Nanoradio introduces smallest WiFi chipset to date

by Donald Melanson, posted Feb 16th 2006 at 4:12PM

Swedish semiconductor supplier Nanoradio AB has just introduced what appears to be the smallest WiFi chipset yet manufactured. Dubbed the NRX700, the chipset has a total size of just 20 mm square and, according to the company, also has the lowest power consumption of any around. Nanoradio hopes the chipset will find its way into mobile phones and portable media players, and especially devices that incorporate VoIP, although nothing firm has been announced. Evaluation kits are now available for anyone interested with full production set to ramp up in Q3 of this year for any companies looking to outfit their matchbooks (or ultra-tiny phones) with WiFi.

[Thanks, Lester]

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AJ @ Feb 16th 2006 7:49PM

Well this sounds promising, I can see these things inside every tech object possible;mp3 players,digi cams,dvd-r cams,car audio players,dvd-r/players,obviously notebooks,PDA's and all of the rest if its price is set right of course.

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ELECLIPPER @ Feb 16th 2006 8:38PM

SWEET I want one of those in my phone what about an ipod getting this?

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julio @ Feb 16th 2006 8:43PM

Looks like they're ripping off the engadget logo with the two little crecent things on it.

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Billy @ Feb 17th 2006 9:41AM

that is mega small!?!

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Badonkadonk @ Feb 17th 2006 12:49PM

That isn't really that small - that's a 13x13 QFN SiP with two dies inside - what's the z-height like? a 4x5 package is small, sure, but not considerably smaller than some of the larger players in this market. Plus it's only b/g. And 90uA "standby" power consumption does not a low-power-device make. what's the active-RX and TX current consumption?

All in all interesting, but nowhere near revolutionary.

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