Wi-Fi 6 front-end module boosts IoT battery life

The FEM is designed for Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) applications, enabling significantly faster wireless download/upload speeds, increased data capacity, enhanced connectivity in crowded spaces and improved battery life for Internet of Things (IoT) client devices.

The highly integrated FEM is ideal for a range of Wi-Fi 6 applications, including wireless routers, customer premises equipment, and access points.

It integrates a 5.0 GHz power amplifier; a single-pole, double-throw (SPDT) switch; and a low-noise amplifier with bypass, and it is designed to support increased users per access point, increased per-user traffic demand, higher-density deployments, increased cellular offloading, and additional power and performance in Wi-Fi 6 applications.

A power amplifier is optimised for a 5 V supply voltage, conserving power consumption while maintaining the highest linear output power and leading-edge throughput.

The device provides a transmit gain of 33 dB and a receive gain of 15 dB, with a 2 dB noise figure.

It includes a logarithmic power detector, which enables power control across the entire power spectrum for applications that use higher gain antennas or end users wanting to reduce device calibration time in production.