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Qualcomm Atheros timeline
- For Atheros chipsets developed before the merger with Qualcomm,
- such as those having a chip name that starts with AR, see Atheros.
Wireless chipsets
PCIe/USB/SDIO
(a)bgn
| Chip | Interface | PHY modes |
MIMO config |
Reference designs |
First seen (FCC) |
Notes | Adapters | ESystems | External links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCA6104 (SiP) |
SDIO 2.0 | abgn | 1x1:1 | 1T1R, 2.4GHz, SDIO 2.0, targeted mobile devices |
0 devices | 0 devices | |||
| QCA6134 (SiP) |
SDIO 2.0 | abgn | 1x1:1 | int. BT 4.0 BLE (UART), targeted mobile devices |
0 devices | 0 devices | |||
| QCA6234X (AR6004) (SiP) |
SDIO 2.0 / USB 2.0 / HSIC |
abgn | 2x2:2 | QCA6234 WFA PPD-QCA6234 |
2012-12-10 | int. BT 4.0 BLE (UART) AR600x variant (ID), targeted mobile devices |
6 devices | 6 devices | Amazon Fire TV Kindle Fire HDX Dragon Boards |
| QCA9375 | USB 2.0 | abgn | 2x2:2 | UB134C | 2013-07-23 | presumably an AR600x deriv. like AR9374 |
2 devices | 0 devices | PR |
| QCA9381 | PCIe | bgn | 3x3:3 | 2014-03-11 | 3T3R, rebranded Atheros AR9381 |
1 devices | 1 devices | PR | |
| QCA9565 (Aphrodite) |
PCIe | bgn | 1x1:1 | NFA335 WB335 |
2012-05-29 | int. bluetooth 4.0 QCSS335, QCMD335 |
10 devices | 0 devices | WFA WFA |
| QCA9580 (Peacock) |
PCIe | abgn | 3x3:3 | 3T3R, rebranded Atheros AR9580 |
0 devices | 0 devices | |||
| QCA9582 (Peacock) |
PCIe | abgn | 2x2:2 | 2015-05-12 | 2T2R, rebranded Atheros AR9582 |
0 devices | 3 devices | ||
| QCA9590 (Peacock) |
PCIe | abgn | 3x3:3 | 3T3R, rebranded Atheros AR9590 |
1 devices | 0 devices | |||
| QCA9592 (Peacock) |
PCIe | abgn | 2x2:2 | 2T2R, rebranded Atheros AR9592 |
0 devices | 0 devices | |||
| QCA9983 (Beeliner) |
PCIe | bgn | 3x3:3 | EA7500 | 2015-11-12 | MU-MIMO, PCIe 2.0, 256QAM (600Mbps) |
0 devices | 5 devices | SNB PPage |
| QCA9985 (Cascade) |
PCIe | bgn | 4x4:4 | AVM 7590 | Wave2, MU-MIMO, PCIe 2.0, TxBF, SON |
0 devices | 1 devices | PR PR PPage |
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Rome/Automotive/Tufello/Naples
| Chipset | Interface | PHY modes |
MIMO config |
Reference designs |
First seen (FCC) |
Notes | Adapters | ESystems | External links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCA6164(A) (Rome) VIVE |
LP-PCIe | abgn+ac | 1x1:1 | NFA34AC • WFA NFA345 • WFA |
2014-06-05 | BT 4.1 HS, BLE, PCIe 2.1, targeted mobile devices VP 168c:0041 |
1 devices | 0 devices | PR PR WFA |
| QCA6174 (Rome) |
LP-PCIe | abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | NFA344A • WFA NFA354 • WFA |
2014-06-05 | BT 4.1 HS, BLE (UART) PCIe 2.1, UART, PCM VP 168c:003e |
7 devices | 1 devices | PR PR WFA PPage |
| QCA6174A (Rome) VIVE |
LP-PCIe | abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | NFA344A • WFA NFA354 • WFA |
2015-04-21 | MU-MIMO, BT 4.2 HS, BLE PCIe 2.1, UART, PCM VP 168c:003e |
16 devices | 5 devices | PR PR WFA PPage |
| QCA6175A (Rome) VIVE |
LP-PCIe | abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | MU-MIMO, BT 5.0 HS, BLE PCIe 2.1, UART, PCM 172-BWLNSP |
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage | ||
| QCA6564(A) (Automotive) |
LP-PCIe / SDIO 3.0 |
abgn+ac | 1x1:1 | 2017-06-12 | BT 4.2 HS, BLE (UART) WLAN-SDIO/BT-UART automotive solution |
0 devices | 1 devices | PR PR | |
| QCA6574(AU) (Automotive) VIVE |
LP-PCIe / SDIO 3.0 |
abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | (Q2 2020) | BT 5.0, MIMO Single MAC WPA3, PA/LNA 2.4/5GHz automotive solution |
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PR | |
| QCA6584(A) (Automotive) |
LP-PCIe / SDIO 3.0 |
abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | BT 4.1 HS, BLE (UART) WLAN-SDIO/BT-UART automotive solution |
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PR | ||
| QCA6595(AU) (Automotive) |
LP-PCIe / SDIO 3.0 |
abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | (Q2 2020) | BT 5.1, MIMO Dual MAC WPA3, PA/LNA 2.4/5GHz automotive solution |
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage | |
| QCA9377 (Tufello) VIVE |
SDIO 3.0 / LP-PCIe / USB 2.0 |
abgn+ac | 1x1:1 | NFA435 • WFA QCNFA435 NFA425 • NFA455 |
2014-12-26 | MU-MIMO, BT 4.1 HS, BLE PCIe 2.1, UART, PCM, I²S VP 168c:0042 (Win10) |
13 devices | 3 devices | PR PR WFA PPage |
| QCA9378 (Rome) |
SDIO 3.0 / LP-PCIe / USB 3.0 |
abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | 2017-07-28 | MU-MIMO, BT 4.1 HS, BLE targeted towards STB/TV |
3 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PR | |
| QCA9379 (Naples) |
SDIO 3.0 / PCIe 2.1 / USB 2.0 |
abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | 2018-01-18 | MU-MIMO, BT 4.2 HS, BLE Wave2, TxBF, UART, PCM, STB/TV (Naples TV), 40 nm |
1 devices | 1 devices | PR PPage |
Peregrine/Besra/Swift/Beeliner/Cascade
| Chipset | Interface | PHY modes |
MIMO config |
Reference designs |
First seen (FCC) |
Notes | Adapters | ESystems | External links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCA9860 (Peregrine) |
PCIe | abgn+ac | 3x3:3 | integrated BT 4.0/LE | 0 devices | 0 devices | |||
| QCA9862 (Peregrine) |
PCIe | abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | WB342 | 2013-07-22 | integrated BT 4.0/LE | 2 devices | 0 devices | |
| QCA9880 (Peregrine) |
PCIe | abgn+ac | 3x3:3 | QCA9880-AR1A v1 QCA9880-2R4E QCA9880-BR4A v2 CUS223 • XB140 |
2013-03-29 | QCA9880 v1 (-AR1A) and all QCA988x hw1.0 support has been dropped from ath10k QCAKCUS223VHTA (WFA) |
27 devices | 160 devices | WFA |
| QCA9882 (Peregrine) |
PCIe | abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | 2013-05-10 | 2x2 2.4/5GHz, PCIe 1.1 AP consumer targeted VP 168c:003c |
11 devices | 88 devices | ||
| QCA9884 (Besra) |
PCIe | an+ac | 4x4:4 | MU-MIMO, 5GHz, iPA PCIe 1.1, TxBF, 256QAM AP consumer targeted |
0 devices | 1 devices | PR PPage | ||
| QCA9886 (Besra) |
PCIe | an+ac | 2x2:2 | 2016-11-02 | MU-MIMO, 5GHz, iPA PCIe 1.1, TxBF, 256QAM AP consumer targeted |
1 devices | 55 devices | PR PPage | |
| QCA9887 (Swift) |
PCIe | abgn+ac | 1x1:1 | MikroTik hAP ac lite RB952Ui-5ac2nD |
2016-08-03 | MU-MIMO, PCIe 1.1 1x1 2.4/5GHz, 802.11abgn/ac VP 168c:0050 |
0 devices | 21 devices | PPage |
| QCA9888 (Besra) |
PCIe | an+ac | 2x2:2 | 2017-07-03 | Wave2, MU-MIMO, 160MHz PCIe 1.1, TxBF, 256QAM VP 168c:0056 |
2 devices | 22 devices | PR PPage | |
| QCA9889 (Swift) |
PCIe | abgn+ac | 1x1:1 | 2017-02-21 | MU-MIMO, PCIe 1.1, 1x1 2.4/5GHz, 802.11abgn/ac |
0 devices | 2 devices | PPage | |
| QCA9890 (Peregrine) |
PCIe | abgn+ac | 3x3:3 | QCA9890-BR4A CUS223 • XB140 |
2013-08-29 | 3x3 2.4/5GHz, PCIe 1.1 AP enterprise targeted |
13 devices | 20 devices | FCC |
| QCA9892 (Peregrine) |
PCIe | abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | 2014-09-05 | 2x2 2.4/5GHz, PCIe 1.1 AP enterprise targeted |
6 devices | 4 devices | . | |
| QCA9896 (Besra) |
PCIe | an+ac | 2x2:2 | Wave2, MU-MIMO, 160MHz PCIe 1.1, TxBF, 256QAM |
0 devices | 2 devices | PR | ||
| QCA9898 (Besra) |
PCIe | an+ac | 2x2:2 | Wave2, MU-MIMO, 160MHz PCIe 1.1, TxBF, 256QAM |
0 devices | 0 devices | PR | ||
| QCA9980 (Beeliner) VIVE |
PCIe | abgn+ac | 4x4:4 | CUS260 (8A) CUS239 (8A) AP148 |
2015-04-10 | Wave2, MU-MIMO, PCIe 2.0 TxBF, Wi-Fi SON (1.7Gbps) VP 168c:0040 |
6 devices | 26 devices | PR PR SNB PR PPage |
| QCA9982 (Beeliner) VIVE |
PCIe | abgn+ac | 3x3:3 | 2015-11-12 | Wave2, MU-MIMO, PCIe 2.0 TxBF, Wi-Fi SON (1.3Gbps) router + gateway targeted |
1 devices | 7 devices | PR PR SNB PR PPage | |
| QCA9984 (Cascade) VIVE |
PCIe | abgn+ac | 4x4:4 | CUS239 (7A) | 2015-11-04 | Wave2, MU-MIMO, 160MHz PCIe 2.0, TxBF, Wi-Fi SON router + gateway targeted |
11 devices | 51 devices | PR PR PPage VIVE |
| QCA9990 (Beeliner) VIVE |
PCIe | abgn+ac | 4x4:4 | CUS239 (8B) | 2015-06-24 | Wave2, MU-MIMO, PCIe 2.1, Wi-Fi Backhaul, 802.11ac targeted enterprise AP |
3 devices | 6 devices | PR PR SNB PR PPage |
| QCA9992 (Beeliner) VIVE |
PCIe | abgn+ac | 3x3:3 | 2018-01-13 | Wave2, MU-MIMO, PCIe 2.1, Wi-Fi Backhaul, SON, TxBF, targeted enterprise AP |
0 devices | 3 devices | PR PR SNB PR PPage | |
| QCA9994 (Cascade) VIVE |
PCIe | abgn+ac | 4x4:4 | CUS239 (7A) | 2016-05-31 | Wave2, MU-MIMO, 160MHz Wi-Fi Backhaul, SON, TxBF, targeted enterprise AP |
4 devices | 11 devices | PR PPage VIVE |
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| Chipset | MAC/BB | RFIC | Interface | Reference designs |
First seen (FCC) |
Notes | Adapters | ESystems | External links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wil6100 (Marlon) |
Wil6120 | Wil6110 | PCIe | 60GHz, BT 4.0, HMC 2x2:2 802.11abgn |
2012-11-01 | 16 beam-forming antennas, half-mini card, used also in Dell Wireless Dock D5000 |
2 devices | 0 devices | PBrief |
| Wil6200 (Falcon) |
Wil6220 Wil6225 |
Wil6210 | PCIe | 60GHz, BT4.0, M.2 2x2:2 802.11ac |
32 beam-forming antennas, 4.6Gbps, NGFF card, 360 degree coverage |
2 devices | 0 devices | PBrief | |
| Wil6300 (Sparrow) |
Wil6320 | Wil6310 (Sparrow) |
PCIe / SDIO |
Tri-band HMC/NGFF |
24 beam-forming antennas WiGig, Wi-Fi, BT, RF & BB |
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage | |
| QCA6300 (WiGig) |
QCA6320 (QCA6321) |
QCA6310 | PCIe | Acelink BR-6774AD | 2015-08-19 | 802.11ad (4.6Gbps PHY) 60GHz WiGig, Wi-Fi, RF/BB |
1 devices | 1 devices | PR PR |
| QCA6300 (WiGig) |
QCA6335 (QCA6330) |
QCA6310 | PCIe | MikroTik wAP 60G | 802.11ad (4.6Gbps PHY) 60GHz WiGig, Wi-Fi, RF/BB |
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PPage | |
| QCA9500 (WiGig) |
- | PCIe | TP-LINK AD7200 (Talon) |
2015-08-17 | 802.11ad (4.6Gbps PHY) 60GHz WiGig, Wi-Fi, RF/TxBF |
2 devices | 0 devices | PR PPage |
- QCA6300: QCA6320 (60GHz MAC/BB) + QCA6310 (60GHz RF transceiver)
- Qualcomm Atheros#ad: AR9004TB, QCA9005, QCA9006, QCA9500
Note: the RFIC is installed on an external 60GHz antenna module, connected via a RF cable to the 802.11ad Wi-Fi adapter
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| Chipset | Interface | PHY modes |
MIMO config |
Reference designs |
First seen (FCC) |
Notes | Adapters | ESystems | External links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCA6290 (Napier) |
PCIe (2.1 x1) |
abgn+ac+ax | 2x 2x2 MU-MIMO |
see also IPQ8074 |
(Q4 2017) |
Wi-Fi 6, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM, 2x2 DBS (2.4/5GHz), OFDMA, 1.8Gbps max. PHY rate (28nm) |
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage |
| QCA6390 (Napier) |
PCIe (2.1 x1) |
abgn+ac+ax | 2x 2x2 MU-MIMO (8-stream sounding) |
FastConnect 6800 QCNFA524 • 5G MF55 |
2019-11-20 (Q2 2019) |
Wi-Fi 6, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM, WPA3, Wave2, BT 5.1, TWT, aptX, 2x2 DBS (2.4/5GHz), OFDMA 1.8Gbps max. PHY rate (14nm) |
2 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage |
| QCA6391 (Hastings) |
PCIe (2.1 x1) |
abgn+ac+ax | 2x 2x2 MU-MIMO |
• FN-LINK 8291M-PR |
(Q4 2019) |
Wi-Fi 6, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM, WPA3, Wave2, BT 5.1, UART/PCM, 2x2 DBS (2.4/5GHz), OFDMA 1.8Gbps max. PHY rate (14nm) |
2 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage |
| QCA6678 (AQ) (Automotive) |
PCIe | abgn+ac+ax | 2x2:2 (2Gbps) |
• | (Q2 2021) |
Wi-Fi 6E, MU-MIMO, 4K-QAM WPA3, HE160, BT 5.3, TWT, aptX 2.4/5/6GHz, PCIe, UART, PCM |
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PPage |
| QCA6688 (AQ) (Automotive) |
PCIe | abgn+ac+ax | 2x2:2 (1.78Gbps) |
RW962x AEC-Q100 |
(Q2 2022) |
Wi-Fi 6, MU-MIMO, 4K-QAM WPA3, HE160, BT 5.3, TWT, aptX 2.4/5GHz, DBS, PCIe, UART, PCM |
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PPage |
| QCA6696 (Cockpit) |
PCIe | abgn+ac+ax | 2x2:2 (1.78Gbps) |
• | (Q2 2019) |
Wi-Fi 6, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM WPA3, HE80, BT 5.1, TWT, aptX 2.4/5GHz, DBS, PCIe, UART, PCM |
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PPage |
| QCA6698 (AQ) (Automotive) |
PCIe | abgn+ac+ax | 2x2:2 (2Gbps) |
RW964x AEC-Q100 |
(Q2 2022) |
Wi-Fi 6E, MU-MIMO, 4K-QAM WPA3, HE160, BT 5.3, TWT, aptX 2.4/5/6GHz, DBS, PCIe, UART, PCM |
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PPage |
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| Chipset | Interface | PHY modes |
MIMO config |
Reference designs |
First seen (FCC) |
Notes | Adapters | ESystems | External links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCA6421 (WiGig) • RF/ANT • |
PCIe | ad+ay | 1x1 (60GHz) |
see also QCA QC64MA |
(Q4 2018) |
802.11ay (4.6Gbps PHY), targeted mobile applications |
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage |
| QCA6426 (WiGig) • RF/ANT • |
PCIe | ad+ay | 1x1 (60GHz) |
Qualcomm Atheros QC64MA |
2019-06-06 | 802.11ay (4.6Gbps PHY), targeted infrastructure and fixed wireless access |
1 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage |
| QCA6428 (WiGig) • RF/ANT • |
PCIe | ad+ay | 1x1 (60GHz) |
see also QCA QC64MA |
(Q4 2018) |
802.11ay (4.6Gbps PHY), targeted infrastructure and fixed wireless access |
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage |
| QCA6431 (WiGig) • MAC/BB • |
PCIe | ay | 1x1 (60GHz) |
see also QCA QC64MA |
(Q4 2018) |
802.11ay (4.6Gbps PHY), targeted mobile applications |
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage |
| QCA6436 (WiGig) • MAC/BB • |
PCIe | ay | 4x4 (60GHz) |
Qualcomm Atheros QC64MA |
2019-06-06 | 802.11ay (18.5Gbps PHY), targeted infrastructure and fixed wireless access |
1 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage |
| QCA6438 (WiGig) • MAC/BB • |
PCIe | ay | 4x4 (60GHz) |
see also QCA QC64MA |
(Q4 2018) |
802.11ay (18.5Gbps PHY), targeted infrastructure and fixed wireless access |
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage |
- QCA Compliance list
- QCA6421 - 135BD (RFIC)
- QCA6426 - 118NSP (RFIC)
- QCA6428 - 118NSP (RFIC)
- QCA6431 - BD529 (MAC/BB/PHY)
- QCA6436 - NSP170B (MAC/BB/PHY)
- QCA6438 - NSP170B (MAC/BB/PHY)
- QCA6310 - 134BD (RFIC)
- QCA6320 - 351BD (MAC/BB)
- QCA6330 - 380BBD (MAC/BB)
- QCA6335 - 133NSP (RFIC)
- QCA6134X (WiFi/BT Combo)
- QCA6135X (WiFi/BT Combo)
- QCA6174A - 172BWLNSP
- QCA6175A - 172BWLNSP
- QCA6410 - AV Home Plug 1.0, HPAV 200Mbps Single Chip MAC/PHY Transceiver
- QCA6410-AL3C(-R)
- QCA6411-AL3C
- QCA6415-AL3C
- QCA6415-AL3C
- QCA6564A - 176CSP
- QCA6564AU - 169FBGA
- QCA6574A - 176CSP
- QCA6574AU - 169FBGA, 802.11AC, 2X2, DUAL-BAND CONCURRENT, INTERFACE: PCI, ROME
- QCA6584 - 176CSP, 2X2, 11AC/11P + BT 4.1, SDIO 3.0, HS/UART/PCM, LAZIO_AU, DSRC, ROME (3.2)
- QCA6584AU - 169FBGA
SoC
WiSoC
(a)bgn
| Chip | Arch. | Clock speed |
PHY modes |
MIMO config |
Reference designs |
First seen (FCC) |
Notes | ESystems | External links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCA4530 | MIPS 74Kc | abgn | 2x2:2 | CUS227 | 2013-07-22 | PCIe host, QCA4530-DC3A | 1 devices | . | |
| QCA4531 | MIPS 24Kc | 650 MHz | bgn | 2x2:2 | AP143 | 2015-07-28 | PCIe host, USB 2.0 host, IoT, replace the popular AR9341 |
5 devices | PR PPage |
| QCA9531 (Honey Bee) |
MIPS 24Kc | 650 MHz | bgn | 2x2:2 | AP143 (wap3200) |
2014-03-18 | PCIe host, USB 2.0 host, integrated FE switch |
91 devices | PPage |
| QCA9533 (Honey Bee) |
MIPS 24Kc | 650 MHz | bgn | 2x2:2 | AP143 | 2014-02-18 | integrated FE switch, appears to be identical to the QCA9531 |
57 devices | |
| QCA9550 (Scorpion) |
MIPS 74Kc | 720 MHz | abgn | 3x3:3 | 2014-03-19 | NOR/NAND Flash, 2x PCIe, 2x USB 2.0 DDR1/2 (x32), RGMII/SGMII, UART, JTAG |
16 devices | Table . | |
| QCA9556 (Scorpion) |
MIPS 74Kc | 720 MHz | abgn | 3x3:3 | 2016-11-09 | NOR Flash, 1x PCIe, 1x USB 2.0 DDR1/2 (x16), SGMII, UART, JTAG |
6 devices | Table . | |
| QCA9557 (Scorpion) |
MIPS 74Kc | 720 MHz | abgn | 2x2:2 | 2013-05-10 | NOR/NAND Flash, 2x PCIe, 2x USB 2.0 DDR1/2 (x32), RGMII/SGMII, UART, JTAG |
46 devices | Table . | |
| QCA9558 (Scorpion) |
MIPS 74Kc | 720 MHz | abgn | 3x3:3 | AP135 (wap3500) |
2013-01-04 | NOR/NAND Flash, 2x PCIe, 2x USB 2.0 DDR1/2 (x32), RGMII/SGMII, UART, JTAG |
121 devices | Table |
| QCA9561 (Dragonfly) |
MIPS 74Kc | 750 MHz | bgn | 3x3:3 | AP151, AP152 |
2015-06-08 | 1x PCIe, USB 2.0 host, no SGMII, iPA integrated FE switch |
18 devices | |
| QCA9563 (Dragonfly) |
MIPS 74Kc | 750 MHz | bgn | 3x3:3 | AP152, REH152 |
2014-12-01 | 1x PCIe, 2x USB 2.0, 1x SGMII, iPA PB • (wap3500) |
108 devices | PR |
| TP9343 (Dragonfly) |
MIPS 74Kc | 750 MHz | bgn | 3x3:3 | CUS249 | 2015-02-04 | TP9343 - reduced ver. QCA9561, found in some TP-LINK routers, USB and PCIe IF are removed |
10 devices |
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Qualcomm IPQ40x8/9 - Dual-Radio Networking WiSoC (see also Qualcomm SON)
| Chip | Arch. | Clock speed |
PHY modes |
MIMO config |
Reference designs |
First seen (FCC) |
Notes | ESystems | External links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPQ4018 (Dakota) |
ARM Cortex A7 Quad-Core |
717 MHz | abgn+ac | 2x 2x2:2 |
OneWRT AP.DK03 (NHX4018) |
2016-05-03 | Wave 2, MU-MIMO, int. GbE, USB3.0, PCIe, UART, JTAG, SPI, 2x 2x2 (1.73 Gbps max. PHY rate) |
65 devices | PPage PR PBrief |
| IPQ4019 (Dakota) |
ARM Cortex A7 Quad-Core |
717 MHz | abgn+ac | 2x 2x2:2 |
Netgear Orbi RBR50/RBS50 (NHX4019) |
2016-08-23 | Wave 2, MU-MIMO, int. GbE, LCD, USB3.0, PCIe, SD/eMMC, Wi-Fi SON, 2x 2x2 (1.73 Gbps max. PHY rate) |
112 devices | PPage PR PBrief |
| IPQ4028 (Dakota) |
ARM Cortex A7 Quad-Core |
717 MHz | abgn+ac | 2x 2x2:2 |
WPJ428 AP.DK01 (NHX4028) |
2016-12-20 | Wave 2, MU-MIMO, int. GbE Sw, USB3.0, PCIe, RGMII, Wi-Fi SON, 2x 2x2 (1.73 Gbps max. PHY rate) |
6 devices | PPage PR PBrief |
| IPQ4029 (Dakota) |
ARM Cortex A7 Quad-Core |
717 MHz | abgn+ac | 2x 2x2:2 |
NHX4029 AP.DK04 (NHX4029) |
2017-06-29 | IoT, Wave 2, MU-MIMO, int. GbE Sw, USB3.0, PCIe, SD/eMMC, Wi-Fi SON, 2x 2x2 (1.73 Gbps max. PHY rate) |
21 devices | PPage PR PBrief |
| MDM9206 / MDM9207-1 |
ARM Cortex A7 |
1.2 GHz | abgn+ac | 1x1:1 | . |
2018-04-23 (2016) | IoT, MU-MIMO, BT 4.1 BLE, 4G LTE, GPS, LPWA, PSM, RF360 Front End Solution |
3 devices | PR |
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| Chip | Arch. | Clock speed |
PHY modes |
MIMO config |
Reference designs |
First seen (FCC) |
Notes | ESystems | External links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPQ8072 (WiSoC) |
ARM Cortex A53 Quad Core |
2.0 GHz (+ 2x NPU @1.5GHz) |
abgn+ac+ax | 4x4 MU-MIMO 8-stream: 4x 2.4GHz 4x 5GHz |
YBT8072 YBT8072 |
2018-06-18 | Wave 3, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM, OFDMA, 4x GbE, 2x 10G (NBASE-T) Advanced QoS, TxBF, Wi-Fi SON, 14nm (6.5 Gbps max. PHY rate) |
20 devices | PR PPage |
| IPQ8074 (WiSoC) |
ARM Cortex A53 Quad Core |
2.0 GHz (+ 2x NPU @1.5GHz) |
abgn+ac+ax | 8x8 MU-MIMO 12-stream: 4x 2.4GHz 8x 5GHz |
YBT8072 YBT8074 |
2018-07-24 | Wave 3, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM, OFDMA, 4x GbE, 2x 10G (NBASE-T) Advanced QoS, TxBF, Wi-Fi SON, 14nm (4.8 Gbps max. PHY rate) |
30 devices | PR PR PPage |
| IPQ8078 (WiSoC) |
ARM Cortex A53 Quad Core |
2.2 GHz (+ 2x NPU @1.7GHz) |
abgn+ac+ax | 8x8 MU-MIMO 12-stream: 4x 2.4GHz 8x 5GHz |
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2019-01-18 | Wave 3, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM, OFDMA, 4x GbE, 2x 10G (NBASE-T) Advanced QoS, TxBF, Wi-Fi SON, 14nm (FCBGA, 772-pin) External QCN51xx radios |
3 devices | PR DS PPage |
Processors
Internet Processors
| Chip | Arch. | Clock speed |
Cores | First seen (FCC) |
Notes | ESystems | External links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPQ8062 | ARMv7-A Quad Core |
1.0 GHz | 2x Krait 300 + 2x NSS @550MHz |
2015-12-28 | 3x PCIe, SATA III, 2x USB 3.0 + HSIC, xGMII, DDR3, SDIO, Crypto accelerator (AES/3DES/SHA), NAND support |
2 devices | PPage AN PR |
| IPQ8064 | ARMv7-A Quad Core |
1.4 GHz | 2x Krait 300 + 2x NSS @730MHz |
2014-06-10 | 3x PCIe, SATA III, 2x USB 3.0 + HSIC, xGMII, DDR3, SDIO, Crypto accelerator (AES/3DES/SHA), NAND support |
34 devices | PPage AN PR |
| IPQ8065 | ARMv7-A Quad Core |
1.7 GHz | 2x Krait 300 + 2x NSS @800MHz |
2015-11-04 | 3x PCIe, SATA III, 2x USB 3.0 + HSIC, xGMII, DDR3, SDIO, Crypto accelerator (AES/3DES/SHA), NAND support |
20 devices | PPage AN |
| IPQ8066 | ARMv7-A Quad Core |
1.0 GHz | 2x Krait 300 + 2x NSS @550MHz |
3x PCIe, SATA III, 2x USB 3.0 + HSIC, xGMII, DDR3, SDIO, Crypto accelerator (AES/3DES/SHA), NAND support |
0 devices | PPage | |
| IPQ8068 (Akronite) |
ARMv7 Quad Core |
1.4 GHz | 2x Krait 300 + 2x NSS @730MHz |
2016-05-31 | PCIe 2.0, SATA III, 2x USB 3.0, JTAG, xGMII, DDR3, SDIO, SD 3.0, DSP, UART, I²S, SPI, I²C, Network Accelerator (NSS) |
16 devices | PPage |
| IPQ8069 (Akronite) |
ARMv7 Quad Core |
1.7 GHz | 2x Krait 300 + 2x NSS @800MHz |
PCIe 2.0, SATA III, 2x USB 3.0, JTAG, GbE, 4x GMAC, DDR3, SD 3.0, DSP, UART, I²S, SPI, I²C, Network Accelerator (NSS) |
1 devices | PPage |
Application Processors
| Chip | Arch. | Clock speed |
Cores | First seen (FCC) |
Notes | ESystems | External links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APQ8060 |
ARMv7 Dual Core |
1.7 GHz | 2x Krait 300 (A) | 2011-04-26 | 3G/4G modem, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, FM, Snapgragon S4 Plus, GPU Adreno 305 (Wiki) |
2 devices | PPage |
| APQ8064 | ARMv7 Quad Core |
1.7 GHz | 4x Krait 300 (T) | 2012-08-20 | 3G/4G modem, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, FM, Snapgragon S4 Pro, GPU Adreno 320 (Wiki) |
12 devices | PPage |
| APQ8074 |
ARMv7 Quad Core |
2.2 GHz | 4x Krait 300 | 2013-09-05 | 3G/4G modem, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, FM, Snapgragon 800, GPU Adreno 330 (Wiki) |
3 devices | PPage |
| MSM8974 | ARMv7 Quad Core |
2.3 GHz | 4x Krait 400 | 2013-09-06 | 3G/4G modem, GPS, Wi-Fi, DSP, USB, BT 4.0, FM, Snapgragon 800, GPU Adreno 330 (Wiki) |
3 devices | PPage |
- • APQ - Application Processor Qualcomm: APQ8060A, APQ8064 (S4)
- • IPQ - Internet Processor Qualcomm
- • MPQ - MultiProcessor Qualcomm
- • MSM - Mobile Station Modem: MSM8225/8227, MSM8625/8627, MSM8260A/8660A, MSM8960/T (S4)
- • MDM - Mobile Data Modem
- • QSD - Qualcomm SnapDragon
Mobile Computing
| Chip (MAC/BB) |
RFIC (ADC/DAC) |
PHY modes |
MIMO config |
Reference designs |
First seen (FCC) |
Notes | ESystems | External links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCN1312 | none (internal) | bgn | 1x1:1 | (2009) | HT20-only (72Mbps), SDIO, targeted for mobile devices |
0 devices | PR | |
| WCN1314 | none (internal) | bgn | 2x2:2 | (2009) | 2x2 MIMO, SDIO, used in Alcatel LINK Y600 DS |
0 devices | DS | |
| WCN1320 (WiSoC) |
none (internal) | abgn | 4x4:4 | Qualcomm 65-VN780-P3 |
2009-11-24 | 4x4 MIMO (600Mbps) WiSoC; DRAM, Flash, GbE, PCIe IF, 65nm |
2 devices | PR |
| Qualcomm APQ/MSM SoC |
WCN3620 | bgn | 1x1:1 | 2018-12-06 | int. BT 4.0, low cost (no 5GHz band) |
2 devices | ||
| Qualcomm APQ/MSM SoC |
WCN3660 | abgn | 1x1:1 | Qualcomm Atheros WCN3660 module |
2012-08-20 | 2.4/5GHz, N150 int. BT 4.0, FM radio |
1 devices | PR PR |
| Qualcomm APQ/MSM SoC |
WCN3680 | abgn+ac | 1x1:1 (433Mbps) |
2013-06-25 | 2.4/5GHz, AC433 int. BT 4.0, FM radio |
2 devices | PR PR | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM SoC |
WCN3960 (Apache) |
abgn | 1x1:1 | (Q3 2017) | 2.4/5GHz, N300 int. BT 5.0, FM radio SDM630/636 series |
0 devices | ||
| Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM SoC |
WCN3980 (Apache) |
abgn+ac | 1x1:1 (433Mbps) |
(Q3 2017) | 2.4/5GHz, AC433 MU-MIMO, BT 5.0, FM SDM630/636 series |
0 devices | FCC | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM SoC |
WCN3990 (Cherokee) |
abgn+ac+ad | 2x2:2 (867Mbps) |
(Q3 2017) | 2.4/5GHz, AC1200 MU-MIMO, BT 5.0, FM SDM835/845 series |
0 devices | PR | |
| WCN3998 (WiSoC) |
QCC5100 (BT DSP) |
abgn+ac+ax | 2x2:2 (2.4Gbps) |
2018-12-19 (Q2 2018) | 2.4/5GHz, AX2400 int. BT 5.1 LE, WPA3 |
2 devices | PR PR |
Note: WCNxxxx descendent from Airgo silicon rather than Atheros
- Qualcomm Family • >>
- QCA3685 (Rhino/EoS)
- WCN3990 (Cherokee/Apache)
- QCA6174 (Rome/Tufello)
- QCA6290 (Napier)
- QCA9379 (Naples)
IoT
- Wi-Fi System on chip designed to be used with simple microcontrollers or standalone operation.
See also: Internet of Things
| Chips | Interface | PHY modes |
MIMO config |
Reference designs |
First seen (FCC) |
Notes | Adapters | ESystems | External links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCA4002 (Kingfisher) |
SPI / UART | abgn | 1x1:1 | SP141 SP140/141 |
SPI host interface, UART host (using AT-style command set) |
0 devices | 0 devices | DS SDK PPage | |
| QCA4004 (Kingfisher) |
SPI / UART | abgn | 1x1:1 | SP144 SP140/144 |
2014-02-20 | same features as QCA4002, with add. features: optional RX antenna diversity, hostless mode |
1 devices | 0 devices | DS PPage |
| QCA4010 (Ruby) |
USB / SDIO SPI / UART |
bgn | 1x1:1 | SP240/241 SP240/242 |
2015-10-26 | Full MCU (@130MHz, 1.5MB RAM), USB 2.0, UART, I2C, I2S, GPIO, PWM, ADC, SPI/SDIO |
3 devices | 6 devices | PR PB PPage |
| QCA4012 (Ruby) |
USB / SDIO SPI / UART |
abgn | 1x1:1 | SP242 SP240/242 |
Full MCU (@130MHz, 1.5MB RAM), USB 2.0, UART, I2C, I2S, GPIO, PWM, ADC, SPI/SDIO |
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PB PPage | |
| QCA4020 (Quartz) |
USB 2.0 / SPI / UART |
abgn | 1x1:1 | MCU (ARM Cortex-M4F), USB 2.0, BT 5.0 UART, SPI, I2C, I2S, GPIO, PWM, ADC |
1 devices | 0 devices | PBrief PPage | ||
| QCA4024 (Quartz) |
USB 2.0 / SPI / UART |
BT 5.0 | 1x1:1 | MCU (ARM Cortex-M4F), USB 2.0, BT 5.0 UART, SPI, I2C, I2S, GPIO, PWM, ADC |
0 devices | 0 devices | PBrief PPage | ||
| QCA4531 (Honeybee) |
USB 2.0 / UART |
bgn | 2x2:2 | Lima- 8devices |
2015-07-28 | MIPS24Kc @650MHz, DDR1/2 (200/300MHz) UART, I²C, JTAG, PCIe 1.1, NAND, NOR, SPI |
0 devices | 4 devices | PR PPage |
- See also Atheros AR4100 and Microsoft 1537
- QCA4004A/QCA4010
Driver: Atheros AR6006 USB ART_MDK Adapter
- QCA4010 (WN4623A_EVB) - Driver version: ART2_IOE.WIN.3.2-00041-ART2_IOE-1
- \win7\USB_64bit\SP242 - Network Adapter: Atheros AR6006 ART_MDK Adapter
- QCA4004A (Quick Start Guide) SSID: 0x0cf3 / 0x9372 (0cf3:9372)
- Network Adapter: Atheros AR6006 USB ART_MDK Adapter
- • CUS223 - 0x3223 / 0x0246
- • CUS223-120 - 0x3223 / 0x0255
- • CUS223-620 - 0x3223 / 0x0271
- • CUS223-720 - 0x3223 / 0x0270
- • CUS226 - 0x3226 / 0x0280
- • CUS249-010 - 0xa152 / 0x0285
- • WB342 - 0x3342 / 0x0280
- • WB344 - 0x3342 / 0x0283
- • XB140 - 0x3228
PLC
| Chip | Companion chip |
Powerline PHY std. |
PHY rate (Powerline) |
PHY rate (Coax) |
Ethernet Link Speed |
First seen (FCC) |
ESystems | External links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCA6400 | AR1400 | HomePlug AV | 200 Mbps | - | - | 2010-06-09 | 18 devices | PBrief . |
| QCA6405 | AR1405 | HomePlug AV | 200 Mbps | - | 10/100 Mbps | 4 devices | Comparison Datasheet | |
| QCA6410 | AR1410 | HomePlug AV | 200 Mbps | - | 10/100 Mbps | 0 devices | PPage . | |
| QCA7000 | AR1500 | HomePlug AV | 200 Mbps | - | - | 1 devices | PBrief Datasheet | |
| QCA7400 | AR1500 | HomePlug AV+ | 500 Mbps | 700 Mbps | - | 2011-12-29 | 18 devices | PBrief . |
| QCA7410 | AR1500 | HomePlug AV+ | 500 Mbps | - | 1 GbE | 0 devices | GbE PHY, RGMII | |
| QCA7411L | AR1540 | HomePlug AV+ | 500 Mbps | - | 10/100 Mbps | 0 devices | FE PHY, MII | |
| QCA7420 | AR1540 | HomePlug AV+ | 600 Mbps (SISO) |
- | 10/100 Mbps | 2012-08-09 | 23 devices | PBrief PPage |
| QCA7450 | AR1540 | HomePlug AV2 | 600 Mbps (SISO) |
- | 1 GbE | 2013-07-11 | 3 devices | PBrief PPage |
| QCA7500 | - | HomePlug AV2 | 1300 Mbps (MIMO) |
- | 1 GbE | 2016-11-08 | 19 devices | PBrief PPage |
| QCA7520 | - | HomePlug AV2 | 1000 Mbps (MIMO) |
- | 10/100 Mbps | 1 devices | PPage | |
| QCA7550 | - | HomePlug AV2 | 1300 Mbps (MIMO) |
- | 1 GbE | 2017-08-02 | 3 devices |
- See more at: https://www.qualcomm.com/products
- See also Atheros PLC
Switch
| Chip | Ports | Ethernet | First seen (FCC) |
Notes | ESystems | PPage / PBrief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethernet PHY | ||||||
| QCA8072 | 2 | GbE (10/100/1000) |
2016-05-03 | QCA 0xd0b2 (QCA8072 PHY) QCA8072-AL3C (IPQ4018) • 108-pin DRQFN |
50 devices | |
| QCA8075 | 5 | GbE (10/100/1000) |
2016-05-03 | QCA 0xd0b1 (QCA8075 PHY) QCA8075-AL3C (IPQ4018) • 108-pin DRQFN |
122 devices | |
| QCA8081 | 1 | GbE (100/1000/2500) |
2018-06-18 | QCA8081, 56-pin MQFN | 35 devices | |
| QCA8082 | 2 | GbE (100/1000/2500) |
2018-06-18 | QCA8082, 172-pin DRQFN | 2 devices | |
| QCA8084 | 4 | GbE (100/1000/2500) |
2018-06-18 | QCA8084/QCA8386, 172-pin DRQFN | 5 devices | |
| QCA8085 | 5 | GbE (100/1000/2500) |
2018-06-18 | QCA8085, 172-pin DRQFN | 0 devices | |
| Ethernet Switch | ||||||
| QCA8334 | 4 | GbE (10/100/1000) |
2014-03-19 | 4x Ports, 4x PHY, MII/GMII/RMII, RGMII/SGMII, 2K MAC, 4K-tag VLAN, QFN 148-pin QCA8334-AL3C (QCA9550) |
28 devices | |
| QCA8335 | 5 | GbE (10/100/1000) |
2014-03-19 | 5x Ports, 5x PHY, MII/GMII/RMII, RGMII/SGMII, 1K MAC, 4K-tag VLAN, QFN 148-pin QCA8335-AL3C (QCA9550) |
0 devices | |
| QCA8337 | 7 | GbE (10/100/1000) |
2014-06-10 | 7x Ports, 5x PHY, MII/GMII/RMII, RGMII/SGMII, 1K MAC, 4K-tag VLAN, QFN 148-Pin QCA8337-AL3C (IPQ8064) |
126 devices | |
| QCA8337N | 7 | GbE (10/100/1000) |
2014-12-01 | 7x Ports, 5x PHY, MII/GMII/RMII, RGMII/SGMII, 1K MAC, 4K-tag VLAN, QFN 148-Pin QCA8337N-AL3C (QCA9563) |
66 devices | |
See also: Atheros/SoC § Switch
