The new Wi-Fi 6 standard, better known to engineers as IEEE 802.11.ax, is rapidly becoming a major driver for the wireless local area network (WLAN) market. According to the market research analysts at International Data Corp. (IDC), Wi-Fi 6 supported dependent access points (APs) made up 11.8% of unit shipments but 21.8% of revenues in the first quarter of 2020. The previous generation standard, 802.11ac, still made up the majority of shipments (80.9%) and revenues (76.2%).

Reflecting this, a number of embedded Wi-Fi 6 related solutions have been announced recently. The latest is from Imagination Technologies, which announced its latest intellectual property (IP) delivering integrated RF and baseband for low power and battery-powered applications, as required for the internet of things (IoT), wearables and hearables. NXP Semiconductors also recently announced an expanded Wi-Fi 6 portfolio to enable wider market adoption over the existing solutions which primarily target premium products.

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