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General information

Timeline

Atheros founded (1998)
Atheros first chipset (AR5000 802.11a) (2000)
Atheros acquires ZyDAS (802.11abg chips) (2006)
Atheros acquires Intellon (PLC; press release)
Atheros merges with Qualcomm (2011)
Qualcomm acquires Airgo Networks (802.11abgn chipset) (2006)
Qualcomm acquires Ubicom (SoCs) (2012)
Qualcomm acquires Wilocity (802.11ad chipset) (2014)
Qualcomm acquired CSR (2014)
Qualcomm acquired NUVIA (2021)
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1997
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2009
│
2021
Qualcomm Atheros timeline
For Atheros chipsets developed before the merger with Qualcomm,
such as those having a chip name that starts with AR, see Atheros.

Wireless chipsets

PCIe/USB/SDIO

See also: Atheros and Qualcomm

(a)bgn

Chip Interface PHY
modes 		MIMO
config 		Reference
designs 		First seen
(FCC) 		Notes Adapters ESystems External
links
QCA6104
(SiP) 		SDIO 2.0 abgn 1x1:1 1T1R, 2.4GHz, SDIO 2.0,
targeted mobile devices
 		0 devices 0 devices
QCA6134
(SiP) 		SDIO 2.0 abgn 1x1:1 int. BT 4.0 BLE (UART),
targeted mobile devices 		0 devices 0 devices
QCA6234X
(AR6004)
(SiP) 		SDIO 2.0
/ USB 2.0
/ HSIC 		abgn 2x2:2 QCA6234 WFA
PPD-QCA6234 		2012-12-10 int. BT 4.0 BLE (UART)
AR600x variant (ID),
targeted mobile devices 		6 devices 5 devices Amazon Fire TV
Kindle Fire HDX
Dragon Boards
QCA9375 USB 2.0 abgn 2x2:2 UB134C 2013-07-23 presumably an AR600x
deriv. like AR9374 		2 devices 0 devices PR
QCA9381 PCIe bgn 3x3:3 2014-03-11 3T3R, rebranded
Atheros AR9381 		1 devices 1 devices PR
QCA9565
(Aphrodite) 		PCIe bgn 1x1:1 NFA335
WB335 		2012-05-29 int. bluetooth 4.0
QCSS335, QCMD335 		10 devices 0 devices WFA
WFA
QCA9580
(Peacock) 		PCIe abgn 3x3:3 3T3R, rebranded
Atheros AR9580 		0 devices 0 devices
QCA9582
(Peacock) 		PCIe abgn 2x2:2 2015-05-12 2T2R, rebranded
Atheros AR9582 		0 devices 3 devices
QCA9590
(Peacock) 		PCIe abgn 3x3:3 3T3R, rebranded
Atheros AR9590 		1 devices 0 devices
QCA9592
(Peacock) 		PCIe abgn 2x2:2 2T2R, rebranded
Atheros AR9592 		0 devices 0 devices
QCA9983
(Beeliner) 		PCIe bgn 3x3:3 EA7500 2015-11-12 MU-MIMO, PCIe 2.0,
256QAM (600Mbps) 		0 devices 4 devices SNB
PPage
QCA9985
(Cascade) 		PCIe bgn 4x4:4 AVM 7590 Wave2, MU-MIMO,
PCIe 2.0, TxBF, SON 		0 devices 1 devices PR PR
PPage

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Rome/Automotive/Tufello/Naples

Chipset Interface PHY
modes 		MIMO
config 		Reference
designs 		First seen
(FCC) 		Notes Adapters ESystems External
links
QCA6164(A)
(Rome)
VIVE 		LP-PCIe abgn+ac 1x1:1 NFA34AC • WFA
NFA345 • WFA 		2014-06-05 BT 4.1 HS, BLE, PCIe 2.1,
targeted mobile devices
VP 168c:0041 		1 devices 0 devices PR PR
WFA
QCA6174
(Rome) 		LP-PCIe abgn+ac 2x2:2 NFA344A • WFA
NFA354 • WFA 		2014-06-05 BT 4.1 HS, BLE (UART)
PCIe 2.1, UART, PCM
VP 168c:003e 		7 devices 0 devices PR PR
WFA
PPage
QCA6174A
(Rome)
VIVE 		LP-PCIe abgn+ac 2x2:2 NFA344A • WFA
NFA354 • WFA 		2015-04-21 MU-MIMO, BT 4.2 HS, BLE
PCIe 2.1, UART, PCM
VP 168c:003e 		16 devices 5 devices PR PR
WFA
PPage
QCA6175A
(Rome)
VIVE 		LP-PCIe abgn+ac 2x2:2 MU-MIMO, BT 5.0 HS, BLE
PCIe 2.1, UART, PCM
172-BWLNSP 		0 devices 0 devices PR PR
PPage
QCA6564(A)
(Automotive) 		LP-PCIe
/ SDIO 3.0 		abgn+ac 1x1:1 2017-06-12 BT 4.2 HS, BLE (UART)
WLAN-SDIO/BT-UART
automotive solution 		0 devices 1 devices PR PR
QCA6574(AU)
(Automotive)
VIVE 		LP-PCIe
/ SDIO 3.0 		abgn+ac 2x2:2 (Q2 2020) BT 5.0, MIMO Single MAC
WPA3, PA/LNA 2.4/5GHz
automotive solution 		0 devices 0 devices PR PR
QCA6584(A)
(Automotive) 		LP-PCIe
/ SDIO 3.0 		abgn+ac 2x2:2 BT 4.1 HS, BLE (UART)
WLAN-SDIO/BT-UART
automotive solution 		0 devices 0 devices PR PR
QCA6595(AU)
(Automotive) 		LP-PCIe
/ SDIO 3.0 		abgn+ac 2x2:2 (Q2 2020) BT 5.1, MIMO Dual MAC
WPA3, PA/LNA 2.4/5GHz
automotive solution 		0 devices 0 devices PR PR
PPage
QCA9377
(Tufello)
VIVE 		SDIO 3.0
/ LP-PCIe
/ USB 2.0 		abgn+ac 1x1:1 NFA435 • WFA
QCNFA435
NFA425 • NFA455 		2014-12-26 MU-MIMO, BT 4.1 HS, BLE
PCIe 2.1, UART, PCM, I²S
VP 168c:0042 (Win10) 		11 devices 3 devices PR PR
WFA
PPage
QCA9378
(Rome) 		SDIO 3.0
/ LP-PCIe
/ USB 3.0 		abgn+ac 2x2:2 2017-07-28 MU-MIMO, BT 4.1 HS, BLE
targeted towards STB/TV 		3 devices 0 devices PR PR
PR
QCA9379
(Naples) 		SDIO 3.0
/ PCIe 2.1
/ USB 2.0 		abgn+ac 2x2:2 2018-01-18 MU-MIMO, BT 4.2 HS, BLE
Wave2, TxBF, UART, PCM,
STB/TV (Naples TV), 40 nm 		1 devices 1 devices PR
PPage

Peregrine/Besra/Swift/Beeliner/Cascade

Chipset Interface PHY
modes 		MIMO
config 		Reference
designs 		First seen
(FCC) 		Notes Adapters ESystems External
links
QCA9860
(Peregrine) 		PCIe abgn+ac 3x3:3 integrated BT 4.0/LE 0 devices 0 devices
QCA9862
(Peregrine) 		PCIe abgn+ac 2x2:2 WB342 2013-07-22 integrated BT 4.0/LE 2 devices 0 devices
QCA9880
(Peregrine) 		PCIe abgn+ac 3x3:3 QCA9880-AR1A v1
QCA9880-2R4E
QCA9880-BR4A v2
CUS223 • XB140 		2013-03-29 QCA9880 v1 (-AR1A)
and all QCA988x hw1.0 support
has been dropped from ath10k
QCAKCUS223VHTA (WFA) 		25 devices 146 devices WFA
QCA9882
(Peregrine) 		PCIe abgn+ac 2x2:2 2013-05-10 2x2 2.4/5GHz, PCIe 1.1
AP consumer targeted
VP 168c:003c 		10 devices 80 devices
QCA9884
(Besra) 		PCIe an+ac 4x4:4 MU-MIMO, 5GHz, iPA
PCIe 1.1, TxBF, 256QAM
AP consumer targeted 		0 devices 0 devices PR
PPage
QCA9886
(Besra) 		PCIe an+ac 2x2:2 2016-11-02 MU-MIMO, 5GHz, iPA
PCIe 1.1, TxBF, 256QAM
AP consumer targeted 		1 devices 53 devices PR
PPage
QCA9887
(Swift) 		PCIe abgn+ac 1x1:1 MikroTik
hAP ac lite
RB952Ui-5ac2nD 		2016-08-03 MU-MIMO, PCIe 1.1
1x1 2.4/5GHz, 802.11abgn/ac
VP 168c:0050 		0 devices 19 devices
PPage
QCA9888
(Besra) 		PCIe an+ac 2x2:2 2017-07-03 Wave2, MU-MIMO, 160MHz
PCIe 1.1, TxBF, 256QAM
VP 168c:0056 		2 devices 21 devices PR
PPage
QCA9889
(Swift) 		PCIe abgn+ac 1x1:1 2017-02-21 MU-MIMO, PCIe 1.1,
1x1 2.4/5GHz, 802.11abgn/ac 		0 devices 1 devices PPage
QCA9890
(Peregrine) 		PCIe abgn+ac 3x3:3 QCA9890-BR4A
CUS223 • XB140 		2013-08-29 3x3 2.4/5GHz, PCIe 1.1
AP enterprise targeted 		11 devices 14 devices FCC
QCA9892
(Peregrine) 		PCIe abgn+ac 2x2:2 2015-05-21 2x2 2.4/5GHz, PCIe 1.1
AP enterprise targeted 		6 devices 3 devices
.
QCA9896
(Besra) 		PCIe an+ac 2x2:2 Wave2, MU-MIMO, 160MHz
PCIe 1.1, TxBF, 256QAM 		0 devices 2 devices PR
QCA9898
(Besra) 		PCIe an+ac 2x2:2 Wave2, MU-MIMO, 160MHz
PCIe 1.1, TxBF, 256QAM 		0 devices 0 devices PR
QCA9980
(Beeliner)
VIVE 		PCIe abgn+ac 4x4:4 CUS260 (8A)
CUS239 (8A)
AP148 		2015-04-10 Wave2, MU-MIMO, PCIe 2.0
TxBF, Wi-Fi SON (1.7Gbps)
VP 168c:0040 		6 devices 25 devices PR PR
SNB PR
PPage
QCA9982
(Beeliner)
VIVE 		PCIe abgn+ac 3x3:3 2015-11-12 Wave2, MU-MIMO, PCIe 2.0
TxBF, Wi-Fi SON (1.3Gbps)
router + gateway targeted 		1 devices 7 devices PR PR
SNB PR
PPage
QCA9984
(Cascade)
VIVE 		PCIe abgn+ac 4x4:4 CUS239 (7A) 2015-11-04 Wave2, MU-MIMO, 160MHz
PCIe 2.0, TxBF, Wi-Fi SON
router + gateway targeted 		10 devices 52 devices PR PR
PPage
VIVE
QCA9990
(Beeliner)
VIVE 		PCIe abgn+ac 4x4:4 CUS239 (8B) 2015-06-24 Wave2, MU-MIMO, PCIe 2.1,
Wi-Fi Backhaul, 802.11ac
targeted enterprise AP 		3 devices 5 devices PR PR
SNB PR
PPage
QCA9992
(Beeliner)
VIVE 		PCIe abgn+ac 3x3:3 2018-01-13 Wave2, MU-MIMO, PCIe 2.1,
Wi-Fi Backhaul, SON, TxBF,
targeted enterprise AP 		0 devices 3 devices PR PR
SNB PR
PPage
QCA9994
(Cascade)
VIVE 		PCIe abgn+ac 4x4:4 CUS239 (7A) 2016-07-20 Wave2, MU-MIMO, 160MHz
Wi-Fi Backhaul, SON, TxBF,
targeted enterprise AP 		4 devices 9 devices PR
PPage
VIVE
QCA WIN Connectivity Roadmap

* http://www.bitswrt.com/QUALCOMM-Radio QCA WIN Roadmap.jpg

Chipset MAC/BB RFIC Interface Reference
designs 		First seen
(FCC) 		Notes Adapters ESystems External
links
Wil6100
(Marlon) 		Wil6120 Wil6110 PCIe 60GHz, BT 4.0, HMC
2x2:2 802.11abgn 		2012-11-01 16 beam-forming antennas,
half-mini card, used also in
Dell Wireless Dock D5000 		2 devices 0 devices PBrief
Wil6200
(Falcon) 		Wil6220
Wil6225 		Wil6210 PCIe 60GHz, BT4.0, M.2
2x2:2 802.11ac 		32 beam-forming antennas,
4.6Gbps, NGFF card,
360 degree coverage 		2 devices 0 devices PBrief
Wil6300
(Sparrow) 		Wil6320 Wil6310
(Sparrow) 		PCIe
/ SDIO 		Tri-band
HMC/NGFF 		24 beam-forming antennas
WiGig, Wi-Fi, BT, RF & BB 		0 devices 0 devices PR PR
PPage
QCA6300
(WiGig) 		QCA6320
(QCA6321) 		QCA6310 PCIe Acelink BR-6774AD 2015-08-19 802.11ad (4.6Gbps PHY)
60GHz WiGig, Wi-Fi, RF/BB 		1 devices 1 devices PR PR
QCA6300
(WiGig) 		QCA6335
(QCA6330) 		QCA6310 PCIe MikroTik wAP 60G 802.11ad (4.6Gbps PHY)
60GHz WiGig, Wi-Fi, RF/BB 		0 devices 0 devices PR
PPage
QCA9500
(WiGig) 		- PCIe TP-LINK AD7200
(Talon) 		2015-08-17 802.11ad (4.6Gbps PHY)
60GHz WiGig, Wi-Fi, RF/TxBF 		2 devices 0 devices PR
PPage

Note: the RFIC is installed on an external 60GHz antenna module, connected via a RF cable to the 802.11ad Wi-Fi adapter

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Chipset Interface PHY
modes 		MIMO
config 		Reference
designs 		First seen
(FCC) 		Notes Adapters ESystems External
links
QCA6290
(Napier) 		PCIe
(2.1 x1) 		abgn+ac+ax 2x 2x2
MU-MIMO 		see also
IPQ8074
(Q4 2017) 		Wi-Fi 6, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM,
2x2 DBS (2.4/5GHz), OFDMA,
1.8Gbps max. PHY rate (28nm) 		0 devices 0 devices PR PR
PPage
QCA6390
(Napier) 		PCIe
(2.1 x1) 		abgn+ac+ax 2x 2x2
MU-MIMO
(8-stream
sounding) 		FastConnect
6800
QCNFA524
• 5G MF55 		2019-11-20
(Q2 2019) 		Wi-Fi 6, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM,
WPA3, Wave2, BT 5.1, TWT, aptX,
2x2 DBS (2.4/5GHz), OFDMA
1.8Gbps max. PHY rate (14nm) 		2 devices 0 devices PR PR
PPage
QCA6391
(Hastings) 		PCIe
(2.1 x1) 		abgn+ac+ax 2x 2x2
MU-MIMO 		• FN-LINK
8291M-PR
(Q4 2019) 		Wi-Fi 6, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM,
WPA3, Wave2, BT 5.1, UART/PCM,
2x2 DBS (2.4/5GHz), OFDMA
1.8Gbps max. PHY rate (14nm) 		2 devices 0 devices PR PR
PPage
QCA6678
(AQ)
(Automotive) 		PCIe abgn+ac+ax 2x2:2
(2Gbps) 		•
(Q2 2021) 		Wi-Fi 6E, MU-MIMO, 4K-QAM
WPA3, HE160, BT 5.3, TWT, aptX
2.4/5/6GHz, PCIe, UART, PCM 		0 devices 0 devices PR
PPage
QCA6688
(AQ)
(Automotive) 		PCIe abgn+ac+ax 2x2:2
(1.78Gbps) 		RW962x
AEC-Q100
(Q2 2022) 		Wi-Fi 6, MU-MIMO, 4K-QAM
WPA3, HE160, BT 5.3, TWT, aptX
2.4/5GHz, DBS, PCIe, UART, PCM 		0 devices 0 devices PR
PPage
QCA6696
(Cockpit) 		PCIe abgn+ac+ax 2x2:2
(1.78Gbps) 		•
(Q2 2019) 		Wi-Fi 6, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM
WPA3, HE80, BT 5.1, TWT, aptX
2.4/5GHz, DBS, PCIe, UART, PCM 		0 devices 0 devices PR
PPage
QCA6698
(AQ)
(Automotive) 		PCIe abgn+ac+ax 2x2:2
(2Gbps) 		RW964x
AEC-Q100
(Q2 2022) 		Wi-Fi 6E, MU-MIMO, 4K-QAM
WPA3, HE160, BT 5.3, TWT, aptX
2.4/5/6GHz, DBS, PCIe, UART, PCM 		0 devices 0 devices PR
PPage

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Chipset Interface PHY
modes 		MIMO
config 		Reference
designs 		First seen
(FCC) 		Notes Adapters ESystems External
links
QCA6421
(WiGig)
• RF/ANT • 		PCIe ad+ay 1x1
(60GHz) 		see also
QCA QC64MA
(Q4 2018) 		802.11ay (4.6Gbps PHY),
targeted mobile
applications 		0 devices 0 devices PR PR
PPage
QCA6426
(WiGig)
• RF/ANT • 		PCIe ad+ay 1x1
(60GHz) 		Qualcomm
Atheros
QC64MA 		2019-06-06 802.11ay (4.6Gbps PHY),
targeted infrastructure and
fixed wireless access 		1 devices 0 devices PR PR
PPage
QCA6428
(WiGig)
• RF/ANT • 		PCIe ad+ay 1x1
(60GHz) 		see also
QCA QC64MA
(Q4 2018) 		802.11ay (4.6Gbps PHY),
targeted infrastructure and
fixed wireless access 		0 devices 0 devices PR PR
PPage
QCA6431
(WiGig)
• MAC/BB • 		PCIe ay 1x1
(60GHz) 		see also
QCA QC64MA
(Q4 2018) 		802.11ay (4.6Gbps PHY),
targeted mobile
applications 		0 devices 0 devices PR PR
PPage
QCA6436
(WiGig)
• MAC/BB • 		PCIe ay 4x4
(60GHz) 		Qualcomm
Atheros
QC64MA 		2019-06-06 802.11ay (18.5Gbps PHY),
targeted infrastructure and
fixed wireless access 		1 devices 0 devices PR PR
PPage
QCA6438
(WiGig)
• MAC/BB • 		PCIe ay 4x4
(60GHz) 		see also
QCA QC64MA
(Q4 2018) 		802.11ay (18.5Gbps PHY),
targeted infrastructure and
fixed wireless access 		0 devices 0 devices PR PR
PPage
QCA Compliance list

QCA6421 - 135BD (RFIC)
QCA6426 - 118NSP (RFIC)
QCA6428 - 118NSP (RFIC)
QCA6431 - BD529 (MAC/BB/PHY)
QCA6436 - NSP170B (MAC/BB/PHY)
QCA6438 - NSP170B (MAC/BB/PHY)
QCA6310 - 134BD (RFIC)
QCA6320 - 351BD (MAC/BB)
QCA6330 - 380BBD (MAC/BB)
QCA6335 - 133NSP (RFIC)
QCA6134X (WiFi/BT Combo)
QCA6135X (WiFi/BT Combo)
QCA6174A - 172BWLNSP
QCA6175A - 172BWLNSP
QCA6410 - AV Home Plug 1.0, HPAV 200Mbps Single Chip MAC/PHY Transceiver
QCA6410-AL3C(-R)
QCA6411-AL3C
QCA6415-AL3C
QCA6415-AL3C
QCA6564A - 176CSP
QCA6564AU - 169FBGA
QCA6574A - 176CSP
QCA6574AU - 169FBGA, 802.11AC, 2X2, DUAL-BAND CONCURRENT, INTERFACE: PCI, ROME
QCA6584 - 176CSP, 2X2, 11AC/11P + BT 4.1, SDIO 3.0, HS/UART/PCM, LAZIO_AU, DSRC, ROME (3.2)
QCA6584AU - 169FBGA

SoC

WiSoC

(a)bgn

Chip Arch. Clock
speed 		PHY
modes 		MIMO
config 		Reference
designs 		First seen
(FCC) 		Notes ESystems External
links
QCA4530 MIPS 74Kc abgn 2x2:2 CUS227 2013-07-22 PCIe host, QCA4530-DC3A 1 devices
.
QCA4531 MIPS 24Kc 650 MHz bgn 2x2:2 AP143 2015-07-28 PCIe host, USB 2.0 host, IoT,
replace the popular AR9341 		5 devices PR
PPage
QCA9531
(Honey Bee) 		MIPS 24Kc 650 MHz bgn 2x2:2 AP143
(wap3200) 		2014-03-18 PCIe host, USB 2.0 host,
integrated FE switch 		77 devices PPage
QCA9533
(Honey Bee) 		MIPS 24Kc 650 MHz bgn 2x2:2 AP143 2014-02-18 integrated FE switch, appears
to be identical to the QCA9531 		50 devices
QCA9550
(Scorpion) 		MIPS 74Kc 720 MHz abgn 3x3:3 2014-03-19 NOR/NAND Flash, 2x PCIe, 2x USB 2.0
DDR1/2 (x32), RGMII/SGMII, UART, JTAG 		13 devices Table
.
QCA9556
(Scorpion) 		MIPS 74Kc 720 MHz abgn 3x3:3 2016-11-09 NOR Flash, 1x PCIe, 1x USB 2.0
DDR1/2 (x16), SGMII, UART, JTAG 		6 devices Table
.
QCA9557
(Scorpion) 		MIPS 74Kc 720 MHz abgn 2x2:2 2013-05-10 NOR/NAND Flash, 2x PCIe, 2x USB 2.0
DDR1/2 (x32), RGMII/SGMII, UART, JTAG 		40 devices Table
.
QCA9558
(Scorpion) 		MIPS 74Kc 720 MHz abgn 3x3:3 AP135
(wap3500) 		2013-01-04 NOR/NAND Flash, 2x PCIe, 2x USB 2.0
DDR1/2 (x32), RGMII/SGMII, UART, JTAG 		112 devices Table
QCA9561
(Dragonfly) 		MIPS 74Kc 750 MHz bgn 3x3:3 AP151,
AP152 		2015-06-08 1x PCIe, USB 2.0 host, no SGMII, iPA
integrated FE switch 		16 devices
QCA9563
(Dragonfly) 		MIPS 74Kc 750 MHz bgn 3x3:3 AP152,
REH152 		2014-12-01 1x PCIe, 2x USB 2.0, 1x SGMII, iPA
PB • (wap3500) 		101 devices PR
TP9343
(Dragonfly) 		MIPS 74Kc 750 MHz bgn 3x3:3 CUS249 2015-02-04 TP9343 - reduced ver. QCA9561,
found in some TP-LINK routers,
USB and PCIe IF are removed 		9 devices
QCA WIN NPU/WiSoC Roadmap

* http://www.bitswrt.com/QUALCOMM-SOC

QCA WIN WiSoC Roadmap.jpg

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Qualcomm IPQ40x8/9 - Dual-Radio Networking WiSoC (see also Qualcomm SON)

Chip Arch. Clock
speed 		PHY
modes 		MIMO
config 		Reference
designs 		First seen
(FCC) 		Notes ESystems External
links
IPQ4018
(Dakota) 		ARM
Cortex A7
Quad-Core 		717 MHz abgn+ac 2x
2x2:2 		OneWRT
AP.DK03
(NHX4018) 		2016-05-03 Wave 2, MU-MIMO, int. GbE,
USB3.0, PCIe, UART, JTAG, SPI,
2x 2x2 (1.73 Gbps max. PHY rate) 		61 devices PPage
PR
PBrief
IPQ4019
(Dakota) 		ARM
Cortex A7
Quad-Core 		717 MHz abgn+ac 2x
2x2:2 		Netgear Orbi
RBR50/RBS50
(NHX4019) 		2016-08-23 Wave 2, MU-MIMO, int. GbE, LCD,
USB3.0, PCIe, SD/eMMC, Wi-Fi SON,
2x 2x2 (1.73 Gbps max. PHY rate) 		109 devices PPage
PR
PBrief
IPQ4028
(Dakota) 		ARM
Cortex A7
Quad-Core 		717 MHz abgn+ac 2x
2x2:2 		WPJ428
AP.DK01
(NHX4028) 		2016-12-20 Wave 2, MU-MIMO, int. GbE Sw,
USB3.0, PCIe, RGMII, Wi-Fi SON,
2x 2x2 (1.73 Gbps max. PHY rate) 		6 devices PPage
PR
PBrief
IPQ4029
(Dakota) 		ARM
Cortex A7
Quad-Core 		717 MHz abgn+ac 2x
2x2:2 		NHX4029
AP.DK04
(NHX4029) 		2017-06-29 IoT, Wave 2, MU-MIMO, int. GbE Sw,
USB3.0, PCIe, SD/eMMC, Wi-Fi SON,
2x 2x2 (1.73 Gbps max. PHY rate) 		15 devices PPage
PR
PBrief
MDM9206 /
MDM9207-1 		ARM
Cortex A7 		1.2 GHz abgn+ac 1x1:1
. 		2018-04-23 (2016) IoT, MU-MIMO, BT 4.1 BLE,
4G LTE, GPS, LPWA, PSM,
RF360 Front End Solution 		3 devices PR

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Chip Arch. Clock
speed 		PHY
modes 		MIMO
config 		Reference
designs 		First seen
(FCC) 		Notes ESystems External
links
IPQ8072
(WiSoC) 		ARM
Cortex A53
Quad Core 		2.0 GHz
(+ 2x NPU
@1.5GHz) 		abgn+ac+ax 4x4 MU-MIMO
8-stream:
4x 2.4GHz
4x 5GHz
YBT8072
YBT8072 		2018-06-18 Wave 3, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM,
OFDMA, 4x GbE, 2x 10G (NBASE-T)
Advanced QoS, TxBF, Wi-Fi SON,
14nm (6.5 Gbps max. PHY rate) 		18 devices PR
PPage
IPQ8074
(WiSoC) 		ARM
Cortex A53
Quad Core 		2.0 GHz
(+ 2x NPU
@1.5GHz) 		abgn+ac+ax 8x8 MU-MIMO
12-stream:
4x 2.4GHz
8x 5GHz
YBT8072
YBT8074 		2018-07-24 Wave 3, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM,
OFDMA, 4x GbE, 2x 10G (NBASE-T)
Advanced QoS, TxBF, Wi-Fi SON,
14nm (4.8 Gbps max. PHY rate) 		28 devices PR PR
PPage
IPQ8078
(WiSoC) 		ARM
Cortex A53
Quad Core 		2.2 GHz
(+ 2x NPU
@1.7GHz) 		abgn+ac+ax 8x8 MU-MIMO
12-stream:
4x 2.4GHz
8x 5GHz
. 		2019-01-18 Wave 3, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM,
OFDMA, 4x GbE, 2x 10G (NBASE-T)
Advanced QoS, TxBF, Wi-Fi SON,
14nm (FCBGA, 772-pin)
External QCN51xx radios 		3 devices PR DS
PPage

Processors

Internet Processors

Chip Arch. Clock
speed 		Cores First seen
(FCC) 		Notes ESystems External
links
IPQ8062 ARMv7-A
Quad Core 		1.0 GHz 2x Krait 300
+ 2x NSS @550MHz 		2015-12-28 3x PCIe, SATA III, 2x USB 3.0 + HSIC, xGMII, DDR3, SDIO,
Crypto accelerator (AES/3DES/SHA), NAND support 		2 devices PPage
AN PR
IPQ8064 ARMv7-A
Quad Core 		1.4 GHz 2x Krait 300
+ 2x NSS @730MHz 		2014-06-10 3x PCIe, SATA III, 2x USB 3.0 + HSIC, xGMII, DDR3, SDIO,
Crypto accelerator (AES/3DES/SHA), NAND support 		34 devices PPage
AN PR
IPQ8065 ARMv7-A
Quad Core 		1.7 GHz 2x Krait 300
+ 2x NSS @800MHz 		2015-11-04 3x PCIe, SATA III, 2x USB 3.0 + HSIC, xGMII, DDR3, SDIO,
Crypto accelerator (AES/3DES/SHA), NAND support 		21 devices PPage
AN
IPQ8066 ARMv7-A
Quad Core 		1.0 GHz 2x Krait 300
+ 2x NSS @550MHz 		3x PCIe, SATA III, 2x USB 3.0 + HSIC, xGMII, DDR3, SDIO,
Crypto accelerator (AES/3DES/SHA), NAND support 		0 devices PPage
IPQ8068
(Akronite) 		ARMv7
Quad Core 		1.4 GHz 2x Krait 300
+ 2x NSS @730MHz 		2016-12-14 PCIe 2.0, SATA III, 2x USB 3.0, JTAG, xGMII, DDR3, SDIO,
SD 3.0, DSP, UART, I²S, SPI, I²C, Network Accelerator (NSS) 		13 devices PPage
IPQ8069
(Akronite) 		ARMv7
Quad Core 		1.7 GHz 2x Krait 300
+ 2x NSS @800MHz 		PCIe 2.0, SATA III, 2x USB 3.0, JTAG, GbE, 4x GMAC, DDR3,
SD 3.0, DSP, UART, I²S, SPI, I²C, Network Accelerator (NSS) 		1 devices PPage

Application Processors

Chip Arch. Clock
speed 		Cores First seen
(FCC) 		Notes ESystems External
links
APQ8060
 ARMv7
Dual Core 		1.7 GHz 2x Krait 300 (A) 2011-04-26 3G/4G modem, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, FM,
Snapgragon S4 Plus, GPU Adreno 305 (Wiki) 		2 devices PPage
APQ8064 ARMv7
Quad Core 		1.7 GHz 4x Krait 300 (T) 2012-08-20 3G/4G modem, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, FM,
Snapgragon S4 Pro, GPU Adreno 320 (Wiki) 		12 devices PPage
APQ8074
 ARMv7
Quad Core 		2.2 GHz 4x Krait 300 2013-09-05 3G/4G modem, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, FM,
Snapgragon 800, GPU Adreno 330 (Wiki) 		3 devices PPage
MSM8974 ARMv7
Quad Core 		2.3 GHz 4x Krait 400 2013-09-06 3G/4G modem, GPS, Wi-Fi, DSP, USB, BT 4.0, FM,
Snapgragon 800, GPU Adreno 330 (Wiki) 		3 devices PPage

• APQ - Application Processor Qualcomm: APQ8060A, APQ8064 (S4)
• IPQ - Internet Processor Qualcomm
• MPQ - MultiProcessor Qualcomm
• MSM - Mobile Station Modem: MSM8225/8227, MSM8625/8627, MSM8260A/8660A, MSM8960/T (S4)
• MDM - Mobile Data Modem
• QSD - Qualcomm SnapDragon

Mobile Computing

Chip
(MAC/BB) 		RFIC
(ADC/DAC) 		PHY
modes 		MIMO
config 		Reference
designs 		First seen
(FCC) 		Notes ESystems External
links
WCN1312 none (internal) bgn 1x1:1 (2009) HT20-only (72Mbps), SDIO,
targeted for mobile devices 		0 devices PR
WCN1314 none (internal) bgn 2x2:2 (2009) 2x2 MIMO, SDIO, used in
Alcatel LINK Y600 DS 		0 devices DS
WCN1320
(WiSoC) 		none (internal) abgn 4x4:4 Qualcomm
65-VN780-P3 		2009-11-24 4x4 MIMO (600Mbps) WiSoC;
DRAM, Flash, GbE, PCIe IF, 65nm 		2 devices PR
Qualcomm
APQ/MSM SoC 		WCN3620 bgn 1x1:1 2018-12-06 int. BT 4.0, low cost
(no 5GHz band) 		2 devices
Qualcomm
APQ/MSM SoC 		WCN3660 abgn 1x1:1 Qualcomm Atheros
WCN3660 module 		2012-08-20 2.4/5GHz, N150
int. BT 4.0, FM radio 		1 devices PR PR
Qualcomm
APQ/MSM SoC 		WCN3680 abgn+ac 1x1:1
(433Mbps) 		2013-06-25 2.4/5GHz, AC433
int. BT 4.0, FM radio 		2 devices PR PR
Qualcomm
Snapdragon
SDM SoC 		WCN3960
(Apache) 		abgn 1x1:1 (Q3 2017) 2.4/5GHz, N300
int. BT 5.0, FM radio
SDM630/636 series 		0 devices
Qualcomm
Snapdragon
SDM SoC 		WCN3980
(Apache) 		abgn+ac 1x1:1
(433Mbps) 		(Q3 2017) 2.4/5GHz, AC433
MU-MIMO, BT 5.0, FM
SDM630/636 series 		0 devices FCC
Qualcomm
Snapdragon
SDM SoC 		WCN3990
(Cherokee) 		abgn+ac+ad 2x2:2
(867Mbps) 		(Q3 2017) 2.4/5GHz, AC1200
MU-MIMO, BT 5.0, FM
SDM835/845 series 		0 devices PR
WCN3998
(WiSoC) 		QCC5100
(BT DSP) 		abgn+ac+ax 2x2:2
(2.4Gbps) 		2018-12-19 (Q2 2018) 2.4/5GHz, AX2400
int. BT 5.1 LE, WPA3 		2 devices PR PR

Note: WCNxxxx descendent from Airgo silicon rather than Atheros

Qualcomm Family • >>

  • QCA3685 (Rhino/EoS)
  • WCN3990 (Cherokee/Apache)
  • QCA6174 (Rome/Tufello)
  • QCA6290 (Napier)
  • QCA9379 (Naples)

IoT

  • Wi-Fi System on chip designed to be used with simple microcontrollers or standalone operation.
See also: Internet of Things
Chips Interface PHY
modes 		MIMO
config 		Reference
designs 		First seen
(FCC) 		Notes Adapters ESystems External
links
QCA4002
(Kingfisher) 		SPI / UART abgn 1x1:1 SP141
SP140/141 		SPI host interface, UART host
(using AT-style command set) 		0 devices 0 devices DS SDK
PPage
QCA4004
(Kingfisher) 		SPI / UART abgn 1x1:1 SP144
SP140/144 		2014-02-20 same features as QCA4002, with add. features:
optional RX antenna diversity, hostless mode 		1 devices 0 devices DS
PPage
QCA4010
(Ruby) 		USB / SDIO
SPI / UART 		bgn 1x1:1 SP240/241
SP240/242 		2015-10-26 Full MCU (@130MHz, 1.5MB RAM), USB 2.0,
UART, I2C, I2S, GPIO, PWM, ADC, SPI/SDIO 		3 devices 6 devices PR PB
PPage
QCA4012
(Ruby) 		USB / SDIO
SPI / UART 		abgn 1x1:1 SP242
SP240/242 		Full MCU (@130MHz, 1.5MB RAM), USB 2.0,
UART, I2C, I2S, GPIO, PWM, ADC, SPI/SDIO 		0 devices 0 devices PR PB
PPage
QCA4020
(Quartz) 		USB 2.0 /
SPI / UART 		abgn 1x1:1 MCU (ARM Cortex-M4F), USB 2.0, BT 5.0
UART, SPI, I2C, I2S, GPIO, PWM, ADC 		1 devices 0 devices PBrief
PPage
QCA4024
(Quartz) 		USB 2.0 /
SPI / UART 		BT 5.0 1x1:1 MCU (ARM Cortex-M4F), USB 2.0, BT 5.0
UART, SPI, I2C, I2S, GPIO, PWM, ADC 		0 devices 0 devices PBrief
PPage
QCA4531
(Honeybee) 		USB 2.0
/ UART 		bgn 2x2:2 Lima-
8devices 		2015-07-28 MIPS24Kc @650MHz, DDR1/2 (200/300MHz)
UART, I²C, JTAG, PCIe 1.1, NAND, NOR, SPI 		0 devices 4 devices PR
PPage
QCA4004A/QCA4010

Driver: Atheros AR6006 USB ART_MDK Adapter
  • QCA4010 (WN4623A_EVB) - Driver version: ART2_IOE.WIN.3.2-00041-ART2_IOE-1
\win7\USB_64bit\SP242 - Network Adapter: Atheros AR6006 ART_MDK Adapter
Network Adapter: Atheros AR6006 USB ART_MDK Adapter
• CUS223 - 0x3223 / 0x0246
• CUS223-120 - 0x3223 / 0x0255
• CUS223-620 - 0x3223 / 0x0271
• CUS223-720 - 0x3223 / 0x0270
• CUS226 - 0x3226 / 0x0280
• CUS249-010 - 0xa152 / 0x0285
• WB342 - 0x3342 / 0x0280
• WB344 - 0x3342 / 0x0283
• XB140 - 0x3228

PLC

Chip Companion
chip 		Powerline
PHY std. 		PHY rate
(Powerline) 		PHY rate
(Coax) 		Ethernet
Link Speed 		First seen
(FCC) 		ESystems External
links
QCA6400 AR1400 HomePlug AV 200 Mbps - - 2010-06-09 18 devices PBrief
.
QCA6405 AR1405 HomePlug AV 200 Mbps - 10/100 Mbps 4 devices Comparison
Datasheet
QCA6410 AR1410 HomePlug AV 200 Mbps - 10/100 Mbps 0 devices PPage
.
QCA7000 AR1500 HomePlug AV 200 Mbps - - 0 devices PBrief
Datasheet
QCA7400 AR1500 HomePlug AV+ 500 Mbps 700 Mbps - 2011-12-29 18 devices PBrief
.
QCA7410 AR1500 HomePlug AV+ 500 Mbps - 1 GbE 0 devices GbE PHY,
RGMII
QCA7411L AR1540 HomePlug AV+ 500 Mbps - 10/100 Mbps 0 devices FE PHY,
MII
QCA7420 AR1540 HomePlug AV+ 600 Mbps
(SISO) 		- 10/100 Mbps 2012-08-09 23 devices PBrief
PPage
QCA7450 AR1540 HomePlug AV2 600 Mbps
(SISO) 		- 1 GbE 2013-07-11 3 devices PBrief
PPage
QCA7500 - HomePlug AV2 1300 Mbps
(MIMO) 		- 1 GbE 2016-11-08 19 devices PBrief
PPage
QCA7520 - HomePlug AV2 1000 Mbps
(MIMO) 		- 10/100 Mbps 1 devices PPage
QCA7550 - HomePlug AV2 1300 Mbps
(MIMO) 		- 1 GbE 2017-08-02 3 devices

See more at: https://www.qualcomm.com/products
See also Atheros PLC

Switch

Chip Ports Ethernet First seen
(FCC) 		Notes ESystems PPage /
PBrief
Ethernet PHY
QCA8072 2 GbE
(10/100/1000) 		2016-05-03 QCA 0xd0b2 (QCA8072 PHY)
QCA8072-AL3C (IPQ4018) • 108-pin DRQFN 		49 devices
QCA8075 5 GbE
(10/100/1000) 		2016-05-03 QCA 0xd0b1 (QCA8075 PHY)
QCA8075-AL3C (IPQ4018) • 108-pin DRQFN 		106 devices
QCA8081 1 GbE
(100/1000/2500) 		2018-06-18 QCA8081, 56-pin MQFN 24 devices
QCA8082 2 GbE
(100/1000/2500) 		2018-06-18 QCA8082, 172-pin DRQFN 0 devices
QCA8084 4 GbE
(100/1000/2500) 		2018-06-18 QCA8084/QCA8386, 172-pin DRQFN 1 devices
QCA8085 5 GbE
(100/1000/2500) 		2018-06-18 QCA8085, 172-pin DRQFN 0 devices
Ethernet Switch
QCA8334 4 GbE
(10/100/1000) 		2014-03-19 4x Ports, 4x PHY, MII/GMII/RMII, RGMII/SGMII,
2K MAC, 4K-tag VLAN, QFN 148-pin
QCA8334-AL3C (QCA9550) 		24 devices
QCA8335 5 GbE
(10/100/1000) 		2014-03-19 5x Ports, 5x PHY, MII/GMII/RMII, RGMII/SGMII,
1K MAC, 4K-tag VLAN, QFN 148-pin
QCA8335-AL3C (QCA9550) 		0 devices
QCA8337 7 GbE
(10/100/1000) 		2014-06-10 7x Ports, 5x PHY, MII/GMII/RMII, RGMII/SGMII,
1K MAC, 4K-tag VLAN, QFN 148-Pin
QCA8337-AL3C (IPQ8064) 		109 devices
QCA8337N 7 GbE
(10/100/1000) 		2014-12-01 7x Ports, 5x PHY, MII/GMII/RMII, RGMII/SGMII,
1K MAC, 4K-tag VLAN, QFN 148-Pin
QCA8337N-AL3C (QCA9563) 		62 devices
See also: Atheros/SoC § Switch

See also

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