NXP

This page covers the following companies: Systemonic → Philips → NXP

Timeline

 * 1999: Systemonic founded
 * 2003: Philips acquires Systemonic (802.11abg chipset)
 * 2006: Philips Wi-Fi assets are spun-off to NXP
 * 2015: NXP merged with Freescale (NXP and Freescale announce merger)
 * On the 2 March 2015, it was revealed that NXP will acquire Freescale


 * 2019: NXP acquires wireless connectivity assets from Marvell

NXP Semiconductors

 * NXP Started as spinoff from Philips in 2006.
 * NXP home page: nxp.com

WiFi Chipsets

 * NXP (Marvell) • WiFi/Bluetooth Chipsets • WiFi 6 (802.11ax)

IW416		IoT	802.11n (Wi-Fi 4)	1x1 DB (2.4/5GHz)	SDIO/USB	BT 5.1	UART/USB/SDIO	RTOS 88W8801		IoT	802.11n (Wi-Fi 4)	1x1 SB (2.4GHz only)	SDIO/USB	NA	NA		RTOS 88W8977		IoT	802.11n (Wi-Fi 4)	1x1 DB (2.4/5GHZ)	SDIO		BT 5.0	UART		RTOS
 * TEF510x 802.11abgn
 * IW416 802.11abgn, BT 5.1
 * IW620 802.11ax, BT 5.1

88W8887		IoT	802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)	1x1 DB (2.4/5GHz)	SDIO		BT 4.2	UART		RTOS 88W8887A	Auto	802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)	1x1 DB (2.4/5GHz)	SDIO		BT 4.2	UART		Linux/Android 88W8897		IoT	802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)	2x2 DB (2.4/5GHz)	PCIe		BT 4.2	UART		RTOS 88W8897P	Auto	802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)	2x2 DB (2.4/5GHz)	PCIe		BT 4.2	UART		Linux/Android 88W8964		Access	802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)	4x4 DB (2.4/5GHz)	PCIe		NA	NA		Linux 88W8987		IoT	802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)	1x1 DB (2.4/5GHz)	SDIO		BT 5.0	UART/SDIO	RTOS/Linux/Android 88W8987xA	Auto	802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)	1x1 DB (2.4/5GHz)	SDIO		BT 5.0	UART		Linux/Android 88W8997		IoT	802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)	2x2 DB (2.4/5GHz)	PCIe		BT 5.0	UART		Linux/Android

IW620		IoT	802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)	2x2 DB (2.4/5GHz)	PCIe		BT 5.1	UART		Linux/Android 88W9064		Access	802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)	4x4 DB (2.4/5GHz)	PCIe		BT 5.0	UART		Linux 88W9098		IoT	802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)	2x2 CDW DB (2.4/5GHz)	PCIe		BT 5.1	UART		Linux/Android 88W9098		Access	802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)	2x2 CDW DB (2.4/5GHz)	PCIe/SDIO	BT 5.1	UART/SDIO	Linux 88Q9098		Auto	802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)	2x2 CDW DB (2.4/5GHz)	PCIe/SDIO	BT 5.1	UART/SDIO	Linux/Android

Media Processors

 * PNX­8935 @400MHz Nexperia Media Processor (Roku)

Network Processors

 * i.MX Series


 * Layerscape Series

Philips

 * Philips first offered WLAN RFIC's for use with other chipsets.
 * It then developed its own 802.11b chipset, used in Philips 1st and 2nd generation.
 * Later it acquired Systemonic in 2003 for its 802.11abg chipset,
 * and started offering 802.11abg chipset based on Systemonic chipset/IP.

Before 1st generation

 * SA2400A - 2.4GHz Low-voltage RF transceiver, just a RFIC (ABE/BBE)
 * Used with Wi-Fi chipsets from other vendors, such as ZyDAS ZD1201


 * SA1630 - IF Quadrature transceiver
 * Philips SA1630BE (LQFP-48)


 * MA1021 - Low-voltage frequency synthesizer (900MHz/2GHz)
 * Philips UMA1021M (BiCMOS, SSOP16)

First generation

 * BGW100 RF SiP:
 * SA2405 - RFIC transceiver (500nm BiCMOS)
 * SA2411 - optional RFPA (+19dBm)


 * SA2443 - MAC/BB 802.11b (180nm CMOS)

Second generation

 * BGW200 - SiP 802.11b
 * SA2420 - 2.4GHz Low-voltage RF transceiver (w/ LNA + mixer)
 * Philips SA2420DH (TSSOP24)

Third generation
Philips third-generation Wi-Fi chipsets are basically relabeled Systemonic chipsets, after acquisition.
 * SA5250 - MAC/BB 802.11abg
 * SA5251 - 2.4G + 5G RFIC
 * SA2451 - 2.4G-only RFIC

Systemonic

 * Systemonic home page: systemonic.com
 * Founded in 1999; acquired by Philips in 2003 • News


 * HiperSonic 1 - first generation - 802.11a + HiperLAN/2
 * (unsuccessful WLAN standard, PHY similar to 802.11a)
 * H01 - Baseband Processor


 * Tondelayo chipset - second generation - 802.11abg
 * SBB1001 - MAC/BB
 * SRF1001 - RFIC

Links

 * https://www.nxp.com