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General information
Timeline
- 2006: Qualcomm acquired Airgo Networks (802.11abgn chipset)
 
- since then integrated Airgo WiFi MAC/BB into Snapdragon SoCs
 
- 2011: Qualcomm merged/acquired Atheros (WiSoCs)
 - 2012: Qualcomm acquired Ubicom (SoCs)
 - 2014: Qualcomm acquired Wilocity (802.11ad chipset)
 - 2014: Qualcomm acquired CSR
 
- For Atheros chipsets developed before the merger with Qualcomm,
 - such as those having a chip name that starts with AR, see Atheros.
 
Wireless chipsets
PCIe/USB/SDIO
(a)bgn
| Chip | Interface | PHY modes  | 
MIMO config  | 
Reference designs  | 
First seen (FCC)  | 
Notes | Adapters | ESystems | External links  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCA6104 (SiP)  | 
SDIO 2.0 | abgn | 1x1:1 | 1T1R, 2.4GHz, SDIO 2.0, targeted mobile devices  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | |||
| QCA6134 (SiP)  | 
SDIO 2.0 | abgn | 1x1:1 | int. BT 4.0 BLE (UART), targeted mobile devices  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | |||
| QCA6234X (AR6004) (SiP)  | 
SDIO 2.0 / USB 2.0 / HSIC  | 
abgn | 2x2:2 | QCA6234 WFA PPD-QCA6234  | 
2012-12-10 | int. BT 4.0 BLE (UART) AR600x variant (ID), targeted mobile devices  | 
6 devices | 5 devices | Amazon Fire TV Kindle Fire HDX Dragon Boards  | 
| QCA9375 | USB 2.0 | abgn | 2x2:2 | UB134C | 2013-07-23 | presumably an AR600x deriv. like AR9374  | 
2 devices | 0 devices | PR | 
| QCA9381 | PCIe | bgn | 3x3:3 | 2014-03-11 | 3T3R, rebranded Atheros AR9381  | 
1 devices | 1 devices | PR | |
| QCA9565 (Aphrodite)  | 
PCIe | bgn | 1x1:1 | NFA335 WB335  | 
2012-05-29 | int. bluetooth 4.0 QCSS335, QCMD335  | 
11 devices | 0 devices | WFA WFA  | 
| QCA9580 (Peacock)  | 
PCIe | abgn | 3x3:3 | 3T3R, rebranded Atheros AR9580  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | |||
| QCA9582 (Peacock)  | 
PCIe | abgn | 2x2:2 | 2015-05-12 | 2T2R, rebranded Atheros AR9582  | 
0 devices | 2 devices | ||
| QCA9590 (Peacock)  | 
PCIe | abgn | 3x3:3 | 3T3R, rebranded Atheros AR9590  | 
1 devices | 0 devices | |||
| QCA9592 (Peacock)  | 
PCIe | abgn | 2x2:2 | 2T2R, rebranded Atheros AR9592  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | |||
| QCA9983 (Beeliner)  | 
PCIe | bgn | 3x3:3 | EA7500 | 2015-11-12 | MU-MIMO, PCIe 2.0, 256QAM (600Mbps)  | 
0 devices | 5 devices | SNB PPage  | 
| QCA9985 (Cascade)  | 
PCIe | bgn | 4x4:4 | AVM 7590 | Wave2, MU-MIMO, PCIe 2.0, TxBF, SON  | 
0 devices | 1 devices | PR PR PPage  | 
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Rome/Automotive/Tufello/Naples
| Chipset | Interface | PHY modes  | 
MIMO config  | 
Reference designs  | 
First seen (FCC)  | 
Notes | Adapters | ESystems | External links  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCA6164(A) (Rome) VIVE  | 
LP-PCIe | abgn+ac | 1x1:1 | NFA34AC • WFA NFA345 • WFA  | 
2014-06-05 | BT 4.1 HS, BLE, PCIe 2.1, targeted mobile devices VP 168c:0041  | 
1 devices | 0 devices | PR PR WFA  | 
| QCA6174 (Rome)  | 
LP-PCIe | abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | NFA344A • WFA NFA354 • WFA  | 
2014-06-05 | BT 4.1 HS, BLE (UART) PCIe 2.1, UART, PCM VP 168c:003e  | 
7 devices | 0 devices | PR PR WFA PPage  | 
| QCA6174A (Rome) VIVE  | 
LP-PCIe | abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | NFA344A • WFA NFA354 • WFA  | 
2015-04-21 | MU-MIMO, BT 4.2 HS, BLE PCIe 2.1, UART, PCM VP 168c:003e  | 
16 devices | 6 devices | PR PR WFA PPage  | 
| QCA6175A (Rome) VIVE  | 
LP-PCIe | abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | MU-MIMO, BT 5.0 HS, BLE PCIe 2.1, UART, PCM 172-BWLNSP  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage  | ||
| QCA6564(A) (Automotive)  | 
LP-PCIe / SDIO 3.0  | 
abgn+ac | 1x1:1 | 2017-06-12 | BT 4.2 HS, BLE (UART) WLAN-SDIO/BT-UART automotive solution  | 
0 devices | 1 devices | PR PR | |
| QCA6574(AU) (Automotive) VIVE  | 
LP-PCIe / SDIO 3.0  | 
abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | (Q2 2020) | BT 5.0, MIMO Single MAC WPA3, PA/LNA 2.4/5GHz automotive solution  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PR | |
| QCA6584(A) (Automotive)  | 
LP-PCIe / SDIO 3.0  | 
abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | BT 4.1 HS, BLE (UART) WLAN-SDIO/BT-UART automotive solution  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PR | ||
| QCA6595(AU) (Automotive)  | 
LP-PCIe / SDIO 3.0  | 
abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | (Q2 2020) | BT 5.1, MIMO Dual MAC WPA3, PA/LNA 2.4/5GHz automotive solution  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage  | |
| QCA9377 (Tufello) VIVE  | 
SDIO 3.0 / LP-PCIe / USB 2.0  | 
abgn+ac | 1x1:1 | NFA435 • WFA QCNFA435 NFA425 • NFA455  | 
2014-12-26 | MU-MIMO, BT 4.1 HS, BLE PCIe 2.1, UART, PCM, I²S VP 168c:0042 (Win10)  | 
12 devices | 3 devices | PR PR WFA PPage  | 
| QCA9378  (Rome)  | 
SDIO 3.0 / LP-PCIe / USB 3.0  | 
abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | 2017-07-28 | MU-MIMO, BT 4.1 HS, BLE targeted towards STB/TV  | 
3 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PR  | |
| QCA9379  (Naples)  | 
SDIO 3.0 / PCIe 2.1 / USB 2.0  | 
abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | 2018-01-18 | MU-MIMO, BT 4.2 HS, BLE Wave2, TxBF, UART, PCM, STB/TV (Naples TV), 40 nm  | 
1 devices | 1 devices | PR PPage  | 
Peregrine/Besra/Swift/Beeliner/Cascade
| Chipset | Interface | PHY modes  | 
MIMO config  | 
Reference designs  | 
First seen (FCC)  | 
Notes | Adapters | ESystems | External links  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCA9860  (Peregrine)  | 
PCIe | abgn+ac | 3x3:3 | integrated BT 4.0/LE | 0 devices | 0 devices | |||
| QCA9862  (Peregrine)  | 
PCIe | abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | WB342 | 2013-07-22 | integrated BT 4.0/LE | 2 devices | 0 devices | |
| QCA9880  (Peregrine)  | 
PCIe | abgn+ac | 3x3:3 | QCA9880-AR1A v1 QCA9880-2R4E QCA9880-BR4A v2 CUS223 • XB140  | 
2013-07-15 | QCA9880 v1 (-AR1A) and all QCA988x hw1.0 support has been dropped from ath10k QCAKCUS223VHTA (WFA)  | 
25 devices | 100 devices | WFA | 
| QCA9882  (Peregrine)  | 
PCIe | abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | 2013-05-10 | 2x2 2.4/5GHz, PCIe 1.1  AP consumer targeted VP 168c:003c  | 
10 devices | 54 devices | ||
| QCA9884 (Besra)  | 
PCIe | an+ac | 4x4:4 | 2019-07-24 | MU-MIMO, 5GHz, iPA PCIe 1.1, TxBF, 256QAM AP consumer targeted  | 
0 devices | 3 devices | PR PPage  | |
| QCA9886 (Besra)  | 
PCIe | an+ac | 2x2:2 | 2016-11-02 | MU-MIMO, 5GHz, iPA PCIe 1.1, TxBF, 256QAM AP consumer targeted  | 
1 devices | 70 devices | PR PPage  | |
| QCA9887 (Swift)  | 
PCIe | abgn+ac | 1x1:1 | MikroTik hAP ac lite RB952Ui-5ac2nD  | 
2016-08-03 | MU-MIMO, PCIe 1.1 1x1 2.4/5GHz, 802.11abgn/ac VP 168c:0050  | 
0 devices | 10 devices | PPage  | 
| QCA9888 (Besra)  | 
PCIe | an+ac | 2x2:2 | 2017-07-03 | Wave2, MU-MIMO, 160MHz PCIe 1.1, TxBF, 256QAM VP 168c:0056  | 
2 devices | 10 devices | PR PPage  | |
| QCA9889 (Swift)  | 
PCIe | abgn+ac | 1x1:1 | 2017-02-21 | MU-MIMO, PCIe 1.1, 1x1 2.4/5GHz, 802.11abgn/ac  | 
0 devices | 1 devices | PPage | |
| QCA9890  (Peregrine)  | 
PCIe | abgn+ac | 3x3:3 | QCA9890-BR4A CUS223 • XB140  | 
2013-08-29 | 3x3 2.4/5GHz, PCIe 1.1  AP enterprise targeted  | 
10 devices | 12 devices | FCC | 
| QCA9892  (Peregrine)  | 
PCIe | abgn+ac | 2x2:2 | 2015-05-21 | 2x2 2.4/5GHz, PCIe 1.1  AP enterprise targeted  | 
6 devices | 3 devices | .  | |
| QCA9896 (Besra)  | 
PCIe | an+ac | 2x2:2 | Wave2, MU-MIMO, 160MHz PCIe 1.1, TxBF, 256QAM  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | PR | ||
| QCA9898 (Besra)  | 
PCIe | an+ac | 2x2:2 | Wave2, MU-MIMO, 160MHz PCIe 1.1, TxBF, 256QAM  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | PR | ||
| QCA9980 (Beeliner) VIVE  | 
PCIe | abgn+ac | 4x4:4 | CUS260 (8A) CUS239 (8A) AP148  | 
2015-04-10 | Wave2, MU-MIMO, PCIe 2.0  TxBF, Wi-Fi SON (1.7Gbps) VP 168c:0040  | 
6 devices | 23 devices | PR PR SNB PR PPage  | 
| QCA9982 (Beeliner) VIVE  | 
PCIe | abgn+ac | 3x3:3 | 2015-08-06 | Wave2, MU-MIMO, PCIe 2.0  TxBF, Wi-Fi SON (1.3Gbps) router + gateway targeted  | 
1 devices | 5 devices | PR PR SNB PR PPage  | |
| QCA9984 (Cascade) VIVE  | 
PCIe | abgn+ac | 4x4:4 | CUS239 (7A) | 2015-11-04 | Wave2, MU-MIMO, 160MHz PCIe 2.0, TxBF, Wi-Fi SON router + gateway targeted  | 
10 devices | 62 devices | PR PR PPage VIVE  | 
| QCA9990 (Beeliner) VIVE  | 
PCIe | abgn+ac | 4x4:4 | CUS239 (8B) | 2015-06-24 | Wave2, MU-MIMO, PCIe 2.1, Wi-Fi Backhaul, 802.11ac targeted enterprise AP  | 
3 devices | 5 devices | PR PR SNB PR PPage  | 
| QCA9992 (Beeliner) VIVE  | 
PCIe | abgn+ac | 3x3:3 | 2018-01-13 | Wave2, MU-MIMO, PCIe 2.1, Wi-Fi Backhaul, SON, TxBF, targeted enterprise AP  | 
0 devices | 2 devices | PR PR SNB PR PPage  | |
| QCA9994 (Cascade) VIVE  | 
PCIe | abgn+ac | 4x4:4 | CUS239 (7A) | 2016-07-20 | Wave2, MU-MIMO, 160MHz Wi-Fi Backhaul, SON, TxBF, targeted enterprise AP  | 
4 devices | 8 devices | PR PPage VIVE  | 
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| Chipset | MAC/BB | RFIC | Interface | Reference designs  | 
First seen (FCC)  | 
Notes | Adapters | ESystems | External links  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wil6100 (Marlon)  | 
Wil6120 | Wil6110 | PCIe | 60GHz, BT 4.0, HMC 2x2:2 802.11abgn  | 
2012-11-01 | 16 beam-forming antennas, half-mini card, used also in Dell Wireless Dock D5000  | 
2 devices | 0 devices | PBrief | 
| Wil6200 (Falcon)  | 
Wil6220 Wil6225  | 
Wil6210 | PCIe | 60GHz, BT4.0, M.2 2x2:2 802.11ac  | 
32 beam-forming antennas, 4.6Gbps, NGFF card, 360 degree coverage  | 
2 devices | 0 devices | PBrief | |
| Wil6300 (Sparrow)  | 
Wil6320 | Wil6310  (Sparrow)  | 
PCIe / SDIO  | 
Tri-band HMC/NGFF  | 
24 beam-forming antennas WiGig, Wi-Fi, BT, RF & BB  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage  | |
| QCA6300 (WiGig)  | 
QCA6320 (QCA6321)  | 
QCA6310 | PCIe | Acelink BR-6774AD | 2015-08-19 | 802.11ad (4.6Gbps PHY) 60GHz WiGig, Wi-Fi, RF/BB  | 
1 devices | 2 devices | PR PR | 
| QCA6300 (WiGig)  | 
QCA6335 (QCA6330)  | 
QCA6310 | PCIe | MikroTik wAP 60G | 2017-08-22 | 802.11ad (4.6Gbps PHY) 60GHz WiGig, Wi-Fi, RF/BB  | 
0 devices | 1 devices | PR PPage  | 
| QCA9500 (WiGig)  | 
- | PCIe | TP-LINK AD7200 (Talon)  | 
2015-08-17 | 802.11ad (4.6Gbps PHY) 60GHz WiGig, Wi-Fi, RF/TxBF  | 
2 devices | 4 devices | PR PPage  | 
- QCA6300: QCA6320 (60GHz MAC/BB) + QCA6310 (60GHz RF transceiver)
 - Qualcomm Atheros#ad: AR9004TB, QCA9005, QCA9006, QCA9500
 
Note: the RFIC is installed on an external 60GHz antenna module, connected via a RF cable to the 802.11ad Wi-Fi adapter
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| Chipset | Interface | PHY modes  | 
MIMO config  | 
Reference designs  | 
First seen (FCC)  | 
Notes | Adapters | ESystems | External links  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCA6290 (Napier)  | 
PCIe (2.1 x1)  | 
abgn+ac+ax | 2x 2x2 MU-MIMO  | 
see also IPQ8074  | 
(Q4 2017)  | 
Wi-Fi 6, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM, 2x2 DBS (2.4/5GHz), OFDMA, 1.8Gbps max. PHY rate (28nm)  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage  | 
| QCA6390 (Napier)  | 
PCIe (2.1 x1)  | 
abgn+ac+ax | 2x 2x2 MU-MIMO (8-stream sounding)  | 
FastConnect 6800 QCNFA524 • 5G MF55  | 
2019-11-20 (Q2 2019)  | 
Wi-Fi 6, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM, WPA3, Wave2, BT 5.1, TWT, aptX, 2x2 DBS (2.4/5GHz), OFDMA 1.8Gbps max. PHY rate (14nm)  | 
2 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage  | 
| QCA6391 (Hastings)  | 
PCIe (2.1 x1)  | 
abgn+ac+ax | 2x 2x2 MU-MIMO  | 
• FN-LINK 8291M-PR  | 
(Q4 2019)  | 
Wi-Fi 6, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM, WPA3, Wave2, BT 5.1, UART/PCM, 2x2 DBS (2.4/5GHz), OFDMA 1.8Gbps max. PHY rate (14nm)  | 
2 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage  | 
| QCA6678 (AQ) (Automotive)  | 
PCIe | abgn+ac+ax | 2x2:2 (2Gbps)  | 
• | (Q2 2021)  | 
Wi-Fi 6E, MU-MIMO, 4K-QAM WPA3, HE160, BT 5.3, TWT, aptX 2.4/5/6GHz, PCIe, UART, PCM  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PPage  | 
| QCA6688 (AQ) (Automotive)  | 
PCIe | abgn+ac+ax | 2x2:2 (1.78Gbps)  | 
RW962x AEC-Q100  | 
(Q2 2022)  | 
Wi-Fi 6, MU-MIMO, 4K-QAM WPA3, HE160, BT 5.3, TWT, aptX 2.4/5GHz, DBS, PCIe, UART, PCM  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PPage  | 
| QCA6696 (Cockpit)  | 
PCIe | abgn+ac+ax | 2x2:2 (1.78Gbps)  | 
• | (Q2 2019)  | 
Wi-Fi 6, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM WPA3, HE80, BT 5.1, TWT, aptX 2.4/5GHz, DBS, PCIe, UART, PCM  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PPage  | 
| QCA6698 (AQ) (Automotive)  | 
PCIe | abgn+ac+ax | 2x2:2 (2Gbps)  | 
RW964x AEC-Q100  | 
(Q2 2022)  | 
Wi-Fi 6E, MU-MIMO, 4K-QAM WPA3, HE160, BT 5.3, TWT, aptX 2.4/5/6GHz, DBS, PCIe, UART, PCM  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PPage  | 
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| Chipset | Interface | PHY modes  | 
MIMO config  | 
Reference designs  | 
First seen (FCC)  | 
Notes | Adapters | ESystems | External links  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCA6421 (WiGig) • RF/ANT •  | 
PCIe | ad+ay | 1x1 (60GHz)  | 
see also QCA QC64MA  | 
(Q4 2018)  | 
802.11ay (4.6Gbps PHY), targeted mobile applications  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage  | 
| QCA6426 (WiGig) • RF/ANT •  | 
PCIe | ad+ay | 1x1 (60GHz)  | 
Qualcomm Atheros QC64MA  | 
2019-06-06 | 802.11ay (4.6Gbps PHY), targeted infrastructure and fixed wireless access  | 
1 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage  | 
| QCA6428 (WiGig) • RF/ANT •  | 
PCIe | ad+ay | 1x1 (60GHz)  | 
see also QCA QC64MA  | 
(Q4 2018)  | 
802.11ay (4.6Gbps PHY), targeted infrastructure and fixed wireless access  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage  | 
| QCA6431 (WiGig) • MAC/BB •  | 
PCIe | ay | 1x1 (60GHz)  | 
see also QCA QC64MA  | 
(Q4 2018)  | 
802.11ay (4.6Gbps PHY), targeted mobile applications  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage  | 
| QCA6436 (WiGig) • MAC/BB •  | 
PCIe | ay | 4x4 (60GHz)  | 
Qualcomm Atheros QC64MA  | 
2019-06-06 | 802.11ay (18.5Gbps PHY), targeted infrastructure and fixed wireless access  | 
1 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage  | 
| QCA6438 (WiGig) • MAC/BB •  | 
PCIe | ay | 4x4 (60GHz)  | 
see also QCA QC64MA  | 
(Q4 2018)  | 
802.11ay (18.5Gbps PHY), targeted infrastructure and fixed wireless access  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PR PPage  | 
- • QCA Compliance list
 
- QCA6421 - 135BD (RFIC)
 - QCA6426 - 118NSP (RFIC)
 - QCA6428 - 118NSP (RFIC)
 - QCA6431 - BD529 (MAC/BB/PHY)
 - QCA6436 - NSP170B (MAC/BB/PHY)
 - QCA6438 - NSP170B (MAC/BB/PHY)
 
- QCA6310 - 134BD (RFIC)
 - QCA6320 - 351BD (MAC/BB)
 - QCA6330 - 380BBD (MAC/BB)
 - QCA6335 - 133NSP (RFIC)
 
- QCA6134X (WiFi/BT Combo)
 - QCA6135X (WiFi/BT Combo)
 - QCA6174A - 172BWLNSP
 - QCA6175A - 172BWLNSP
 
- QCA6410 - AV Home Plug 1.0, HPAV 200Mbps Single Chip MAC/PHY Transceiver
 - QCA6410-AL3C(-R)
 - QCA6411-AL3C
 - QCA6415-AL3C
 - QCA6415-AL3C
 
- QCA6564A - 176CSP
 - QCA6564AU - 169FBGA
 - QCA6574A - 176CSP
 - QCA6574AU - 169FBGA, 802.11AC, 2X2, DUAL-BAND CONCURRENT, INTERFACE: PCI, ROME
 - QCA6584 - 176CSP, 2X2, 11AC/11P + BT 4.1, SDIO 3.0, HS/UART/PCM, LAZIO_AU, DSRC, ROME (3.2)
 - QCA6584AU - 169FBGA
 
SoC
WiSoC
(a)bgn
| Chip | Arch. | Clock speed  | 
PHY modes  | 
MIMO config  | 
Reference designs  | 
First seen (FCC)  | 
Notes | ESystems | External links  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCA4530 | MIPS 74Kc | abgn | 2x2:2 | CUS227 | 2013-07-22 | PCIe host, QCA4530-DC3A | 1 devices | .  | |
| QCA4531 | MIPS 24Kc | 650 MHz | bgn | 2x2:2 | AP143 | 2015-07-28 | PCIe host, USB 2.0 host, IoT, replace the popular AR9341  | 
4 devices | PR PPage  | 
| QCA9531 (Honey Bee)  | 
MIPS 24Kc | 650 MHz | bgn | 2x2:2 | AP143 (wap3200)  | 
2014-03-18 | PCIe host, USB 2.0 host, integrated FE switch  | 
46 devices | PPage | 
| QCA9533 (Honey Bee)  | 
MIPS 24Kc | 650 MHz | bgn | 2x2:2 | AP143 | 2014-02-18 | integrated FE switch, appears to be identical to the QCA9531  | 
36 devices | |
| QCA9550 (Scorpion)  | 
MIPS 74Kc | 720 MHz | abgn | 3x3:3 | 2014-03-19 | NOR/NAND Flash, 2x PCIe, 2x USB 2.0 DDR1/2 (x32), RGMII/SGMII, UART, JTAG  | 
9 devices | Table .  | |
| QCA9556 (Scorpion)  | 
MIPS 74Kc | 720 MHz | abgn | 3x3:3 | 2016-11-09 | NOR Flash, 1x PCIe, 1x USB 2.0 DDR1/2 (x16), SGMII, UART, JTAG  | 
3 devices | Table .  | |
| QCA9557 (Scorpion)  | 
MIPS 74Kc | 720 MHz | abgn | 2x2:2 | 2013-11-18 | NOR/NAND Flash, 2x PCIe, 2x USB 2.0 DDR1/2 (x32), RGMII/SGMII, UART, JTAG  | 
25 devices | Table .  | |
| QCA9558 (Scorpion)  | 
MIPS 74Kc | 720 MHz | abgn | 3x3:3 | AP135 (wap3500)  | 
2013-01-04 | NOR/NAND Flash, 2x PCIe, 2x USB 2.0 DDR1/2 (x32), RGMII/SGMII, UART, JTAG  | 
72 devices | Table | 
| QCA9561 (Dragonfly)  | 
MIPS 74Kc | 750 MHz | bgn | 3x3:3 | AP151, AP152  | 
2016-10-28 | 1x PCIe, USB 2.0 host, no SGMII, iPA integrated FE switch  | 
12 devices | |
| QCA9563 (Dragonfly)  | 
MIPS 74Kc | 750 MHz | bgn | 3x3:3 | AP152, REH152  | 
2014-12-01 | 1x PCIe, 2x USB 2.0, 1x SGMII, iPA PB • (wap3500)  | 
62 devices | PR | 
| TP9343 (Dragonfly)  | 
MIPS 74Kc | 750 MHz | bgn | 3x3:3 | CUS249 | 2015-02-04 | TP9343 - reduced ver. QCA9561, found in some TP-LINK routers, USB and PCIe IF are removed  | 
9 devices | 
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Qualcomm IPQ40x8/9 - Dual-Radio Networking WiSoC (see also Qualcomm SON)
| Chip | Arch. | Clock speed  | 
PHY modes  | 
MIMO config  | 
Reference designs  | 
First seen (FCC)  | 
Notes | ESystems | External links  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPQ4018 (Dakota)  | 
ARM Cortex A7 Quad-Core  | 
717 MHz | abgn+ac | 2x 2x2:2  | 
OneWRT AP.DK03 (NHX4018)  | 
2016-05-03 | Wave 2, MU-MIMO, int. GbE, USB3.0, PCIe, UART, JTAG, SPI, 2x 2x2 (1.73 Gbps max. PHY rate)  | 
41 devices | PPage PR PBrief  | 
| IPQ4019 (Dakota)  | 
ARM Cortex A7 Quad-Core  | 
717 MHz | abgn+ac | 2x 2x2:2  | 
Netgear Orbi RBR50/RBS50 (NHX4019)  | 
2016-08-23 | Wave 2, MU-MIMO, int. GbE, LCD, USB3.0, PCIe, SD/eMMC, Wi-Fi SON, 2x 2x2 (1.73 Gbps max. PHY rate)  | 
86 devices | PPage PR PBrief  | 
| IPQ4028 (Dakota)  | 
ARM Cortex A7 Quad-Core  | 
717 MHz | abgn+ac | 2x 2x2:2  | 
WPJ428 AP.DK01 (NHX4028)  | 
2016-12-20 | Wave 2, MU-MIMO, int. GbE Sw, USB3.0, PCIe, RGMII, Wi-Fi SON, 2x 2x2 (1.73 Gbps max. PHY rate)  | 
4 devices | PPage PR PBrief  | 
| IPQ4029 (Dakota)  | 
ARM Cortex A7 Quad-Core  | 
717 MHz | abgn+ac | 2x 2x2:2  | 
NHX4029 AP.DK04 (NHX4029)  | 
2017-06-29 | IoT, Wave 2, MU-MIMO, int. GbE Sw, USB3.0, PCIe, SD/eMMC, Wi-Fi SON, 2x 2x2 (1.73 Gbps max. PHY rate)  | 
7 devices | PPage PR PBrief  | 
| MDM9206 / MDM9207-1  | 
ARM Cortex A7  | 
1.2 GHz | abgn+ac | 1x1:1 | .  | 
2018-04-23 (2016) | IoT, MU-MIMO, BT 4.1 BLE, 4G LTE, GPS, LPWA, PSM, RF360 Front End Solution  | 
3 devices | PR | 
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| Chip | Arch. | Clock speed  | 
PHY modes  | 
MIMO config  | 
Reference designs  | 
First seen (FCC)  | 
Notes | ESystems | External links  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPQ8072 (WiSoC)  | 
ARM Cortex A53 Quad Core  | 
2.0 GHz (+ 2x NPU @1.5GHz)  | 
abgn+ac+ax | 4x4 MU-MIMO 8-stream: 4x 2.4GHz 4x 5GHz  | 
YBT8072 YBT8072  | 
2018-06-18 | Wave 3, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM, OFDMA, 4x GbE, 2x 10G (NBASE-T) Advanced QoS, TxBF, Wi-Fi SON, 14nm (6.5 Gbps max. PHY rate)  | 
7 devices | PR PPage  | 
| IPQ8074 (WiSoC)  | 
ARM Cortex A53 Quad Core  | 
2.0 GHz (+ 2x NPU @1.5GHz)  | 
abgn+ac+ax | 8x8 MU-MIMO 12-stream: 4x 2.4GHz 8x 5GHz  | 
YBT8072 YBT8074  | 
2018-07-24 | Wave 3, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM, OFDMA, 4x GbE, 2x 10G (NBASE-T) Advanced QoS, TxBF, Wi-Fi SON, 14nm (4.8 Gbps max. PHY rate)  | 
21 devices | PR PR PPage  | 
| IPQ8078 (WiSoC)  | 
ARM Cortex A53 Quad Core  | 
2.2 GHz (+ 2x NPU @1.7GHz)  | 
abgn+ac+ax | 8x8 MU-MIMO 12-stream: 4x 2.4GHz 8x 5GHz  | 
.  | 
2019-01-18 | Wave 3, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM, OFDMA, 4x GbE, 2x 10G (NBASE-T) Advanced QoS, TxBF, Wi-Fi SON, 14nm (FCBGA, 772-pin) External QCN51xx radios  | 
5 devices | PR DS PPage  | 
Processors
Internet Processors
| Chip | Arch. | Clock speed  | 
Cores | First seen (FCC)  | 
Notes | ESystems | External links  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPQ8062 | ARMv7-A Quad Core  | 
1.0 GHz | 2x Krait 300 + 2x NSS @550MHz  | 
2015-12-28 | 3x PCIe, SATA III, 2x USB 3.0 + HSIC, xGMII, DDR3, SDIO, Crypto accelerator (AES/3DES/SHA), NAND support  | 
1 devices | PPage AN PR  | 
| IPQ8064 | ARMv7-A Quad Core  | 
1.4 GHz | 2x Krait 300 + 2x NSS @730MHz  | 
2014-06-10 | 3x PCIe, SATA III, 2x USB 3.0 + HSIC, xGMII, DDR3, SDIO,  Crypto accelerator (AES/3DES/SHA), NAND support  | 
26 devices | PPage AN PR  | 
| IPQ8065 | ARMv7-A Quad Core  | 
1.7 GHz | 2x Krait 300 + 2x NSS @800MHz  | 
2015-11-04 | 3x PCIe, SATA III, 2x USB 3.0 + HSIC, xGMII, DDR3, SDIO, Crypto accelerator (AES/3DES/SHA), NAND support  | 
18 devices | PPage AN  | 
| IPQ8066 | ARMv7-A Quad Core  | 
1.0 GHz | 2x Krait 300 + 2x NSS @550MHz  | 
3x PCIe, SATA III, 2x USB 3.0 + HSIC, xGMII, DDR3, SDIO, Crypto accelerator (AES/3DES/SHA), NAND support  | 
0 devices | PPage | |
| IPQ8068 (Akronite)  | 
ARMv7 Quad Core  | 
1.4 GHz | 2x Krait 300 + 2x NSS @730MHz  | 
2016-12-14 | PCIe 2.0, SATA III, 2x USB 3.0, JTAG, xGMII, DDR3, SDIO, SD 3.0, DSP, UART, I²S, SPI, I²C, Network Accelerator (NSS)  | 
9 devices | PPage | 
| IPQ8069 (Akronite)  | 
ARMv7 Quad Core  | 
1.7 GHz | 2x Krait 300 + 2x NSS @800MHz  | 
PCIe 2.0, SATA III, 2x USB 3.0, JTAG, GbE, 4x GMAC, DDR3, SD 3.0, DSP, UART, I²S, SPI, I²C, Network Accelerator (NSS)  | 
1 devices | PPage | 
Application Processors
| Chip | Arch. | Clock speed  | 
Cores | First seen (FCC)  | 
Notes | ESystems | External links  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APQ8060 | 
ARMv7 Dual Core  | 
1.7 GHz | 2x Krait 300 (A) | 2011-04-26 | 3G/4G modem, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, FM, Snapgragon S4 Plus, GPU Adreno 305 (Wiki)  | 
2 devices | PPage | 
| APQ8064 | ARMv7 Quad Core  | 
1.7 GHz | 4x Krait 300 (T) | 2012-08-20 | 3G/4G modem, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, FM, Snapgragon S4 Pro, GPU Adreno 320 (Wiki)  | 
12 devices | PPage | 
| APQ8074 | 
ARMv7 Quad Core  | 
2.2 GHz | 4x Krait 300 | 2013-09-05 | 3G/4G modem, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, FM, Snapgragon 800, GPU Adreno 330 (Wiki)  | 
3 devices | PPage | 
| MSM8974 | ARMv7 Quad Core  | 
2.3 GHz | 4x Krait 400 | 2013-09-06 | 3G/4G modem, GPS, Wi-Fi, DSP, USB, BT 4.0, FM, Snapgragon 800, GPU Adreno 330 (Wiki)  | 
3 devices | PPage | 
- • APQ - Application Processor Qualcomm: APQ8060A, APQ8064 (S4)
 - • IPQ - Internet Processor Qualcomm
 - • MPQ - MultiProcessor Qualcomm
 - • MSM - Mobile Station Modem: MSM8225/8227, MSM8625/8627, MSM8260A/8660A, MSM8960/T (S4)
 - • MDM - Mobile Data Modem
 - • QSD - Qualcomm SnapDragon
 
Mobile Computing
| Chip (MAC/BB)  | 
RFIC (ADC/DAC)  | 
PHY  modes  | 
MIMO  config  | 
Reference designs  | 
First seen (FCC)  | 
Notes | ESystems | External links  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCN1312 | none (internal) | bgn | 1x1:1 | (2009) | HT20-only (72Mbps), SDIO, targeted for mobile devices  | 
0 devices | PR | |
| WCN1314 | none (internal) | bgn | 2x2:2 | (2009) | 2x2 MIMO, SDIO, used in Alcatel LINK Y600 DS  | 
0 devices | DS | |
| WCN1320 (WiSoC)  | 
none (internal) | abgn | 4x4:4 | Qualcomm 65-VN780-P3  | 
2009-11-24 | 4x4 MIMO (600Mbps) WiSoC; DRAM, Flash, GbE, PCIe IF, 65nm  | 
2 devices | PR | 
| Qualcomm APQ/MSM SoC  | 
WCN3620 | bgn | 1x1:1 | 2013-09-19 | int. BT 4.0, low cost (no 5GHz band) WCN3620-61WLNSP  | 
3 devices | ||
| Qualcomm APQ/MSM SoC  | 
WCN3660 | abgn | 1x1:1 | Qualcomm Atheros WCN3660 module  | 
2012-08-20 | 2.4/5GHz, N150 int. BT 4.0, FM radio WCN3660B-79BWLNSP  | 
5 devices | PR PR | 
| Qualcomm APQ/MSM SoC  | 
WCN3680 / WCN3685  | 
abgn+ac | 1x1:1 (433Mbps)  | 
2013-04-26 | 2.4/5GHz, AC433 int. BT 4.0, FM radio WCN3680B-79BWLNSP  | 
3 devices | PR PR | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM SoC  | 
WCN3960 (Apache)  | 
abgn | 1x1:1 | (Q3 2017) | 2.4/5GHz, N300 int. BT 5.0, FM radio SDM630/636 series  | 
0 devices | ||
| Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM SoC  | 
WCN3980 / WCN3988 (Apache)  | 
abgn+ac | 1x1:1 (433Mbps)  | 
(Q3 2017) | 2.4/5GHz, DBS, AC433 MU-MIMO, BT 5.0, FM WCN3980-82BWLPSP  | 
0 devices | FCC | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM SoC  | 
WCN3990 (Cherokee)  | 
abgn+ac | 2x2:2 (867Mbps)  | 
(Q3 2017) | 2.4/5GHz, DBC, AC1200 MU-MIMO, BT 5.0, FM WCN3990-116WLPSP  | 
0 devices | PR | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM SoC  | 
WCN3991 (Cherokee)  | 
abgn+ac | 2x2:2 (867Mbps)  | 
2020-10-13 | 2.4/5GHz, DBC, AC1200 MU-MIMO, BT 5.0, FM SDM835/845 series  | 
1 devices | PR | |
| WCN3998 / WCN3999 (WiSoC)  | 
QCC5100 (BT DSP)  | 
abgn+ac+ax | 2x2:2 (2.4Gbps)  | 
2018-12-19 | 2.4/5GHz, AX2400 int. BT 5.1 LE, WPA3 WCN3999-NSP120  | 
2 devices | PR PR | 
Note: WCNxxxx descendent from Airgo silicon rather than Atheros
- • Qualcomm Family • >>
 
- WCN6856 (NSP288) • 802.11ax, 2x2,
 
- WCN-6856-NSP288
 
- WCN3999 (NSP120) • 802.11ax, 2x2,
 
- WCN-3999-NSP120
 
- WCN3990 (Cherokee) • 802.11ac, 2x2, Dual-band (concurrent), 2.4/5GHz, WSI 2.0
 
- WCN-3990-116WLPSP
 
- WCN3980 (Apache) • 802.11ac, 1x1, Dual-band (switchable), 2.4/5GHz, WSI 2.0
 
- WCN-3988-82BWLPSP
 - WCN-3980-82BWLPSP
 - WCN-3950-58WLPSP
 
- WCN3680, WCN3685 (Rhino/EoS)
 
- WCN-3680B-79BWLNSP • Pin compatible package variant of WCN3680A w/ 11ac turned on and adding external 2GHz PA functionality
 - WCN-3660B-79BWLNSP • WLAN+BT+FM Module, 2400~2496MHz/4900~5850MHz, 79-pin WLNSP
 - WCN-3620-61WLNSP • SnapDragon 410E (APQ8016E) - WLAN & BT Module
 - WCN-3615-47WLNSP
 - WCN-3610-47WLNSP • Wireless Connectivity triple combo device, single band 11n WLAN, BT, FM Companion RF chip for MSMs with integrated WLAN/FM digital
 
- QCA6174 (Rome/Tufello)
 - QCA6290 (Napier)
 - QCA9379 (Naples)
 
IoT
- Wi-Fi System on chip designed to be used with simple microcontrollers or standalone operation.
 
See also: Internet of Things
| Chips | Interface | PHY modes  | 
MIMO config  | 
Reference designs  | 
First seen (FCC)  | 
Notes | Adapters | ESystems | External links  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCA4002 (Kingfisher)  | 
SPI / UART | abgn | 1x1:1 | SP141 SP140/141  | 
SPI host interface, UART host (using AT-style command set)  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | DS SDK PPage  | |
| QCA4004 (Kingfisher)  | 
SPI / UART | abgn | 1x1:1 | SP144 SP140/144  | 
2014-02-20 | same features as QCA4002, with add. features: optional RX antenna diversity, hostless mode  | 
1 devices | 0 devices | DS PPage  | 
| QCA4010 (Ruby)  | 
USB / SDIO SPI / UART  | 
bgn | 1x1:1 | SP240/241 SP240/242  | 
2015-10-26 | Full MCU (@130MHz, 1.5MB RAM), USB 2.0, UART, I2C, I2S, GPIO, PWM, ADC, SPI/SDIO  | 
3 devices | 6 devices | PR PB PPage  | 
| QCA4012 (Ruby)  | 
USB / SDIO SPI / UART  | 
abgn | 1x1:1 | SP242 SP240/242  | 
Full MCU (@130MHz, 1.5MB RAM), USB 2.0, UART, I2C, I2S, GPIO, PWM, ADC, SPI/SDIO  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | PR PB PPage  | |
| QCA4020 (Quartz)  | 
USB 2.0 / SPI / UART  | 
abgn | 1x1:1 | MCU (ARM Cortex-M4F), USB 2.0, BT 5.0 UART, SPI, I2C, I2S, GPIO, PWM, ADC  | 
1 devices | 0 devices | PBrief PPage  | ||
| QCA4024 (Quartz)  | 
USB 2.0 / SPI / UART  | 
BT 5.0 | 1x1:1 | MCU (ARM Cortex-M4F), USB 2.0, BT 5.0 UART, SPI, I2C, I2S, GPIO, PWM, ADC  | 
0 devices | 0 devices | PBrief PPage  | ||
| QCA4531 (Honeybee)  | 
USB 2.0  / UART  | 
bgn | 2x2:2 | Lima- 8devices  | 
2015-07-28 | MIPS24Kc @650MHz, DDR1/2 (200/300MHz) UART, I²C, JTAG, PCIe 1.1, NAND, NOR, SPI  | 
0 devices | 3 devices | PR PPage  | 
- See also Atheros AR4100 and Microsoft 1537
 
- • QCA4004A/QCA4010
 
Driver: Atheros AR6006 USB ART_MDK Adapter
- QCA4010 (WN4623A_EVB) - Driver version: ART2_IOE.WIN.3.2-00041-ART2_IOE-1
 
- \win7\USB_64bit\SP242 - Network Adapter: Atheros AR6006 ART_MDK Adapter
 
- QCA4004A (Quick Start Guide) SSID: 0x0cf3 / 0x9372 (0cf3:9372)
 
- Network Adapter: Atheros AR6006 USB ART_MDK Adapter
 - • CUS223 - 0x3223 / 0x0246
 - • CUS223-120 - 0x3223 / 0x0255
 - • CUS223-620 - 0x3223 / 0x0271
 - • CUS223-720 - 0x3223 / 0x0270
 - • CUS226 - 0x3226 / 0x0280
 - • CUS249-010 - 0xa152 / 0x0285
 - • WB342 - 0x3342 / 0x0280
 - • WB344 - 0x3342 / 0x0283
 - • XB140 - 0x3228
 
PLC
| Chip | Companion chip  | 
Powerline PHY std.  | 
PHY rate (Powerline)  | 
PHY rate (Coax)  | 
Ethernet Link Speed  | 
First seen (FCC)  | 
ESystems | External links  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCA6400 | AR1400 | HomePlug AV | 200 Mbps | - | - | 2010-06-09 | 18 devices | PBrief .  | 
| QCA6405 | AR1405 | HomePlug AV | 200 Mbps | - | 10/100 Mbps | 4 devices | Comparison Datasheet  | |
| QCA6410 | AR1410 | HomePlug AV | 200 Mbps | - | 10/100 Mbps | 2018-06-22 | 1 devices | PPage .  | 
| QCA7000 | AR1500 | HomePlug AV | 200 Mbps | - | - | 0 devices | PBrief Datasheet  | |
| QCA7400 | AR1500 | HomePlug AV+ | 500 Mbps | 700 Mbps | - | 2011-12-29 | 18 devices | PBrief .  | 
| QCA7410 | AR1500 | HomePlug AV+ | 500 Mbps | - | 1 GbE | 0 devices | GbE PHY, RGMII  | |
| QCA7411L | AR1540 | HomePlug AV+ | 500 Mbps | - | 10/100 Mbps | 0 devices | FE PHY, MII  | |
| QCA7420 | AR1540 | HomePlug AV+ | 600 Mbps (SISO)  | 
- | 10/100 Mbps | 2012-08-09 | 23 devices | PBrief PPage  | 
| QCA7450 | AR1540 | HomePlug AV2 | 600 Mbps (SISO)  | 
- | 1 GbE | 3 devices | PBrief PPage  | |
| QCA7500 | - | HomePlug AV2 | 1300 Mbps (MIMO)  | 
- | 1 GbE | 2016-11-08 | 17 devices | PBrief PPage  | 
| QCA7520 | - | HomePlug AV2 | 1000 Mbps (MIMO)  | 
- | 10/100 Mbps | 1 devices | PPage | |
| QCA7550 | - | HomePlug AV2 | 1300 Mbps (MIMO)  | 
- | 1 GbE | 2017-08-02 | 4 devices | 
- See more at: https://www.qualcomm.com/products
 - See also Atheros PLC
 
Switch
| Chip | Ports | Ethernet | First seen (FCC)  | 
Notes | ESystems | PPage / PBrief  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethernet PHY | ||||||
| QCA8072 | 2 | GbE  (10/100/1000)  | 
2016-05-03 | QCA 0xd0b2 (QCA8072 PHY) QCA8072-AL3C (IPQ4018) • 108-pin DRQFN  | 
57 devices | |
| QCA8075 | 5 | GbE  (10/100/1000)  | 
2016-05-03 | QCA 0xd0b1 (QCA8075 PHY) QCA8075-AL3C (IPQ4018) • 108-pin DRQFN  | 
77 devices | |
| QCA8081 | 1 | GbE  (100/1000/2500)  | 
2018-06-18 | QCA8081, 56-pin MQFN | 16 devices | |
| QCA8082 | 2 | GbE  (100/1000/2500)  | 
2018-06-18 | QCA8082, 172-pin DRQFN | 2 devices | |
| QCA8084 | 4 | GbE  (100/1000/2500)  | 
2018-06-18 | QCA8084/QCA8386, 172-pin DRQFN | 5 devices | |
| QCA8085 | 5 | GbE  (100/1000/2500)  | 
2018-06-18 | QCA8085, 172-pin DRQFN | 0 devices | |
| Ethernet Switch | ||||||
| QCA8334 | 4 | GbE  (10/100/1000)  | 
2014-03-19 | 4x Ports, 4x PHY, MII/GMII/RMII, RGMII/SGMII, 2K MAC, 4K-tag VLAN, QFN 148-pin QCA8334-AL3C (QCA9550)  | 
20 devices | |
| QCA8335 | 5 | GbE  (10/100/1000)  | 
2014-03-19 | 5x Ports, 5x PHY, MII/GMII/RMII, RGMII/SGMII, 1K MAC, 4K-tag VLAN, QFN 148-pin QCA8335-AL3C (QCA9550)  | 
0 devices | |
| QCA8337 | 7 | GbE  (10/100/1000)  | 
2014-06-10 | 7x Ports, 5x PHY, MII/GMII/RMII, RGMII/SGMII, 1K MAC, 4K-tag VLAN, QFN 148-Pin QCA8337-AL3C (IPQ8064)  | 
90 devices | |
| QCA8337N | 7 | GbE  (10/100/1000)  | 
2014-12-01 | 7x Ports, 5x PHY, MII/GMII/RMII, RGMII/SGMII, 1K MAC, 4K-tag VLAN, QFN 148-Pin QCA8337N-AL3C (QCA9563)  | 
45 devices | |
See also: Atheros/SoC § Switch