The 88W9098 from NXP Semiconductors is a 2.4/5 GHz wireless SoC that is based on the latest IEEE 802.11ax standard and implements an innovative concurrent dual Wi-Fi and dual-mode Bluetooth 5.1 architecture. The SoC provides gigabit-level Wi-Fi performance, superior reliability, and enhanced security to enable high-performance, flexible solutions for the IoT, Access, and Industrial markets. It has 20/40/80 MHz channel bandwidths and supports implicit and explicit beamforming. The module supports 1024 QAM and downlink/uplink OFDMA and MU-MIMO.
The 88W9098 has PCIe 2.0, UART, SDIO 3.0, and USB 3 host interfaces. It is available in an HVQFN148 package that measures 11.00 x 11.00 x 0.85 mm and is suitable for use in industrial (building control, healthcare), smart home (audio and video entertainment systems, digital TV), gateway, security control systems, and mobile router applications.