Eindhoven, The Netherlands – May 20, 2020 – NXP Semiconductors NV (Nasdaq: NXPI) today announced the company’s latest Wi-Fi 6 compliant radio frequency front end (RFFE) The solution was adopted by the Xiaomi Mi 10 5G smartphone.

Advanced 5G devices are driving huge demand for performance, integration, size, and Wi-Fi 6 capabilities. NXP’s RFFE solutions are highly integrated and very compact in a 3 mm x 4 mm package size. With Wi-Fi 6 capabilities, it can support advanced portable computing devices (including advanced 5G smartphones) and support 2×2 MIMO capabilities with excellent performance. NXP’s compact, high-performance RFFE solutions can help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) reduce design time and dramatically accelerate time-to-market.

Zhang Lei, Vice President of Xiaomi Mi Smartphone and General Manager of Hardware R&D Department, said: “Xiaomi is very pleased to cooperate with NXP to jointly develop a Wi-Fi 6-enabled RFFE solution for our flagship 5G smartphone. NXP RFFE is fully It meets our requirements and delivers excellent Wi-Fi 6 performance, reducing design time and time-to-market.”

NXP Advanced RF WLAN11ax Portfolio

NXP’s high-performance WLAN11ax portfolio offers 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 compliant 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands, enabling customers to meet growing demands for increased bandwidth. The NXP-supplied portfolio can flexibly expand on these specifications. NXP offers 2×2 Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) support for IEE802.11a/n/ac/ax applications.

Paul Hart, senior vice president and general manager of NXP Radio Power Solutions, said: “The rapid adoption of this RFFE technology helps Xiaomi meet the rapidly growing global market demand for Wi-Fi 6-enabled 5G handsets. NXP’s highly integrated RFFE The solution is designed according to the latest Wi-Fi 6 standard and has a performance mix suitable for mobile applications such as Xiaomi.”

NXP RF front-end Module features:

Small form factor 2 x 2 MIMO RFFE module for IEEE802.11a/n/ac/ax applications

· Full high-band 2402 MHz to 2482 MHz and 5150 MHz to 5925 MHz

Integrated power amplifier with multiple operating modes for dynamic power efficiency and linear control

Integrated LNA with high gain and bypass modes

Integrated SPDT switch for single antenna RX and TX operation

Integrated directional coupler for precise transmit power control

· No external matching components, no DC input/output ports

Time to Market and Product Pricing

The new RF front-end modules are available now. For more information, please contact your local NXP sales representative.