Skyworks Ramps Solutions for Next Generation Wi-Fi 6 Applications
October 09 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Market Leaders Choose Skyworks Connectivity
Modules
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: SWKS), an innovator of high
performance analog semiconductors connecting people, places and
things, today announced that its advanced connectivity solutions
are powering next generation Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) devices from the
world’s leading connected home and mesh network providers,
including Arris, Asus, D-Link, Netgear, Ruckus and TP-Link.
Specifically, Skyworks’ modules are being leveraged in all of the
latest Wi-Fi 6 routers named in a recent CNET article.
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Wi-Fi 6 is the newest 802.11 wireless standard that is pushing
the performance envelope with speeds up to 30 percent faster than
the previous 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5) protocol. These state-of-the-art
routers accommodate the growing number of cloud devices and users
in today’s connected home by optimizing overall efficiency and data
throughput. Skyworks’ powerful modules facilitate this enhanced
functionality with best-in-class linearity and performance in the
smallest footprint available.
“Skyworks has decades of experience developing cutting-edge
technologies for successive wireless standards and we are proud to
partner with industry leaders to bring next generation products to
the market, particularly as Wi-Fi 6 quickly gains momentum,” said
Dave Stasey, vice president and general manager of diversified
analog solutions for Skyworks. “Faster, more reliable and efficient
Wi-Fi coverage is becoming increasingly important as more and more
devices and users are connected in smart homes. Our portfolio of
high performance solutions provides our customers with all the
required functionality to deliver maximum Wi-Fi range and speeds to
address the need for always-on connectivity.”
According to ABI Research estimates, Wi-Fi 6 chipset shipments
are expected to grow from approximately 127 million units in 2019
to close to 2 billion units by 2024, representing a compounded
annual growth rate of approximately 73 percent.
About Skyworks’ Wi-Fi 6 Connectivity Solutions
Skyworks’ innovative solutions expedite time-to-market by
incorporating all the required functionality to deliver maximum
performance and contain a logarithmic power detector to support
wide dynamic ranges, low power consumption and improved thermal
management. Select products from Skyworks’ Wi-Fi 6 portfolio
include:
- SKY85006-11 – 2.4 GHz high power WLAN power amplifier (PA)
- SKY85216-11 – 2.4 GHz receive front-end module (FEM) with
integrated SPDT switch and low-noise amplifier (LNA)
- SKY85331-11 – 2.4 GHz high power WLAN FEM with SPDT
transmit/receive switch, LNA with bypass and PA
- SKY85333-11 – 2.4 GHz high power WLAN FEM with SPDT
transmit/receive switch, LNA with bypass and PA
- SKY85743-21 – 5 GHz WLAN FEM with SPDT transmit/receive switch,
LNA with bypass and PA
- SKY85747-11 – 5 GHz WLAN FEM with SPDT transmit/receive switch,
LNA with bypass and PA
- SKY85755-11 – 5 GHz WLAN FEM with SPDT transmit/receive switch,
LNA with bypass and PA
About Skyworks
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is empowering the wireless networking
revolution. Our highly innovative analog semiconductors are
connecting people, places and things spanning a number of new and
previously unimagined applications within the aerospace,
automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, connected home,
industrial, medical, military, smartphone, tablet and wearable
markets.
Skyworks is a global company with engineering, marketing,
operations, sales and support facilities located throughout Asia,
Europe and North America and is a member of the S&P 500® and
Nasdaq-100® market indices (Nasdaq: SWKS). For more information,
please visit Skyworks’ website at: www.skyworksinc.com.
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