BCM43236BKMLG Datasheet, PDF (10/43 Pages) Cypress Semiconductor – 2.4 GHz/5 GHz IEEE802.11n MAC/PHY/Radio Chip

BCM43236/BCM43236B Preliminary Data Sheet
Introduction
Section 1: Introduction
The BCM43236/BCM43236B chips are the latest innovative chips from Broadcom® based on IEEE 802.11n.
These chips are designed to take current WLAN systems to the next level of higher performance and greater
range with Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) technology, as shown in Figure 2. The IEEE 802.11n
standard more than doubles the spectral efficiency compared to that of current IEEE 802.11a/g WLANs.
Figure 2: MIMO System Diagram Showing 2 × 2 Antenna Configuration
BCM43236/43236B
IEEE 802.11n
2.4/5 GHz
Host
I/F
IEEE
802.11n
MAC/PHY
Radio
Transceiver
with
Integrated
PAs
RF
Switches
RF
Switches
BCM43236/43236B
IEEE 802.11n
2.4/5 GHz
Radio
Transceiver
with
IEEE
802.11n
MAC/PHY
Host
I/F
Integrated
PAs
Employing a native 32-bit bus with Direct Memory Access (DMA) architecture, the BCM43236/BCM43236B
chips offer significant performance improvements in transfer rates, CPU utilization, and flexible support for
USB 2.0 devices.
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