Dallas—Designed to drive affordable WLAN, Bluetooth and FM technologies into mass market handsets, Texas Instruments Inc. developed two devices built on its DRP single-chip technology.
Both devices are manufactured in 65-nm technology, delivering a low-cost, low-power single chip with a small footprint.
The first product is WiLink 6.0, a single chip that is the latest member of TI's mobile WLAN (mWLAN) family. According to TI, WiLink 6.0 is the industry's first device to integrate a complete offering of mobile WLAN, Bluetooth and FM, with support for IEEE draft 802.11n for better coverage and reception.
The WL1271 supports 802.11 b/g and the WL1273 supports 802.11 a/b/g/n. Both the WL1271 and WL1273 support Bluetooth Specification 2.1 + EDR and FM transmit and receive.
For more technical information, including a block diagram, click here.
The second product is the BlueLink 7.0 device designated BL6450, the latest version of TI's BlueLink Bluetooth single-chip family that integrates Bluetooth and FM. The FM functionality in both devices delivers FM transmit and receive capabilities, turning the handset into a personal area broadcast device.
For a product bulletin and block diagram of the BlueLink 7.0 Platform: BL6450, click here.
Handsets are expected to be on the market with TI's WiLink 6.0 and BlueLink 7.0 in 2008.
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