AIROC™ Automotive Wireless
Award-winning, wireless solutions for the next-generation connected cars
Our industry-leading AIROC™ Wi-Fi + Bluetooth® combo solutions power the infotainment and telematics systems in connected cars of today and tomorrow. AIROC™ automotive connectivity solutions allow drivers and passengers to easily sync and stream content from mobile devices to the car's infotainment system and rear-seat displays, while enabling high-speed connectivity beyond the vehicle.
Key features:
- Supporting Wi-Fi 5/6/6E
- Offered in 1x1 & 2x2 configurations
- PCIe, SDIO, UART host interfaces
- Android and Linux support
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® coexistence
- Real simultaneous dual-band (RSDB)
Today’s advanced vehicles use Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® to create a safer and more information-rich experience for the driver and the passengers. Users expect smooth hands-free calling running concurrently with navigation, rear-seat entertainment, mobile streaming and telematics. Running multiple applications concurrently over wireless poses various challenges for hardware and software developers.
Infineon’s pioneering Real Simultaneous Dual Band (RSDB) solutions enable simultaneous operation in both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands as well as 2x2 MIMO support. RSDB solutions provide the necessary bandwidth and software architecture required to support complex use case scenarios for cars. This allows automakers to support several simultaneous applications: driver and passenger devices streaming high-bandwidth data and media content, mirroring phone/tablet displays (Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and MirrorLink), and external Wi-Fi hot spot access for on-the-go connectivity without relying on cellular data service. All this can be done while using integrated Bluetooth® for hands-free calling, enabled by our superior coexistence support for shared Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® operation in the 2.4 GHz band.
Infineon’s AIROC™ automotive combo portfolio includes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) and Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) products, with variants supporting 1x1 SISO, 2x2 MIMO, and RSDB functionality. All combos include integrated Bluetooth® and Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE) ideal for automotive applications.
Infineon works closely with trusted partners to provide high-quality modules offering the latest advanced Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® features, meeting the rigorous quality and certification requirements of the automotive industry. We also offer software support for Linux and Android platforms to provide design flexibility for our customers.
Automakers can leverage in-car Wi-Fi to deliver software upgrades and new features. Drivers can use a mobile device to check remotely on their car's location, gas levels and mileage. The same device can receive alerts about vehicle performance and diagnostics.
The AIROC™ automotive-qualified Bluetooth® devices enable connectivity between the vehicle (car/ two-wheeler) and the latest mobile devices and wearable gadgets. Support for the Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) of Bluetooth® enables best-in-class wireless audio for hands-free calling and A2DP music streaming between a mobile device and the vehicle infotainment radio system. The portfolio supports narrow-band and newer wide-band speech capabilities with a variety of SmartAudio algorithms, including packet loss concealment and bit error correction. Bluetooth® technology also enables drivers to use their smartphones to adjust seat, temperature, and infotainment settings while providing vital data on automotive performance and diagnostics.
All automotive-qualified Bluetooth® devices offer an industry-standard Host Controller Interface (HCI) and can be used with almost any Bluetooth® stack, operating system, and host processor.
Please contact us at auto-iot-rm@infineon.com to learn more about getting started with automotive qualified Bluetooth and WiFi + Bluetooth® combo devices.
