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The CL8040 is a high-performing, highly integrated Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) R2 single PCIe chip that delivers the best Wi-Fi network performance for its size by combining two Wi-Fi 6 radios into a single 11mm x 11mm PCIe chip. The chip employs two concurrent dual-band Wi-Fi 6 radios with 4T4R architecture that can drive aggregated PHY/data link speeds up to 3Gbps. The two independent radios can function as an access point, client, or as repeater.

CL8040 integrates dual MAC, dual PHY, analog and RFIC in a single package, including the required CPUs and memories to run more of the wireless LAN functions on-chip, eliminating the need for costly external memories. Interface to the host is over a dual-lane PCIe 3.0 interface.

The CL8040 is designed to support standard-based features addressing security, quality of service, and international regulation, as well as above-standard integrated value-add functionalities based on Renesas’s embedded and edge software technologies

Features

  • Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) R2
  • Concurrent dual-band, dual transceiver
  • 4T4R MIMO architecture
  • 3Gbps aggregated PHY/data link speed
  • Single PCIe 3.0 (dual-lane) interface
  • Small 11mm x 11mm BGA package
  • DL/UL MU-OFDMA support
  • DL MU-MIMO support
  • Beamforming support
  • Target-Wait-Time
  • Uplink scheduling
  • QAM 1024 (MCS 10, 11) modulation
  • 20, 40, 80, 160MHz support in 5GHz
  • 20 and 40MHz support in 2.4GHz
  • WEP CAC support to enable seamless channel change to DFS channels
  • WEP 64/128, WPA, WPA2, WPA3, TKIP, AES, WAPI
  • QoS-WMM, WMM-PS, WMM-ACM
  • IEEE 802.11e, h, i, k, r, v, w, z support

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  1. Wi-Fi 6 CL8040

    Hey, Can you send me the possible module vendors that offer a m.2 form factor for Wi-Fi 6 CL8040 chips? Thank you very much.

    Jun 19, 2024
  2. Wi-Fi 6 CL8040 Modes

    Hey,  Do you know, whether the CL8040 Wi-Fi Module can do 802.11s (Mesh-Mode) and the monitor mode? Best regards,

    May 24, 2024
  3. Module manufacturers using the CL 8040?

    Are there other module manufacturers besides Emwicon that use the CL 8040?

    Dec 9, 2024

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