Wi-Fi 6/6E (802.11ax)

Innovative solutions for premium Wi-Fi 6/6E connectivity combined with Bluetooth® in a single chip designed for IoT applications

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Overview

Our Wi-Fi 6/6E (802.11ax) + Bluetooth® combo solutions combine premium Wi-Fi with Bluetooth® and Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE) offering reliable, high-performance connectivity in single-band, dual-band, and tri-band radio configurations. These products leverage Infineon’s versatile and flexible architecture to cover a wide spectrum of IoT applications – smart watches to building automation, handhelds to home appliances, and everything in between. 

Key Features

  • Wi-Fi 6/6E data rates up to 1.2 Gbps
  • Offered in 1x1 & 2x2 configurations
  • SDIO, PCIe, USB, or UART interface
  • Supports Linux, Android, and RTOS
  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® Coexistence

Products

About

Infineon's innovation powering the most advanced IoT applications

Infineon’s AIROC™ Wi-Fi 6/6E family combines the most advanced Wi-Fi + Bluetooth® in a single chip. Operating in the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz frequency bands, these radios interoperate with both new and older generations of access points and client devices.

The newly opened 6 GHz band (Wi-Fi 6E) offers a large number of channels in a relatively uncrowded frequency, enabling low latency and high performance for the most demanding applications. Infineon’s architectural innovations provide additional power efficiency and reliability across a variety of use cases.

This family includes products that can be combined with Infineon, third-party MCUs or with Linux-based Microprocessors (MPUs). Our flexible software architecture enables easy porting between different host platforms. 

Infineon’s advanced Coexistence technology ensures reliable operation of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® to minimize performance degradation and connectivity issues when the two radios operate concurrently.

AIROC™ Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth® 5.x combo family

Infineon’s AIROC™ Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth® 5.x combo family expands our Wi-Fi leadership into 802.11ax including tri-band (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz) capability. Solutions include both 1x1 SISO and 2x2 MIMO configurations, and support for SDIO, PCIe, USB and UART host interfaces.

AIROC™ Wi-Fi 6/6E enables exceptional high-quality video and audio streaming and gaming experiences even in congested network environments and significantly reduces latency operating in the 6 GHz spectrum. 

Additional technical benefits include increased range and network robustness. Infineon’s innovative architecture builds on the efficiency improvements in the Wi-Fi 6 specification with additional enhancements to improve battery life and overall user experience.

Explore AIROC™ Connectivity Processors
Focus applications for Wi-Fi 6

The unique benefits of AIROC™ Wi-Fi 6/6E enable advanced use cases including multichannel audio and video streaming, low-latency interactive video, and other high-throughput applications. 

Our solutions feature enhanced power efficiency which is beneficial for battery-operated applications as well as small-form-factor designs where thermal control may be a concern.

Suitable applications include:

Key benefits of Wi-Fi 6/6E
  • Reliability
    Wi-Fi 6E promises to reduce RF interference in the home through the opening of the 6 GHz band.
  • Range/Congestion
    The Wi-Fi 6 standard has a number of features that address range and congestion issues that are important for IoT products.
  • Power consumption
    For many battery-operated or power-sensitive IoT products, Wi-Fi 6 can provide a breakthrough in benefits.
Certification and testing

Infineon’s AIROC™ Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® solutions meet the rigorous requirements for global regulatory certifications. Our module partners offer pre-certified solutions with integrated antennas, and flexible solutions that can be certified at the product level.

Our combo solutions also carry Bluetooth® SIG certifications and meet the requirements for Wi-Fi Alliance system-level certification, providing an extra level of interoperability assurance.

Infineon’s test infrastructure covers interoperability with many of the most popular access points in the market, adding assurance that your end products will operate smoothly in real-world network environments.

Infineon's innovation powering the most advanced IoT applications

Infineon’s AIROC™ Wi-Fi 6/6E family combines the most advanced Wi-Fi + Bluetooth® in a single chip. Operating in the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz frequency bands, these radios interoperate with both new and older generations of access points and client devices.

The newly opened 6 GHz band (Wi-Fi 6E) offers a large number of channels in a relatively uncrowded frequency, enabling low latency and high performance for the most demanding applications. Infineon’s architectural innovations provide additional power efficiency and reliability across a variety of use cases.

This family includes products that can be combined with Infineon, third-party MCUs or with Linux-based Microprocessors (MPUs). Our flexible software architecture enables easy porting between different host platforms. 

Infineon’s advanced Coexistence technology ensures reliable operation of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® to minimize performance degradation and connectivity issues when the two radios operate concurrently.

AIROC™ Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth® 5.x combo family

Infineon’s AIROC™ Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth® 5.x combo family expands our Wi-Fi leadership into 802.11ax including tri-band (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz) capability. Solutions include both 1x1 SISO and 2x2 MIMO configurations, and support for SDIO, PCIe, USB and UART host interfaces.

AIROC™ Wi-Fi 6/6E enables exceptional high-quality video and audio streaming and gaming experiences even in congested network environments and significantly reduces latency operating in the 6 GHz spectrum. 

Additional technical benefits include increased range and network robustness. Infineon’s innovative architecture builds on the efficiency improvements in the Wi-Fi 6 specification with additional enhancements to improve battery life and overall user experience.

Explore AIROC™ Connectivity Processors

Focus applications for Wi-Fi 6

The unique benefits of AIROC™ Wi-Fi 6/6E enable advanced use cases including multichannel audio and video streaming, low-latency interactive video, and other high-throughput applications. 

Our solutions feature enhanced power efficiency which is beneficial for battery-operated applications as well as small-form-factor designs where thermal control may be a concern.

Suitable applications include:

Key benefits of Wi-Fi 6/6E
  • Reliability
    Wi-Fi 6E promises to reduce RF interference in the home through the opening of the 6 GHz band.
  • Range/Congestion
    The Wi-Fi 6 standard has a number of features that address range and congestion issues that are important for IoT products.
  • Power consumption
    For many battery-operated or power-sensitive IoT products, Wi-Fi 6 can provide a breakthrough in benefits.

Certification and testing

Infineon’s AIROC™ Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® solutions meet the rigorous requirements for global regulatory certifications. Our module partners offer pre-certified solutions with integrated antennas, and flexible solutions that can be certified at the product level.

Our combo solutions also carry Bluetooth® SIG certifications and meet the requirements for Wi-Fi Alliance system-level certification, providing an extra level of interoperability assurance.

Infineon’s test infrastructure covers interoperability with many of the most popular access points in the market, adding assurance that your end products will operate smoothly in real-world network environments.

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