802.11 Wireless LAN Solutions

Broadcom's AirForce® family has rapidly become the preferred Wi-Fi solution for 802.11 LAN equipment vendors and notebook suppliers. AirForce Wi-Fi solutions include all-CMOS 802.11 radio chips, baseband/MAC chips, 802.11g chipsets, Wi-Fi chipsets and network processors for today's popular wireless LAN standards, including IEEE 802.11a, b, and 54g maxperformance 802.11g. SmartRadio® technology, included in all Broadcom radios, improves wireless LAN throughput and range.

Self-Calibrating Wi-Fi Chipsets for Optimum Performance

In addition to advanced signal processing techniques, the all-CMOS solutions are capable of self-calibrating based on usage temperature and other environmental conditions, reconfiguring constantly for optimum performance. The "M" series baseband/MAC 802.11g chipsets chips have been optimized for new low-power mobile processors with an advanced architecture that features low power consumption to extend notebook battery life.

The AirForce family of network processors features MIPS32 processor core, and includes AP, routing and gateway functions with a variety of connectivity options. We combine these chips with OneDriver software to provide complete reference designs that offer customers turnkey solutions for 802.11 wireless LAN equipment for today's popular LAN standards, including 54g maxperformance 802.11g.

802.11 Wireless LAN Solutions

Part #  Description
BCM2055 Intensi-fi® 802.11n Radio (2.4/5 GHz)
BCM4312 802.11a/b/g Transceiver for SDIO and PCI Express®
BCM4318E 802.11b/g Transceiver with BroadRange® Technology
BCM4322 Intensi-fi® Single-Chip 802.11n Transceiver
BCM4323 Intensi-fi® XLR Single-Chip 802.11n USB Solution
BCM4325 Low-Power 802.11a/b/g with Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR and FM
BCM4326 Low-Power 802.11b/g Transceiver
BCM4328 Low-Power 802.11a/b/g Transceiver
BCM4329 Low-Power 802.11n with Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR and FM (Tx and Rx)
BCM4342 Intensi-fi® Single-Chip 802.11n Enterprise Solution
BCM4703 Intensi-fi® 802.11n Low-Cost 10/100 Processor
BCM4704 Intensi-fi® 802.11n Full-Featured 10/100 Processor
BCM4705 Intensi-fi® 802.11n GbE Processor
BCM4716 Intensi-fi® XLR 802.11n 2.4 GHz Router System-on-Chip
BCM4717 Intensi-fi® XLR 802.11n (2.4/5 GHz) Router System-on-Chip
BCM4718 Intensi-fi® XLR 802.11n Simultaneous Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz) Router System-on-Chip
BCM5354 802.11b/g Router System-on-Chip with BroadRange® Technology
BCM5356 802.11b/g and Single-Stream 802.11n 2.4-GHz Router


Reference Designs

Part #  Description
BCM94312HMC 802.11b/g PCI Express® Half MiniCard Reference Design
BCM94312HMGB 802.11g and Bluetooth 3.0 Half MiniCard Reference Design
BCM94312MC 802.11b/g PCI Express® MiniCard Reference Design
BCM94312SDG 802.11b/g SDIO Card Reference Design
BCM94318E 802.11b/g Reference Design with BroadRange® Technology
BCM94321CB2 Single-Band 802.11n CardBus Reference Design (2.4 GHz)
BCM94321MC Dual-Band 802.11n PCI Express® MiniCard Reference Design
BCM94321MP Dual-Band 802.11n Mini PCI Reference Design
BCM943224HMB Dual-Band 802.11n and Bluetooth 3.0 Half MiniCard Reference Design
BCM943225HMB Single-Band 802.11n and Bluetooth 3.0 Half MiniCard Reference Design
BCM94322HMC Dual-Band 802.11n PCI Express® Half MiniCard Reference Design
BCM94322MC Dual-Band 802.11n PCI Express® MiniCard Reference Design
BCM94322MP Dual-Band 802.11n Mini PCI Reference Design
BCM94322MP2D Single-Band 802.11n Mini PCI Reference Design (2.4 GHz)
BCM94323U Single-Chip 802.11n USB Reference Design
BCM94703NR 802.11n Low-Cost AP/Router Reference Design
BCM94704 802.11a/g AP/Router Reference Design
BCM94704NR 802.11n AP/Router Reference Design
BCM94705NR 802.11n Gigabit AP/Router Reference Design
BCM94717 802.11n (2.4/5 GHz) Router Reference Design
BCM95354GR 802.11b/g Router System-on-Chip Reference Design with BroadRange® Technology