Today Texas Instruments (TI) announced the WiLink 7.0. It rolls up Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth and FM radio all onto a single 65-nanometer chip that takes up less room, uses less power, and costs less than current multi-chip solutions. TI claims the WiLink offers best-in-class 3GPP test performance; supports both Bluetooth low-energy and Bluetooth 3.0; will support WiFi Direct and Soft AP as well as 802.11 a/b/g/n; and has improved FM transmit and receive capabilities with internal antenna support.
And, by placing all of them on the same chip, TI says it is able to reduce RF interference to insignificant levels, allowing all four components to operate at the same time without messing with each other. Undisclosed OEMs already have the chip, which leads us to speculate that prototype phones may make an appearance at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
TI expects the chip to be in mass-produced devices by the end of 2010.
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