Datasheet for Qualcomm Atheros AR9485

Industry’s greenest 1x1 Single-Chip 802.11n PCI Express CMOS MAC/Baseband/Radio.

Qualcomm Align Technology Overview
The AR9485 single-chip PCI Express solution features Qualcomm Align 1-stream 802.11n. Align solutions are available in reference designs to serve the networking, computing and consumer electronics markets.
Align employs all the mandatory and select optional features of the 11n specification, and Qualcomm’s advanced radio design techniques. The AR9485 leverages unprecedented silicon integration and an advanced 55nm design to offer the industry’s lowest power consumption and manufacturing costs – making it the “greenest” WLAN solution on the market. The new AR9485 extends Qualcomm’s family of Align 1-stream 802.11n solutions, which are featured in 9 of the top 10 PC brands.
Building upon Qualcomm’s historic leadership in the computing market, Qualcomm has re-designed the WLAN architecture to deliver even greater benefits for PC manufacturers and consumers alike. By cutting the power consumption in half, the AR9485 is enabling best-in-class wireless features with a greatly-reduced impact on the battery life of mobile PCs.