Broadcom low-power WiFi chip
Broadcom has just announced today an ultra-low-power chip BCM4326 (b/g) and BCM4328 (b/g/a) that would consume only 270mW in active power mode. to get an ideam it usually is around 500 & 1500mW It’s still 10 times as much as Bluetooth, and over 30 times as much as 802.15.4… but still it opening up new possible applications for WiFi.
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