Datasheet
NXP Semiconductors
88W8977
2.4 GHz/5 GHz Dual-band 1x1 Wi-Fi 4
®
and Bluetooth
®
5 Combo SoC
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Product short data sheet Rev. 1 — 13 July 2020
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8.3.5 5 GHz Wi-Fi transmitter performance
Note: Unless otherwise stated, all specifications are at 25°C, nominal voltage, and at the
chip output port.
Table 29. 5 GHz Wi-Fi transmitter performance
Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit
RF frequency range 5 GHz—IEEE 802.11n/a 4900 -- 5925 MHz
Transmit output saturation Saturation power at chip output -- 27 -- dBm
Transmit carrier suppression (CW) Carrier suppression at chip output -- -36 -- dB
Transmit I/Q suppression with IQ
calibration
I/Q suppression at chip output -- -45 -- dBc
OFDM BPSK -- 19 -- dBm
OFDM QPSK -- 19 -- dBm
OFDM 16-QAM -- 19 -- dBm
Transmit power (EVM and mask
compliant) 20 MHz per chain
OFDM 64-QAM (MCS7) -- 18 -- dBm
Transmit power (EVM and mask
compliant) 40 MHz per chain
OFDM 64-QAM (MCS7) -- 17 -- dBm
Transmit output power level control
range
-- -- 20
[1]
-- dB
Transmit output power control step -- -- 1
[2]
-- dB
Transmit carrier suppression 802.11n MCS7 HT40, at 15 dBm -- 46 -- dBc
[1] 0-20 dBm
[2] Hardware capability = 0.5 dB, software capability = 1 dB
8.3.6 Local oscillator
Table 30. Local oscillator
Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Unit
Measured at 2.438 GHz at 100 kHz
offset
-- -103 -- dBc/Hz
Phase noise
Measured at 5.501 GHz at 100 kHz
offset
-- -100 -- dBc/Hz
Reference clock frequency = 26 MHz
(2.4 GHz)
-- 0.35 -- degrees
Integrated RMS phase noise at RF
output (from 10 kHz–10 MHz)
Reference clock frequency = 26 MHz
(5 GHz)
-- 0.65 -- degrees
Frequency resolution -- 0.02 -- -- kHz










