Datasheet

NXP Semiconductors

88W8977

2.4 GHz/5 GHz Dual-band 1x1 Wi-Fi 4

and Bluetooth

5 Combo SoC

Product short data sheet Rev. 1 — 13 July 2020

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88W8977

Antenna

Diplexer

Wi-Fi 5 GHz Tx/Rx

Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz Tx/Rx and

Bluetooth Tx/Rx

XTAL_IN

XTAL_OUT

Power-down

Supply voltages

GPIO interface

PCM interface

UART

SDIO 3.0

External radio coexistence

Figure 1. 88W8977 functional block diagram

1.1 Applications

Smart home applications:

• Wireless home audio and video entertainment systems

• Wearables

• Internet of Things (IoT) gateways

• Mobile routers

Mobile applications:

• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth enabled smart phones and tablets

• Personal computing systems including notebooks and ultrabooks

1.2 Wi-Fi key features

• Support 802.11 a/b/g/n

• Dual band: 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz

• Single stream 802.11n with 20 MHz and 40 MHz channels

• Up to MCS7 data rates (150 Mbps)

• Support 802.11mc for location

• Security: support WPA/WPA2 mixed mode, WPA2 and WPA3 security standards

1.3 Bluetooth key features

• Bluetooth 5 features

• Direction Finding—Connection-oriented Angle of Arrival (AoA)

• PCM audio interface

• Security: AES