MediaTek fuses 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0 on a single chip

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MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced availability of its MT7650, the world’s first and only 802.11ac plus Bluetooth 4.0+HS combo chip designed for mobile consumer platforms. The MediaTek MT7650 combines the latest IEEE 802.11ac technology, Bluetooth 4.0 LE functionality, and the company’s Wi-Fi/Bluetooth coexistence algorithm onto a single die to support high quality voice, data and video transmissions up to 433 Mbps, while enabling ultra-low power Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity with health, fitness and other sensors. Moreover, with the complete 802.11ac system (MAC/Baseband/Radio) integrated, customers adopting the MediaTek MT7650 also benefit from easier implementation, faster time to market and reduced manufacturing costs.

Paving the way for cheaper and more efficient smartphones



The MediaTek MT7650 is compliant with the new 802.11ac standard and leverages the strengths of MediaTek’s Wi-Fi plus Bluetooth combo chip technologies that are currently shipping in laptops and smartphones. It dramatically improves user experience with 2.8x data rate increase from 150 Mbps of single stream 802.11n. This highly integrated chip supports dual band 2.4/5GHz configuration with 80 MHz channel bandwidth, 256-QAM modulation scheme for increased data transfer efficiency, receive beam forming for extended range and capacity, and Space-Time Block Codes (STBC) coding technologies for better wireless coverage. This chip also supports Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi Direct and TDLS for full peer-to-peer functionalities between mobile and home consumer products.
Some of the key aspects of this new chip include:


All-In-One (MAC/Baseband/Radio) 802.11ac Wi-Fi plus Bluetooth 4.0+HS single chip
Dual band 2.4/5GHz single stream 802.11ac support for up to 433 Mbps data rate (HT80) with antenna diversity
Supports Wi-Fi Direct and Wi-Fi Display
Compliant with Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Bluetooth 3.0 + HS and Bluetooth 4.0 LE
Support for BT Class 1 operation for better Bluetooth range
Advanced WLAN + Bluetooth coexistence algorithm for optimized performance
Support single antenna configuration for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi signals to reduce system design cost
Shared Bluetooth and Wi-Fi signal receiving path to eliminate the need for an external splitter
Supports Wake-on-WLAN and Wake-on-Bluetooth for reduced power consumption of end devices
Operating systems support: Windows 7, Windows 8 and Linux
 
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