (802.11ac) + bluetooth® 5.1 solution

NXP's wireless solutions are built upon over 15 years of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth silicon, system, and software design expertise. The 88W8987 is a cost-effective system solution supporting a wide range of IoT applications. It is a highly integrated Wi-Fi (2.4/5 GHz) and Bluetooth single-chip solution, specifically designed to support the speed, reliability, and quality requirements of next-generation Very High Throughput (VHT) products. The System-on-Chip (SoC) provides simultaneous and independent operation of IEEE 802.11ac (Wave 2), 1x1 with data rates up to MCS9 (433 Mbit/s), and Bluetooth 5, also provides Bluetooth Smart Ready operation.

Key features

Bluetooth Classic and LE, BT5.1 compliant and 1x1 802.11ac Wave-2 Dual-Band
Low RBOM cost with integrated PA's. SDIO and UART I/F
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth coexistence, WCI2 and PTA
Linux, FreeRTOS and Android Drivers

Additional features

NXP's 88W8987 host interfaces include SDIO 3.0 and high-speed UART interfaces for connecting Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies to the host processor
The device is designed with two front-end configurations to accommodate Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on either separate or shared paths:
- 2-antenna configuration: 1x1 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on separate paths (QFN)
- 1-antenna configuration: 1x1 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on shared paths (eWLP)
Bluetooth Classic and LE, BT5.1 compliant
- BT Class 1 and Class 2
- BLE 2Mbps, AoA/AoD, Adv ext., Mesh
1x1 802.11ac Wave-2 Dual-Band
- Integrated PA/LNA/TR-SW
- 433-Mbps PHY rate (~350 Mbps UDP user data rate)
- Wave-2 with MU-MIMO receive
- 802.11mc ranging
- 802.11s mesh
SDIO and UART I/F
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth coex, WCI2, and PTA
Drivers: Linux, FreeRTOS, and Android
Low RBOM cost with integrated PAs

Applications

Voice, Audio & Control : Smart Speakers, Soundbars
Gaming: Consoles, AR/VR Headsets
Smart Home & Mobile: Wireless audio, Video entertainment
Factory Automation: PLC, Gateway
Healthcare: Patient Monitoring, Ultrasound, Infusion Pump
Smart City/Building Control: HVAC, Building Security

Additional Info

Our wireless solutions build upon over 15 years of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth silicon, system, and software design expertise. A pioneer in developing game-changing innovations for the wireless industry, our silicon solutions, and embedded technology enable the ultimate in performance and battery life for many of the most popular products in the market today. From the enterprise to the connected home and car, our wireless solutions deliver design flexibility and reliability for a multitude of applications.

NXP Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + Bluetooth combo portfolio is designed to power the next generation of IoT devices, supporting 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5) and Bluetooth 5.0. To simplify development, the Wi-Fi drivers are fully integrated into NXP Linux and Android SDKs with full support for our i.MX 6, i.MX 7 and i.MX 8 families out of the box. The mass-market launch includes the 88W8987 with full-stack enablement including modules from our leading partners Murata, Azurewave, Panasonic, and u-Blox. These modules are fully certified production modules, which reduces the certification and hardware design complexity usually associated with adding Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies.