NXP Semiconductors IW612

The IW612 is a highly integrated 2.4/5 GHz dual-band 1x1 Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth/Bluetooth Low Energy 5.4 and 802.15.4 tri-radio single-chip solution optimized for a broad array of IoT and industrial applications in smart home, smart devices and accessories, smart appliances, smart energy, industrial automation, gateways and many more. This high degree of integration contributes to very low system costs and a minimum external BOM while achieving efficient co-existence between all internal radios as well as external radios.

IW612 includes a full-feature Wi-Fi subsystem powered by NXP’s 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) technology bringing higher throughput, better network efficiency, lower latency and improved range over previous generation Wi-Fi standards. The Wi-Fi subsystem integrates a Wi-Fi MAC, baseband, and direct-conversion radio with integrated PA, LNA, and transmit/receive switch removing the need for an RF front end module (FEMs), saving cost, and reducing system complexity.

Key features

Wifi key performance

• 1x1 2.4/5 GHz, up to 80 MHz channel
• Uplink/downlink (UL/DL), multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) and orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA)
• Target wake time (TWT), dual carrier modulation (DCM) and extended range (ER)
• 802.11az accurate ranging
• Wi-Fi protected access 3 (WPA3) security
• SDIO 3.0 host interface

Bluetooth capabilities

• Supports Bluetooth 5.2 features
• Bluetooth 5.4 certified
• Integrated high power PA up to +20 dBm transmit power
• Full-featured Bluetooth baseband

802.15.4 Connectivity

• IEEE 802.15.4 compliant supporting Thread, Zigbee and Dual PAN in 2.4 GHz band
• Integrated high power PA up to +20 dBm transmit power
• Shared transmitter and antenna pin with Bluetooth
• Simultaneous receive with Bluetooth

Applications

• Gateway
• Small and medium appliances
• Smart speaker
• Smart lighting
• Home control panel