Qorvo kit integrates Wi-Fi 6 and IoT for the connected home

By Gina Roos, editor-in-chief

Qorvo has claimed the smallest and highest-performing Wi-Fi 6 solution with seamless IoT integration. The Qorvo QPK8642 kit provides all tri-band Wi-Fi and major IoT protocols, including Zigbee, Thread, and Bluetooth Low Energy, while minimizing cross-radio interference in the connected home.

Described as an advancement of the company’s concept of a smart, connected home where there is a pod in every room, the Qorvo QPK8642 kit includes the QPQ1903, QPQ1904, and QPF4551 (all 5 GHz) and the QPF7219  (2.4 GHz) Wi-Fi filters, along with the QPG7015M  IoT transceiver, which manages the coexistence with Wi-Fi and Zigbee, Thread, and Bluetooth Low Energy protocols in a fully concurrent fashion.

The QPK8642 also combines three unique Qorvo capabilities  that are designed to maximize capacity and range: the Qorvo edgeBoost, Qorvo bandBoost, and Qorvo coexBoost.

With the Qorvo edgeBoost, in the QPF7219 filter, it maximizes output power at channels close to the band edge, nearly tripling Wi-Fi capacity. The Qorvo bandBoost, with the QPQ1903/QPQ1904 filters and 5-GHz FEMs, enables tri-band designs that are 20× smaller than those using traditional filtering technologies. The Qorvo coexBoost, in the QPG7015M transceiver, provides IoT connectivity and coexistence with in-box Wi-Fi, boosting coexistence between the different radios.

The QPK8642 will be available in Q2 2020. Qorvo is showcasing its IoT solutions at CES 2020.