Marvell has developed the first CMOS combining WiFi (802.11a/b/g) and Bluetooth connectivity. Aimed at mobile phones, media players, portable gaming consoles, PDAs and ultra-low-power computers, the 88W8688 chip allows optimized simultaneous dual radio operation and cooperative co-existence. It incorporates full Layer 3 networking support (TCP/IP and UDP) and adds the ability to run supplicants natively. The 90-nm chip also includes voice and audio codecs that can be used in a variety of media applications and platforms. Marvell has not specified a timetable for commercial availability.

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