Digi-Key at electronica 2022 with Laird Connectivity

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"We produce modules that include Bluetooth and Wi-Fi combo modules, purely Bluetooth modules, and we also do some loRa products as well.

"We have an IoT product range, which is a package product range that includes gateways and sensors that utilise the same technologies we have in our modules, along with cellular products as well.

And we have an antenna group that produces embeddable antennas. So not the big rubber duck things, very small form factor stuff that generally would go inside an enclosure. And as an accompaniment to that we also have both a design services group and a certification group for regulatory compliance and RF testing," explained Ross.

Wi-Fi solutions

Laird Connectivity has been supplying Wi-Fi for a long time and has a broad product portfolio. The current product range includes Wi-Fi 4 and 5 solutions, with multiple options in terms of antenna, security and host interfaces. Ranging from 1mm x 1mm which provides low power through high performance, SDI to PCIe Spy Interfact products, industrial temperature range products, and its own design and test servives.

In the industrial space Laird has products based around sensor applications. 

Wi-Fi modules

The Sterling-LWB+ WiFi 4 with Bluetooth 5.2 module, based upon the Infineon AIROC CYW43439 chipset, is the latest member of the successful Sterling-LWB radio family. This embedded module series is available as a System-in-Package (SIP) and two certified module versions, supporting either an on-board chip antenna or a MHF connector for an external antenna. It is designed to meet the demands of medical and industrial IoT connectivity, and is mechanically and pin compatible with our Sterling-LWB module as an upgrade path for existing customers.

The Sterling-LWB+ contains a fully featured WiFi 4 radio, enabled with our industry-leading software drivers and support. The secure, high performance SDIO solution provides easy integration with any Linux or Android based system. It is designed for IoT from the start: fully certified, easy to integrate, and is the fastest route to the market for wireless IoT applications.