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1. General Description
1.1 Product Overview and Functional Description
AzureWave Technologies, Inc. introduces the IEEE 802.11ac/a/b/g/n 2X2 MU-MIMO WLAN &
Bluetooth NGFF module --- AW-CB250NF. The module is targeted to mobile devices including
Notebook, TV, Tablet and Gaming Device which need small package module, low power consumption,
multiple interfaces and OS support. By using AW-CB250NF, the customers can easily enable the Wi-Fi,
and BT embedded applications with the benefits of high design flexibility, short development cycle,
and quick time-to-market.
Compliance with the IEEE 802.11ac/a/b/g/n standard supporting 802.11ac Wave 2, the AW-CB250NF
uses Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM),
DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK and QAM baseband modulation technologies. A high level of integration and full
implementation of the power management functions specified in the IEEE 802.11 standard minimize the
system power requirements by using AW-CB250NF. In addition to the support of WPA/WPA2 and WEP
64-bit and 128-bit encryption, the AW-CB250NF also supports the IEEE 802.11i security standard
through the implementation of Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)/Counter Mode CBC-MAC
Protocol (CCMP), Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) with Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP),
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)/Cipher-Based Message Authentication Code (CMAC), and WLAN
Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure (WAPI) security mechanisms.
For the video, voice and multimedia applications the AW-CB250NF support 802.11e Quality of Service
(QoS). The device also supports 802.11h Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) for detecting radar
pulses when operating in the 5GHz range.
For Bluetooth operation, AW-CB250NF is Bluetooth 5.0 (supports Low Energy).
AW-CB250NF supports PCIE, USB 3.0/2.0, and high speed UART interfaces for WLAN and Bluetooth
to the host processor.
AW-CB250NF is suitable for multiple mobile processors for different applications with the support
cellular phone co-existence. AW-CB250NF module adopts Marvell’s latest highly-integrated dual-band
WLAN & Bluetooth SoC---88W8997. All the other components are implemented by all means to reach
the mechanical specification required.