VIA

VIA Technologies

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Timeline

• 1987: VIA Technologies was founded
• 2004: First Wi-Fi chip (VT6651 802.11b)
• 2006: Exited the Wi-Fi chipset business

Wi-Fi chips

MAC/BB	RFIC	Interface	PHY modes	First seen (FCC)	Notes	Adapters	ESystems	PPage / PBrief
VT6651	various	PCI	b		seen with Airoha AL2210B RFIC	1 devices	0 devices	PPage
VT6655	various	PCI	bg	2005-02-04	seen with Airoha AL2230, RF2959 or VT3226 RFIC's	2 devices	0 devices	PPage
VT6656	various	USB 2.0	bg	2005-08-10	seen with Airoha AL2230, VT6635 or VT6636 RFIC's	6 devices	0 devices	PPage

• VIA VT6656 - 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Controller with

integrated Baseband Processor - USB 2.0 Bus Interface

BB VT3184 (seen with VT3226 RFIC) NIC lkml

Design target to interface with:

• Airoha AL2230 - RFIC (802.11b/g)
• VIA VT6635 - RFIC (802.11b/g)
• VIA VT6636 - RFIC (802.11a/b/g)