Infineon introduces reliable Wi-Fi 4 solutions optimized for the latest WPA3 security standard

[November 24, 2020, Munich, Germany and San Jose, CA, USA]Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) announces the industry’s dedicated Wi-Fi 4 solution that meets the latest WPA3 security standard, expanding Its portfolio of cost-effective and high-performance secure IoT solutions. As a Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/BLE combo chip for IoT applications such as smart thermostats or smart lighting, the new Infineon CYW43439 solution will help product designers better comply with emerging security regulations around the world, Including the California Consumer Privacy Act. This gives consumers more privacy rights, including the right to know what personal information businesses collect and to request that that information be deleted.

Since the vast majority of IoT products operate efficiently with the basic connectivity capabilities enabled by Wi-Fi 4, the standard will remain widely used in IoT designs for years to come. According to data released by ABI Research, around 500 million new IoT devices with Wi-Fi 4 connectivity are expected to be delivered by 2025. Therefore, these devices need to support the latest security standards such as WPA3 at all times, which can provide stronger authentication, higher encryption strength and more resilient mission-critical networks. Using Infineon’s CYW43439 solution, designers can provide the network connectivity consumers demand while enhancing product security with the WPA3 security standard.

Jeff Baer, ​​Senior Product Marketing Director IoT RF at Infineon, said: “Many IoT-enabled products, such as smart thermostats and other consumer Electronic devices, have low bandwidth and low duty cycle connections. Ling’s new Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/BLE combo chip enables our customers to use the latest, advanced WPA3 Wi-Fi security standard, while keeping costs down by using the proven Wi-Fi 4 for connectivity needs lowest.”

With Wi-Fi 4, the CYW43439 enables high energy efficiency and is certified worldwide for interoperability. The product family can be used cross-platform, suitable for RTOS, Linux and Android platforms; in addition, it can also provide support for software development, solve the problem of advanced intelligent coexistence of multi-user Wi-Fi and Bluetooth applications, and can enable multiple Connectivity, including BLE Mesh networking. These devices reduce system power consumption by reducing CPU load by providing host SoC offload processing for network management and audio applications. Its optimized library-based software allows anytime connection to mobile devices or any cloud service.

Infineon’s CYW43439 and ModusToolbox software are among the most IoT-friendly development systems available to designers, including carefully packaged solutions that support commonly used ecosystem and cloud management tools.

Availability

Infineon CYW43439 is now available in volume. Commercial modules are also available from industry-leading module partners.