Qualcomm Atheros Inc., the networking and connectivity subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, yesterday (6th/June/2012) at COMPUTEX TAIPEI demonstrated the industry’s first solutions that integrate 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity for tablets and notebook computers.

The chip is designed to deliver connectivity with the speed and reliability essential to today’s mobile computing environments of consumers that create, download and stream media files over wireless networks.
Qualcomm Atheros’ 802.11ac offers more than three times the Wi-Fi performance of 802.11n per stream and is capable of delivering up to 1.3 Gbps PHY rates with the company’s 3-stream solutions. The new solutions also feature Bluetooth 4.0 with low-power mode for connecting mobile computers to wireless keyboards, headsets, speakers, printers and other peripherals while also conserving battery power.

The WCN3680 mobile 802.11ac solution for tablets, features integrated Bluetooth 4.0 and FM capabilities. Paired with Qualcomm’s high-performance Snapdragon APQ8064 application processor, the solution delivers always-on, always-connected mobile computing experiences on tablet platforms. The WCN3680 supports 433 Mbps maximum PHY rates, with end-user throughput up to 200 Mbps for tablets based on Windows 8, Windows RT, Android and other Linux-based operating systems.

For notebooks, the QCA9862 and QCA9860 are 2- and 3-stream, dual-band 802.11ac solutions with integrated Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity. The PCIe-based designs support up to 1.3 Gbps (3-stream) or 867 Mbps (2-stream) PHY rates for notebooks operating on Windows and Linux-based operating systems. In addition, Qualcomm Atheros’ enhanced Fast Channel Switch (FCS) feature maximizes concurrent throughput and performance with access points and peer-to-peer connections.

All of Qualcomm Atheros’ 802.11ac solutions—from mobile to networking designs—are optimized to address the processing demands of 802.11ac.Their unique architecture features hardware acceleration to offload Wi-Fi processing from the host CPU. The resulting performance and power efficiencies enable users to enjoy Gigabit Wi-Fi without compromising on battery life.

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