Supported Transceivers
Virscient help innovative product companies integrate wireless connectivity. We work with the broadest range of transceivers from the world’s leading radio silicon vendors.
We support protocol and component selection, PCB design and transceiver integration (chip-on-board or module), driver porting or development, embedded application software development, RF optimisation, antenna design, system validation, and interoperability and regulatory certification.
Virscient can provide or develop drivers for integration in bare metal, RTOS (FreeRTOS, ThreadX, ARM mbed OS, Zephyr, etc.), and high-level OS (Linux, Windows, VxWorks, etc.) platforms. We can also support development and integration of upper-layer protocol stacks, and top-to-bottom optimisation of system performance and power consumption.
In the tables below you’ll find details on some of the transceivers we’ve worked with. This isn’t an exhaustive list, but it does cover some of the more popular parts and families. For most, chip-on-board and pre-certified modular solutions are available as required to suit your product and volumes.
If you’re interested in design support for something not listed below then get in touch and we’ll let you know how we can help.
Qualcomm
Description
Part numbers
Bluetooth 5.2 premium audio SoCs with dual Kalimba™ DSPs and support for Qualcomm® TrueWireless™ stereo, aptX™ HD audio, and active noise cancellation. WLCSP and BGA packages
CSRA68100, QCC5120, QCC5121, QCC5124, QCC5125, QCC5171, QCC5181
Entry-level Bluetooth 5.0 dual-mode flash SoCs for audio applications, with support for Qualcomm aptX™ low-latency audio. WLCSP, QFN, and BGA packages
QCC3001, QCC3002, QCC3003, QCC3004, QCC3005, QCC3006, QCC3007, QCC3008
Bluetooth dual-mode audio ROM SoCs with Kalimba™ DSP, optional internal flash, and support for external SPI flash. Support from entry-level to high-end audio applications.
CSR8605, CSR8610, CSR8615, CSR8620, CSR8630, CSR8635, CSR8640, CSR8645, CSR8670, CSR8675
Low-power IEEE 802.11abgn with integrated application processor and optional Bluetooth and IEEE 802.15.4 support
QCA4002, QCA4004, QCA4010, QCA4012, QCA4020, QCA4024
Bluetooth 4.1 dual-mode HCI transceivers with USB and UART host interfaces, and in WLCSP and QFN packages
CSR8811, CSR8311, CSR8510, CSR8512
Bluetooth 4.1 dual-mode SoCs with integrated MCU that can execute application code from external flash
CSRB5341, CSRB5342, CSRB5348
IEEE 802.11bgn 2x2 Linux SoC for IoT applications
QCA4531
IEEE 802.11abgn+ac and Bluetooth 4.x combo transceivers. MU MIMO (up to 2x2), with USB, SDIO, and PCIe host interfaces
QCA6174A, QCA9377, QCA9378, QCA9379
High-performance IEEE 802.11abgn+ac transceivers for access point or other demanding use cases, with MU-MIMO (up to 4x4), and PCIe host interface
QCA9990, QCA9992, QCA9994, QCA9980, QCA9982, QCA9984, QCA9886, QCA9887, QCA9888, QCA9889
Bluetooth Low Energy transceivers with integrated microprocessor and support for CSRmesh™ technology. QFN, WLCSP, and LGA packages
CSR1010, CSR1011, CSR1012, CSR1013, CSR1020, CSR1021, CSR1024, CSR1025
IEEE 802.11bgn (with 5 GHz and Bluetooth in case of CSRC9300) for automotive applications, with SDIO/SPI host interface
CSR6030, CSRC9300
Global multi-mode LTE Cat-M1/NB1 cellular modems for IoT, with GNSS (GPS/GLONASS/Beidou)
MDM9206, MDM9207
Cypress/Infineon
Description
Part numbers
IEEE 802.11bgn transceivers with SDIO/SPI host interface
CYW43362, CYW43364
IEEE 802.11bgn and Bluetooth 4 combo transceivers, with SDIO/SPI/UART host interface. Single and dual-band
CYW43340, CYW4343W, CYW43438
IEEE 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4 combo transceivers with SDIO/SPI/UART host interface
CYW43455, CYW4339, CYW4356
IEEE 802.11bgn, abgn, and abgn+ac transceivers with integrated ARM Cortex-R4 application processor
CYW43903, CYW43907, CYW54907
Automotive qualified (AEC-Q100) IEEE 802.11abgn+ac dual-band combo with Bluetooth 4
CYW89335, CYW89359
Automotive qualified (AEC-Q100) Bluetooth/BLE transceivers
CYW89071, CYW89072
Bluetooth BR/EDR/BLE HCI transceivers with up to 12 dBm transmit power
CYW20706, CYW20719, CYW20735
Bluetooth Low Energy transceivers with integrated microprocessor
CYW20736, CYW20737, PSoC 4 BLE, PSoC 6 BLE
Nordic Semiconductor
Description
Part numbers
Low-power nRF52 multiprotocol SoCs supporting Bluetooth 5, Bluetooth Mesh, Thread, Zigbee, and Ant
nRF52810, nRF52811, nRF52832, nRF52833, nRF52840
Dual-core Bluetooth 5.3 SoC supporting Bluetooth LE, Bluetooth mesh, NFC, Thread and Zigbee
nRF5340
Low-power nRF91 cellular connectivity for Internet of Things, with LTE-M, NB-IoT, and GNSS
nRF9160
Marvell/NXP
Description
Part numbers
IEEE 802.11abgn+ac dual-band MIMO transceivers with integrated Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy. Including AEC Q100 automotive-qualified options with IEEE 802.11p
88W8887, 88W8897, 88W8977, 88W8987, 88W8997
High-performance IEEE 802.11abgn+ac/ax transceivers for access point or other demanding use cases, with MU-MIMO (up to 8x8), and PCIe host interface
88W8864, 88W8964, 88W9064, 88W9068
IEEE 802.11bgn transceivers with integrated ARM Cortex-M4F application processor for IoT applications
88MW300, 88MW302
Semtech
Description
Part numbers
Long-range, low-power 2.4 GHz RF transceivers for smart home and wearable applications
SX1280, SX1281
Long-range, low-power LoRa® transceivers with up to 22 dBm transmit power, FSK support, and global frequency coverage
SX1261, SX1262, SX1268, SX1272, SX1276, SX1277, SX1278, SX1279
Silicon Laboratories
Description
Part numbers
IEEE 802.11bgn module with SDIO/SPI host interface for Linux/Android and embedded applications
WF111
Bluetooth Low Energy and Mesh SoCs with integrated flash and ARM Cortex-M4 application processor
EFR32BG
Multi-mode 2.4 GHz and sub-GHz transceiver with integrated ARM Cortex-M4 application processor
EFR32FG
Mesh networking SoC with support for IEEE 802.15.4 (Thread/Zigbee), Bluetooth Low Energy, proprietary 2.4 GHz and sub-GHz. Integrated ARM Cortex-M4 application processor
EFR32MG
Texas Instruments
Description
Part numbers
IEEE 802.11bgn transceivers with integrated stack and ARM Cortex-M application processor
CC3100, CC3120, CC3200, CC3220
IEEE 802.11bgn transceivers with optional dual-band, MIMO, and Bluetooth 4.2/BLE. SDIO/SPI/UART host interfaces
WL1802MOD, WL1805MOD, WL1807MOD, WL1831MOD, WL1835MOD, WL1837MOD
Low-cost, low-power 2.4 GHz transceivers with support for Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, IEEE 802.15.4, and proprietary modulations
CC2540, CC2541, CC2560, CC2564, CC2640, CC2642, CC2652
NXP
Description
Part numbers
Kinetis® transceivers for Bluetooth Low Energy and IEEE 802.15.4 (Thread/Zigbee) with integrated ARM Cortex-M application processor
KW20Z, KW21Z, KW21D, KW22D, KW24D, KW30Z, KW31Z, KW40Z, KW41Z, K32W0
ON Semiconductor
Description
Part numbers
Sub-GHz (ASK/FSK/PSK) and Sigfox™ RF transceiver SoCs
AX-SF, AX5031, AX5043, AX5051, AX5243, AX8052F143
