Multiprotocol SoC Manufacturers: WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and More
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This page provides information about Multiprotocol SoC manufacturers and vendors.
Popular manufacturers of Multiprotocol SoCs include Silicon Labs, Nordic Semiconductor, NXP, Redpine Signals, and Qualcomm. “Multiprotocol” refers to the integration of multiple wireless chips or protocols, such as WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Z-Wave, NFC, and Thread, on a single system on a chip (SoC).
Multiprotocol SoC Manufacturers
The following table lists Multiprotocol SoC manufacturers with part numbers and key technical features:
Multiprotocol SoC Manufacturers | Description |
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Silicon Labs | • Model EFR32MG21 Series 2 • Supports Zigbee, Thread, and Bluetooth LE radio • Operates on 2.4 GHz frequency • Powered by ARM Cortex M33 processor • Supports UART, SPI, I2S etc. • Model: 700 series support Z-wave radio at 865.2 MHz and 926.3 MHz frequencies and it is ITU G.9959 compliant |
Nordic Semiconductor | • Model nRF52840 • Supports Bluetooth 5, Bluetooth mesh, Zigbee, Thread, ANT, NFC • Powered by 64 MHz 32 bit ARM cortex-M4 CPU • contains 1MB flash memory and 256KB RAM memory • Interfaces : SPI, QSPI, PDM, I2S, USB • Operates on 2.4 GHz radio • Other multiprotocol SoC model : nRF52833 |
NXP Semiconductor | • Model : KW41Z • Supports Bluetooth LE V4.2 and IEEE 802.15.4 (Thread and Zigbee) RF • Powered by ARM Cortex M0+ Core |
Redpine Signals | • Model RS9116 • Houses WiFi (802.11 a/b/g/n, 802.11j) and Bluetooth 5 protocol functionalities on single SoC • Operates on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands |
Qualcomm | • Model : QCA4020 • Supports Dual band wifi (802.11 a / b / g / n ) , Bluetooth 5.0, zigbee and thread • Houses ARM Cortex-M4F CPU and ARM Cortex-M0 CPU and Xtensa based WiFi CPU • Interfaces : SPI, UART, PWM, I2S, I2C, SDIO, ADC and GPIOs |