California-based Synaptics has extended its Veros wireless portfolio with Wifi 7 systems-on-chip (SoCs) tailored for the IoT.

The SYN4390 and SYN4384 support bandwidths up to 320MHz to deliver 5.8Gbit/s peak speed and low latency. The triple-combo SoCs integrate Wifi 7 with Bluetooth 6.0 and Zigbee and Thread, support Matter, and are designed to reduce cost and power consumption. They target IoT applications requiring performance-over-range for enhanced user experiences across use cases that include 8K video streaming, interactive gaming, security monitoring, immersive AR and VR, and home and automotive entertainment.

Wifi 7’s multi-link operation (MLO) allows the devices to send and receive a data stream using multiple frequency bands (2.4, 5 and 6GHz) simultaneously in support of low latency, reliable connections and high throughput for real-time applications such as video calls and gaming.

“Growing adoption of Wifi 7 in wireless networking infrastructure has created an opportunity to address a massive and diverse array of Wifi 7-enabled IoT end-user devices by extending our Veros portfolio,” said Venkat Kodavati, senior vice president at Synaptics (www.synaptics.com). “We are bringing the benefits of Wifi 7 in a versatile option for high-performance, low-power IoT devices. Combined with the ease of integration with our Astra AI-native compute platform, we expect that developers will have an efficient option for implementing next-generation connected and AI-enriched IoT products with features such as wifi sensing.”

ABI Research forecasts (www.abiresearch.com/market-research/product/7784000-wireless-connectivity-technology-segmentat) annual shipments of Wifi 7 chipsets to reach more than two billion by 2029, achieving a CAGR of 56% between 2024 and 2029.

“Wifi 7 is ushering in a new era of more enriching and sophisticated use cases for connected devices thanks to its channel bandwidth, throughput and latency improvements,” said Andrew Zignani, senior research director at ABI Research. “However, the requirements for implementation vary by product type, and edge IoT introduces challenges that differ from PCs or infrastructure applications. Synaptics’ diverse Wifi 7 products are tailored to address these unique needs, including low power, support for multiple connectivity protocols and AI. These will be critical in enabling Wifi 7’s expansion across multiple IoT segments, reaching billions of annual device shipments over the next few years.”

The Wifi 7 IoT family’s support of Matter and its triple combo design provides the interoperability required to allow the devices to serve as versatile home hubs that can operate across wifi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee and Thread networks in heterogeneous wireless environments. Features support:

• Peak speed of up to 5.8Gbit/s, using 2×2 + 2×2 MLO, 320MHz channel bandwidth, and 4K QAM
• Integrated RF front-end and power management IC (PMIC) that contribute to reduced system cost and power consumption
• Dual-core Bluetooth 6.0 for LE Audio, Channel Sounding, and LE Long Range
• Matter and an integrated 802.15.4 radio capable of enabling Zigbee and Thread networking
• Integrated Arm cores and memory to enable offloading of networking functions from the host processor to help reduce system power consumption

The SYN4390 (www.synaptics.com/assets/product-brief/syn4390-triple-combo-wi-fi-7-bluetooth-and-802-15-4-soc) is available now for sale, and the SYN4384 (www.synaptics.com/assets/product-brief/syn4384-triple-combo-wi-fi-7-bluetooth-and-802-15-4-soc) is available now in limited quantities for evaluation.