Munich, Germany, and San Jose, California – 26 October, 2023 – Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced the company is extending its AIROC™ portfolio with the AIROC CYW5551x Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth® 5.4 solution. The versatile family delivers secured, reliable 1×1 Wi-Fi 6/6E (802.11ax) connectivity that goes beyond the standard, plus advanced ultra-low power Bluetooth (BT) connectivity. The optimized CYW55512, a dual-band Wi-Fi 6 solution, and CYW55513, a tri-band Wi-Fi 6/6E solution, feature power-efficient designs that are ideal for smart home, industrial, wearables and other small form-factor IoT applications.
“Infineon’s new CYW5551x family brings the range, reliability, and network robustness from our 2×2 Wi-Fi 6/6E CYW5557x family of devices to an IoT optimized family,” said Sivaram Trikutam, Vice President of Wi-Fi Products of Infineon. “As part of the company’s digitalization and decarbonization strategy, this family is optimized for very low power consumption, making it ideal for battery-operated devices like wearables and IP cameras. Tuned for best performance across a wide temperature range, it serves industrial and infrastructure applications such as electric vehicle charging, solar panel controls, logistics and others”
The new solution also offers support for the “greenfield” 6 GHz band for Wi-Fi 6E, delivering lower latency and reduced interference. Bluetooth 5.4 low energy (LE) with Audio is range and power optimized with up to 20 dBm transmit power. Other features include improved multi-layer security (PSA Level 1-certifiable); and design versatility supported by a wide ecosystem of module and platform partners. As with other members of the AIROC CYW5551x family, the devices feature Linux, RTOS and Android support, and have a fully validated Bluetooth stack and sample code to accelerate development time.
Availability
Infineon’s AIROC CYW55512 and CYW55513 are sampling now. The CYW5512 will be commercially available in March 2024, and the CYW55513 will be commercially available in June 2024.
Innovative Wi-Fi 6/6E solutions optimized for IoT applications
The versatile, ultra-low power AIROC™ CYW55513 Wi-Fi 6e and CYW55512 Wi-Fi 6 with integrated Bluetooth® 5.4 solutions expand your IoT, Smart Home, Smart Wearable device capabilities with robust connections, extended range, low latency, and device synchronization features. The innovative combos deliver reliable 1×1 Wi-Fi 6/6E (802.11ax) connectivity in an optimized power-efficient design, ideal for battery-powered devices and small form factors, plus any IoT application looking to balance performance and system cost.
Key Wi-Fi Features
- Improved transmit power and receive sensitivity increase range
- 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6/6e) features ER-PPDU, Longer Guard Intervals, Long OFDM Symbols, DCM provides robust coverage
- 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6/6e) Target Wake Time (TWT) support for reducing power consumption
- 802.11ax OBSS-PD improves network efficiency in dense deployments
- CYW55513 supports 6GHz band (Wi-Fi 6E) for lower latency using “greenfield” spectrum
Key Bluetooth® Features
- Bluetooth® optimized for low-power consumption and efficiency in small, highly integrated solution
- Bluetooth® 5.4/BLE Audio in Hosted or Embedded Modes
- Bluetooth® range and power optimized also optimized with up to +19dBm transmit power
- Fully validated Bluetooth® stack and sample code available to accelerate development time
Security and other Key Features
- Multi-layer security (Secure boot, FW authentication and encryption, Crypto-Key establishment and management, Crypto offloads, Anti-Rollback, and Lifecycle Management) improve security for the multitude of threats faced in IoT environment
- Arm® Trustzone Crypto-Cell 312 certifiable to PSA Level 1
- Support for Linux, RTOS and Android
- Wide ecosystem of module and platform partners to reduce development and accelerate time to market
Target Applications
- Smart Home: Thermostats, IP cameras, video doorbells, door locks, battery powered equipment, speakers, and printers
- Wearables
- Industrial IoT
- Medical/Healthcare
