Broadcom Highlights Cost-Effective Design in Wi-Fi 6 Chip for Gateways, Set-Tops

Broadcom bowed a 3x3 Wi-Fi 6 chip for WLAN applications including Wi-Fi routers, residential gateways, wireless range extenders and set-top boxes. The BCM6710 has integrated RF power amplifiers, giving OEMs a cost-effective, high-performance chip for mass-market products, said the company Thursday, and it’s the first 3x3 Wi-Fi 6 solution supporting three transmit and three receive streams in 2.4-GHz, 5-GHz and future 6-GHz bands. The 6-GHz Wi-Fi capability paves the way for high-bandwidth, low-latency applications such as 4K video streaming, real-time immersive gaming, and augmented reality, it said.