New Industry Products

Conexant Launches CX85410 Wi-Fi Chipsets

May 12, 2003 by Jeff Shepard

Conexant Systems Inc. (Newport Beach, CA) announced the availability of an IEEE 802.11b-compliant wireless local area network (WLAN) baseband processor with an integrated medium access controller. The CX85410 is the first device in a family of 802.11-based semiconductor solutions that is offered as a stand-alone device, or in conjunction with Conexant's home network processor, asymmetric digital subscriber line and cable modem semiconductor system solutions.

The CX85410 features a flexible radio interface with automatic gain control that supports multiple 2.4GHz radios. Data rates up to 11Mbps are supported, and the device is compatible with existing IEEE 802.11b modulation schemes. In addition, the CX85410 has been designed to provide WLAN system manufacturers with a cost-effective and secure silicon solution. The device includes on-chip support for industry security standards, including the full IEEE 802.11i standard, which is expected to be ratified next year.

The CX85410 is packaged in a compact 12mm x 12mm, 160-pin, fine pitch, ball grid array (FPBGA). The device is in production now, and is priced at $8 in quantities of 10,000.