ADM8262

Product Brief WildCard Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g Controller ADM8262 WildCard, ADM8262 is the latest addition to Infineon’s family of high speed wireless NIC controllers. Designed for 802.11a/b/g wireless client and server applications, WildCard caters to PCI, mini-PCI and Cardbus interfaces. With low power consumption, hard-wired compact size and the flexibility to adapt to a variety of RF designs, system designers can easily incorporate WildCard into a wide range of wireless applications. With minimal CPU utilization, support for multiple operating systems including Windows Native WiFi and Antenna Diversity design, WildCard delivers low cost solutions for high-speed wireless applications. Combined with Infineon’s Dual Band RF/PA technology, a complete end-to-end, 802.11a/b/g wireless solution can be realized. Interfaces ■ ■ ■ 32-bit PCI Mini-PCI Cardbus Supported Operating Systems ■ ■ ■ ■ Microsoft ® Windows ® 98/ME/2000/XP Native WiFi Win CE ® Linux ® MAC ® OS Applications ■ ■ ■ ■ 802.11 a/b/g PCI and Cardbus NICs PC and Notebook on-board 802.11a/b/g PCI and mini-PCI client modules 802.11a/b/g Access Points, Routers and Gateway Server Applications Physical Characteristics ■ ■ ■ ■ CSM CMOS, 0.18 µ , 1P5M Process 128-pin LQFP Package On chip 3.3 V ~ 1.8 V regulator controller 3.3 V power supply with 5 V/3.3V I/O tolerance Features ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ IEEE 802.11a/b/g WMAC and BBP single chip State machine design for WMAC, no external memory needed Hard-wired WEP/T...