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03/08/06

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BCM94318E Integration

20 MHz

SPROM

2.4 GHz

CMOS Direct

Conversion

Radio

BCM4318E

WEP/AES Encryption

IEEE

802.11a/g

BB

MAC

Host I/F:

CF,

SDIO,

PCMCIA,

PCI

BroadRange

DSP

Buffers

Host I/F

GPIO

1.8V

3.3V

LPF

LPF

Power

Amp

Diversity

Switch

T/R

Switch

BCM2060 and FE

(Optional IEEE 802.11a)

Balun

Balun

BCM94318E Specifications

Interface

PCI, SDIO/SPI

System Bus Support

PCI, CardBus, Compact Flash, EBI

Standard

IEEE 802.11g, 802.11a with external radio BCM2060

Data Rate

802.11g: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps; 802.11b, 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps

Modulation

OFDM, CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK

Network Architectures

Infrastructure and ad hoc

Operating Frequencies

2.4 GHz—2.497 GHz, 4.9 GHz —5.85 GHz with 2060 option

Operating Channels

11 for North America; 13 for Europe, and 14 for Japan

RF Output Power

20 dBm maximum

Antenna Connectors

Hardware diversity support - Transmit and Receive

Power Requirements

1.8V (3.3V for ref designs)

Power Consumption

Average Standby < 20 mW

Security

802.1x; WEP; WEP2; WPA, WPA2; TKIP; Weak-key avoidance; CCX, CCX 2.0; 128-bit OCB mode AES, 802.11i

Dimensions

12mm x 12mm 196-pin pkg., 10mm x 10mm 144-pin pkg

Software Support

Microsoft WHQL certified for Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me, and WindowsSE operating systems. Embedded drivers for Linux and

VxWorks operating systems

Certifications

IEEE 802.11 compliant; Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™; ACPI power management

Ordering Information

• BCM94318E: 196-pin package (adds UART, PCI/CardBus, and BCM2060 interfaces)

• BCM94318E: 144-pin package