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Document Number: 002-14927 Rev. *F
•
198 Champion Court
•
San Jose
,
CA 95134-1709
•
408-943-2600
Revised September 19, 2016
Not Recommended for New Designs
Preliminary Data Sheet
BCM4329
Single Chip IEEE 802.11™ a/b/g/n MAC/Baseband/Radio
with Integrated Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and FM Transceiver
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Broadcom® BCM4329 family of single chip
devices provides for the highest level of integration
for a mobile or handheld wireless system, with
integrated IEEE 802.11™ a/b/g and handheld device
class 802.11n (MAC/baseband/radio), Bluetooth® 2.1
+ EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), and FM radio receiver
and transmitter. It also integrates 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
WLAN CMOS power amplifiers to meet the
requirements of most handheld systems while
permitting an external power amplifier for even high
power applications. The BCM4329 is designed to
address the needs of highly mobile devices that
require minimal power consumption and compact
size.
Utilizing advanced design techniques and process
technology to reduce active and idle power, the
BCM4329 extends the system battery life while
maintaining robust connectivity and still provides a
rich set of features.
The BCM4329 implements the highly sophisticated
Enhanced Collaborative Coexistence radio
coexistence algorithms and hardware mechanisms,
allowing for an extremely collaborative Bluetooth
coexistence scheme along with coexistence support
for external radios (such as GPS, WiMax, or Ultra
Wide-Band radio technologies, as well as cellular
radios) and a single shared antenna (2.4-GHz antenna
for Bluetooth and WLAN). As a result, enhanced
overall quality for simultaneous voice, video, and
data transmission on a handheld system is achieved.
In addition, the BCM4329 integrates a power
management unit, simplifying the power topology on
a system, and allowing for operation directly from
the mobile platform battery.
Along with integrated power amplifiers, the
BCM4329 also includes integrated transmit and
receive baluns, further reducing the overall solution
cost.
F EA T U RE S
General Features
IEEE 802.11x Key Features
• Single-band 2.4 GHz 802.11 b/g/n or dual-band 2.4
GHz and 5 GHz 802.11 a/b/g/n
• Provides the smallest form-factor solution with ultra
low-power consumption to support low-cost
requirements
• Supports IEEE 802.11d, e (WMM
®
, QoS, WMM-PS), h,
i, j (upgradable to support k, r, and w in the future)
• Supports IEEE 802.15.2 external three-wire
coexistence scheme to support additional wireless
technologies such as GPS, WiMax, or UWB
• Supports standard interfaces SDIO v1.2 (50 MHz, 4-bit
and 1-bit), SPI (48 MHz), and high-speed UART
• Integrated CPU with on-chip memory to allow running
802.11 firmware that provides the capability to field-
upgrade with future features
• A complete reference WLAN subsystem optimized for
power consumption that can also be field-upgraded
with future features
• Internal fractional nPLL allows support for a wide
range of reference clock frequencies
• Security:
- WPA™- and WPA2™- (Personal) support for powerful
encryption and authentication
- AES and TKIP in hardware for faster data encryption
and 802.11i compatibility
- Reference WLAN subsystem provides
Cisco® Compatible Extension- (CCX,
CCX 2.0, CCX 3.0, CCX 4.0, CCX 5.0) certified
- Reference WLAN subsystem provides Wi-Fi
Protected Setup™ (WPS)
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• Programmable dynamic power management
• OneDriver™ software architecture for easy migration
from existing embedded WLAN and Bluetooth devices
as well as future devices
• Supports battery voltage range from 2.3V to 5.5V
supplies with internal switching regulator
• Integrated WLAN CMOS power amplifiers
• Flip-chip 182-ball WLBGA package
(5.62 mm x 6.57 mm, 0.4 mm pitch)
BCM4329 Preliminary Data Sheet
Revision History
F EA T U RE S
IEEE 802.11x Key Features
(cont.)
F EA T U RE S
Bluetooth and FM Key Features (cont.)
• Worldwide regulatory support: Global products
supported with worldwide homologated design
• Shared Bluetooth and WLAN receive signal path
eliminates the need for an external power splitter
while maintaining excellent sensitivity for both
Bluetooth and WLAN.
Bluetooth and FM Key Features
• Bluetooth Core Specification Version 2.1 + EDR (up to
3 Mbps) compliant with provisions for supporting
future specifications
• Bluetooth Class 1 or Class 2 transmitter operation
• Supports extended Synchronous Connections (eSCO),
for enhanced voice quality by allowing for
retransmission of dropped packets
• Adaptive Frequency Hopping (AFH) for reducing radio
frequency interference
VIO
Vbatt
WLAN
Host I/F
WL_RESETx
WL_IRQ
SDIO*/SPI
CLK_REQ
BT_RESETx
5 GHz WLAN Tx
5 GHz WLAN Rx
T/R
Switch
or
FEM
Bluetooth
Host I/F
UART
I
2
S/PCM
BT_WAKEUP
UART_WAKE
2.4 GHz WLAN Tx
2.4 GHz WLAN/BT Rx
Bluetooth Tx
SP3T
Switch
CBF
BCM4329
I C
FM_IRQ_N
UART
I2S_DO/PCM_OUT (FM Rx)
I2S_DI/PCM_IN (FM Tx)
I2S_WS/PCM_SYNC (FM Rx/Tx)
I2S_CK/PCM_CLK (FM Rx/Tx)
Analog Audio In
Analog Audio Out
FM Tx
FM Rx
* SDIO interface can be used in a
shared mode for Bluetooth and WLAN
(a future firmware upgrade required).
2
FM Tx/Rx
Host I/F
Figure 1: BCM4329 System Block Diagram
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• Interface support—Host Controller Interface (HCI)
using a high-speed UART interface and PCM for audio
data
• The FM unit supports I
2
C or HCI for communication,
stereo analog input and output, as well as bidirectional
I
2
S and PCM interfaces
• Low-power consumption improves battery life of
handheld devices
• FM receiver: 76 MHz to 108 MHz FM bands and
supports the European Radio Data Systems (RDS) and
the North American Radio Broadcast Data System
(RBDS) standards
• Supports two simultaneous Advanced Audio
Distribution Profile (A2DP) for stereo sound
• Automatic frequency detection for standard crystal and
TCXO values
• FM transmitter: 76 MHz to 108 MHz bands, supports
both RDS and the RBDS standards, and programmable
output power
BCM4329 Preliminary Data Sheet
Revision History
Revision History
Revision
002-14927 *F
4329-DS105-R
4329-DS104-R
Date
09/19/16
12/3/10
04/07/10
Description
Parts in this datasheet are not recommended for new designs.
Updated:
•
Table 24: “FM Receiver Specifications,” on page 101.
Updated:
• Document type to “Preliminary Data Sheet”
• Table 9: “Crystal Oscillator and External Clock Performance,” on
page 71
• Table 12: “WLBGA Signal Descriptions,” on page 79
• Table 16: “BCM4329 During and After Reset,” on page 92
Deleted:
• Chips from “Ordering Information” on page 145
Updated:
• “Features” on page 2.
• “UART Interface” on page 16.
• “I2S Interface” on page 17.
• “FM Radio” on page 19.
• “Digital FM Audio Interfaces” on page 19.
• “SDIO v1.2” on page 33.
• Table 4, ”SDIO Bus Timing Parameters (Default Mode),” on page 35.
• Figure 14, ”SDIO Bus Timing (High-Speed Mode),” on page 36.
• Table 5, ”SDIO Bus Timing Parameters (High-Speed Mode),” on page
36.
• Table 6, ”SPI Timing,” on page 38.
• “Boot-Up Sequence” on page 43.
• Figure 24, ”Power Topology,” on page 48.
• “Crystal Interface and Clock Generation” on page 50.
• Table 9, ”Crystal Oscillator and External Clock Performance,” on
page 50.
• Table 10, ”LPO Signal Characteristics,” on page 52.
• Table 21, ”ESD Specifications,” on page 72.
• “Recommended Operating Conditions and DC Characteristics” on
page 72.
• Table 23, ”Bluetooth Receiver RF Specifications,” on page 74.
• Table 24, ”Bluetooth Transmitter RF Specifications,” on page 76.
• Table 26, ”FM Transmitter Specifications,” on page 78.
• Table 27, ”FM Receiver Specifications,” on page 80.
• Table 30, ”WLAN 5-GHz Receiver Performance Specifications,” on
page 87.
• Table 31, ”WLAN 2.4-GHz Transmitter Performance Specifications,”
on page 89.
• Table 32, ”WLAN 5-GHz Transmitter Performance Specifications,”
on page 91.
• Table 33, ”General Spurious Emissions Specifications,” on page 92.
4329-DS103-R
01/26/10
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BCM4329 Preliminary Data Sheet
Revision History
Revision
4329-DS103-R
Date
01/26/10
4329-DS102-R
06/01/09
Description
Updated:
• Table 40, ”WLAN Power Consumption (lvbat+lvio),” on page 97.
• “Bluetooth and FM Current Consumption” on page 99.
• “Package Thermal Characteristics” on page 112.
Added:
• Table 16, ”BCM4329 During and After Reset,” on page 67.
Added:
• “SDIO Default Mode Timing” on page 35.
• “SDIO High-Speed Mode Timing” on page 36.
• Updated:
• FM unit support for HCI or I2C on the cover page and in “Features”
on page 2.
• Figure 3, ”Mobile Phone Block System Diagram,” on page 7.
• “Host Controller Power Management” on page 11 including Table 1.
• “BBC Power Management” on page 12.
• “FM Power Management” on page 13.
• “Slot Mapping” on page 16.
• “PCM Interface for FM Rx and Tx Audio” on page 16.
• “I2S Interface” on page 17 by changing I2S_SCK to I2S in one
sentence.
• “FM Radio” on page 19 and “Digital FM Audio Interfaces” on page
19.
• “SDIO v1.2” on page 33.
• Table 4, ”SDIO Bus Timing Parameters (Default Mode),” on page 35
footnote.
• “SDIO High-Speed Mode Timing” on page 36.
• Table 5, ”SDIO Bus Timing Parameters (High-Speed Mode),” on page
36 footnote.
• “Power Supply Topology” on page 48.
• Table 9, ”Crystal Oscillator and External Clock Performance,” on
page 51.
• Table 10, ”LPO Signal Characteristics,” on page 53.
• Table 12, ”WLBGA Signal Descriptions,” on page 58.
• Table 14, ”BCM4329 During and After Reset,” on page 65.
• Table 15, ”BCM4329 During Sleep,” on page 67.
• Table 20, ”ESD Specifications,” on page 72.
• Table 21, ”Recommended Operating Conditions and DC
Characteristics,” on page 72.
• Table 22, ”Bluetooth Receiver RF Specifications,” on page 74.
• Table 23, ”Bluetooth Transmitter RF Specifications,” on page 76.
• Table 25, ”FM Transmitter Specifications,” on page 78, by changing
kHz to Hz for the lower 3 dB point associated with stereo separation.
• Table 26, ”FM Receiver Specifications,” on page 80.
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