802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth and FM On A Single Mobile Chip

[Ed Hansberry]

<a href="http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/wtbu/wtbuproductcontent.tsp?templateId=6123&amp;navigationId=12762&amp;contentId=29993&amp;DCMP=WTBU&amp;HQS=ProductBulletin+OT+wilink_6">http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/wtbu/wtbuproductcontent.tsp?templateId=6123&amp;navigationId=12762&amp;contentId=29993&amp;DCMP=WTBU&amp;HQS=ProductBulletin+OT+wilink_6</a><br /><br /><i>"TI's WiLink™ 6.0 mobile platform is a complete hardware and software offering comprising proven, carrier-quality mobile WLAN, Bluetooth® and FM cores integrated into a single chip. The WiLink 6.0 single-chip solutions are manufactured in a 65-nm CMOS process and use TI's DRP™ technology to deliver low-power, small form-factor and low cost requirements of handset manufacturers worldwide. Both solutions support Bluetooth Specification 2.1 + EDR, and provide FM transmit and receive functions to turn the handset into a personal area broadcast device."</i><br /><br />Texas Instruments has developed a series of chips designed to work with their OMAP processors that pack a lot of features into one chip.

[kimusan]

Leading Single chip bluetooth producer CSR has the same thing:
http://uk.us.biz.yahoo.com/bw/070207/20070207005567.html?.v=1
http://eetimes.eu/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197003966
http://www.commsdesign.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197004066

[JKingGrim]

FM transmit included? Wouldnt that be cool to have a PPC that is also an fm transmitter.

[Ed Hansberry]

FM transmit included? Wouldnt that be cool to have a PPC that is also an fm transmitter.

I could see that being very useful in a device from Symbol technologies. I personally wouldn't want it. The GSM radios make my other electronics buzz enough. :wink:

[RogueSpear]

Bluetooth 2.1 ? Well the only conclusion I can come to is that I must have been living in a cave lately :oops:

[Phoenix]

...designed to work with their OMAP processors...

And there in lies the problem. Just say no to OMAP.

[Ed Hansberry]

...designed to work with their OMAP processors...

And there in lies the problem. Just say no to OMAP.

:?: i've been pretty happy with the one in my wizard...