The IW416 from NXP Semiconductors is a 2.4/5 GHz Wi-Fi 4 and Bluetooth 5.2 Combo SoC. It has an independent ARM-based 160 MHz Wi-Fi and 128 MHz Bluetooth CPUs with integrated transmit (Tx) PAs, receive (Rx) LNAs and Tx/Rx switches for the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios. This SoC supports single-antenna operation or dual-antenna configuration which enables simultaneous Wi-Fi and Bluetooth operation with Dynamic Rapid Channel Switching (DRCS). With the single-antenna configuration, simultaneous 5 GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are supported. In the 2.4 GHz band, the single-antenna configuration allows arbitrated transmit and receive operation of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
The IW416 implements advanced Wi-Fi and Bluetooth co-existence hardware in conjunction with algorithms to optimize collaborative performance and additionally supports external radio co-existence provided through an external Packet Traffic Arbiter (PTA) interface. It supports a data rate of up to 150 Mbit/s (Wi-Fi) and 2 Mbit/s (Bluetooth). This SoC delivers a Tx power of up to 21 dBm and has an Rx sensitivity of up to -106 dBm. It requires a DC supply of 1.05/1.8/2.2 V and consumes less than 224 mA of current. This chip has an efficient power management system supporting sleep, standby and deep-sleep modes. It can be controlled via an SDIO 3.0 host interface for the Wi-Fi radio and a UART host interface for the Bluetooth radio.
The IW416 is available in an HVQFN68 package that measures 8.00 x 8.00 x 0.85 mm or a WLCSP76 package that measures 3.95 x 3.565 x 0.495 mm. It is ideal for use in smart homes (voice assist devices, smart printers, smart speakers, home automation gateways, IP cameras), industrial and building automation, asset management, retail/POS, healthcare and medical devices and smart city applications.
