SANTA CLARA, Calif. and
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell
(NASDAQ:MRVL) - a worldwide leader in providing complete silicon
solutions from mobile communications to storage, Internet of Things
(IoT), cloud infrastructure, digital entertainment, in-home content
delivery and Kinoma® software enabling the "Smart Life and
Smart Lifestyle" – today announced Avastar® 88W8997, the industry's
smallest, most power efficient, MU-MIMO wireless connectivity combo
for enterprise and consumer markets. The 88W8997 is the industry's
first 28nm 2x2 802.11ac Wave-2 combo with full support for
Bluetooth 4.2, as well as additional features anticipated to be in
the future Bluetooth 5.0 release.
"Today's consumers expect and demand high-performance, robust,
secure and seamless connectivity between all their connected
devices at all times. Marvell has a proven track record as a
leading Wi-Fi SoC provider for the mass enterprise and consumer
markets," said Philip Poulidis, Vice
President and General Manager, Wireless and Internet of Things
Business Units at Marvell. "Our industry-leading 28nm 2x2 802.11ac
Wave-2 combo SoC significantly increases bandwidth available over
the Wi-Fi link and network capacity for densely populated
environments, extending wireless capabilities to a variety of new
use cases such as real-time video streaming, peer-to-peer gaming
and media sharing."
The new industry-leading solution achieves 867-Mbps peak data
rate over a robust 2x2 MU-MIMO (Multi User – Multiple Input
Multiple Output) link, targeting flagship smartphones, tablets,
mobile computing, gaming, TV, and set-top box applications. The
88W8997 features one of the highest levels of integration in the
market, including dual band power amplifiers (PAs), low noise
amplifiers (LNAs) and switches reducing board-level BOM (Bill of
Materials) to the bare minimum, enabling easy chip-on-board and
module designs for broad markets. Low-power 28nm process technology
and enhanced transmit path efficiency significantly reduce power
consumption by up to 40% over existing solutions, benefiting
battery-powered mobile and computing products that need to deliver
both uninterrupted wireless performance and long battery life. The
88W8997 supports advanced signal processing that further enhances
link robustness with LDPC, STBC, and transmit beamforming for both
transmit and receive use cases.
The 88W8997 also extends beyond the existing Bluetooth 4.2
feature set and supports advanced and future-proof features such as
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Direction Finding, 2Mbps LE, and LTE
Coex – part of the upcoming Bluetooth 5.0 Shanghai release being planned for 2016
launch. In addition, 88W8997 supports Marvell's BLE Snooze
mode, enabling ultra-low power BLE connectivity.
Key Features of Marvell's Avastar
88W8997 SoC include:
- Versatile device addressing the needs of broad market
segments and applications:
- Multiple high-speed host interfaces – SDIO3.0, low power PCIe,
USB3.0 host interfaces
- Module options including M.2 1216 and 2230, SIP module as well
chip-on-board design
- Supports Android, Chrome, Windows, and Linux operating
systems
- 802.11ac Wave-2 with MU-MIMO: This significantly
increases bandwidth available over the Wi-Fi link and network
capacity for densely populated environments, extending wireless
capabilities to a variety of new use cases such as real-time video
streaming, peer-to-peer gaming and media sharing. MU-MIMO allows
simultaneous transmissions from an access point to multiple client
devices, thereby recovering the peak throughput performance
compromised due to time-sharing in the existing network. When
connected to the recently announced 88W8964 chipset (4x4, 11ac
Wave-2 MU-MIMO), the users see optimal performance of MU-MIMO.
- Precise Indoor Location Solution: The 88W8997 supports a
full suite of precise indoor location and navigation technologies.
It has support for the new IEEE 802.11mc standard for sub-1m
location accuracy and ranging applications. At the same time, it
has full support for BLE Direction Finding Angle of Arrival (AoA)
and Angle of Departure (AoD) technologies, which will be part of
future Bluetooth 5.0 release. BLE Direction Finding combined with
802.11mc can provide accurate indoor positioning for mobile and
consumer electronics devices as well as for wireless
infrastructure, enabling applications like location-based services,
indoor navigation, friend finder, social gaming, asset and
inventory tracking, targeted advertisements and capacity planning
for venues.
- Concurrent Applications Support: Provides the
ability for the device to have two independent radio links thereby
enabling a single device to operate in Station and Access Point or
Station and Peer-to-Peer mode, without compromising the 2x2 MIMO
link for robust connectivity and range.
- Spectrum Intelligence: The 88W8997 includes an
advanced spectrum intelligence feature, which can be used to detect
radio frequency activity, identify interfering sources and help
undertake mitigating actions.
Marvell will be demonstrating its connectivity solutions during
Computex June 2–5, 2015 as part of its award-winning, diverse
product portfolio advancing the delivery of cloud services
throughout the ecosystem and powering today's revolutionary Smart
devices.
About Marvell
Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) is a global
leader in providing complete silicon solutions and Kinoma software
enabling the "Smart Life and Smart Lifestyle." From mobile
communications to storage, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud
infrastructure, digital entertainment and in-home content delivery,
Marvell's diverse product portfolio aligns complete platform
designs with industry-leading performance, security, reliability
and efficiency. At the core of the world's most powerful consumer,
network and enterprise systems, Marvell empowers partners and their
customers to always stand at the forefront of innovation,
performance and mass appeal. By providing people around the world
with mobility and ease of access to services adding value to their
social, private and work lives, Marvell is committed to enhancing
the human experience.
As used in this release, the term "Marvell" refers to Marvell
Technology Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries. For more information,
please visit www.Marvell.com.
Marvell, Avastar, Kinoma and the M logo are registered
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For Further Information Contact:
Marvell Media Relations
Sue Kim
408-222-1942
suekim@marvell.com
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