From hospitals to factory floors, medical and industrial connectivity must support a mix of traffic from hundreds to thousands of devices sharing infrastructure. To address the needs of these mission-critical environments where even minor latency and loss equate to system failure, NXP and Silex deliver a reliable Wi-Fi 6E solution.
In a mission-critical environment, connectivity failures are not an option. For instance, in applications such as patient monitoring or factory automation, latency spikes and packet loss are significant disruptions, not just connectivity inconveniences. Past dual-band Wi-Fi generations utilizing the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands were not designed to handle the density of traffic in these environments. With limited available spectrum, the resulting density increases congestion and reduces connectivity reliability.
Wi-Fi 6E is imperative for next-gen medical and industrial devices. Watch NXPs and Silex’s on-demand webinar to learn more.
Wi-Fi 6E supports the 6 GHz band, providing a cleaner, more efficient wireless environment. It enables significantly lower interference, offers a greater number of available channels to support high-density deployments and delivers improved determinism—an essential requirement for latency sensitive applications. For workloads such as medical imaging, vital sign monitoring and real-time control systems, the availability of clean spectrum directly translates into consistent, reliable performance.
Tri-band Wi Fi 6E enables systems to intelligently distribute traffic across the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz, creating necessary architectural headroom as wireless connectivity becomes integral to core system design. This capability allows a single network to simultaneously support low bandwidth, always on telemetry; high-bandwidth imaging and video streams; and latency sensitive, real time control traffic—all without compromising performance.
The NXP IW623 is a highly integrated 2×2 tri-band Wi Fi 6E + Bluetooth System on a Chip (SoC) supporting operation across 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz. It includes advanced Wi Fi 6E capabilities such as multi-user, multiple-input, multiple-output (MU MIMO), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) and target wake time (TWT). The device provides PCIe or SDIO host interfaces for Wi-Fi and UART for Bluetooth as well as incorporates NXP EdgeLock® security. It targets industrial, IoT and medical applications requiring high throughput and reliable connectivity.
The Silex SX‑SDMAX6E is a tri‑band Wi‑Fi 6E + Bluetooth module built around NXP’s IW623 chipset. The module is designed for use in medical, industrial and factory automation environments, featuring an industrial temperature range and regulatory readiness across major global regions. Designed for easy integration with NXP i.MX processors and other host platforms, the SX‑SDMAX6E provides secure, robust connectivity that maintains high throughput and reliability, even in dense, demanding environments.
Haley Vu is a Wireless Connectivity Product Marketer specializing in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 802.15.4 solutions for Industrial and IoT applications. Drawing on her experience with the NXP Technical Sales Team, Haley brings support and enablement to the broad Mass Market. She holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from UC Davis and is based in the Silicon Valley.