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Not Recommended for New Designs The following document contains information on Cypress products. Although the document is marked with the name “Broadcom”, the company that originally developed the specification, Cypress will continue to offer these products to new and existing customers. CONTINUITY OF ORDERING PART NUMBERS Cypress continues to support existing part numbers. To order these products, please use only the Ordering Part Numbers listed in this document. FOR MORE INFORMATION Please visit our website at or contact your local sales office for additional information about Cypress products and services. OUR CUSTOMERS Cypress is for true innovators in companies both large and small. ABOUT CYPRESS Founded in 1982, Cypress is the leader in advanced embedded system solutions for the world’s most innovative automotive, industrial, home automation and appliances, consumer electronics and medical products. Cypress’s programmable systems-onchip, general-purpose microcontrollers, analog ICs, wireless and USB-based connectivity solutions and reliable, high-performance memories help engineers design differentiated products and get them to market first. Cypress is committed to providing customers with the best support and engineering resources on the planet enabling innovators and out-of-the-box thinkers to disrupt markets and create new product categories in record time. To learn more, go to • San Jose, CA 95134-1709 • 408-943-2600 Not Recommended for New Designs Preliminary Data Sheet BCM43236/BCM43236B GHz/5 GHz IEEE802.11n MAC/PHY/Radio Chip The BCM43236/BCM43236B is a dual-band GHz and 5 GHz IEEE 802.11n-compliant MAC/PHY/Radio complete system-on-a-chip with GHz and 5 GHz internal PAs. The device enables development of USB or HSIC-based IEEE 802.11n WLAN client and router subsystem solutions. The BCM43236/ BCM43236B addresses all WLAN markets that deliver high throughput and extended range of the Broadcom second-generation MIMO solution. With MIMO, information is bidirectional over two or more antennas simultaneously using the same frequency band thus providing greater range and increasing throughput, while maintaining compatibility with legacy IEEE 802.11a/b/g devices. This is accomplished by a combination of enhanced MAC and PHY implementations including spatial transmitter/ receiver multiplexing modes and advanced DSP techniques to improve receive sensitivity. 43236B Enhancements 256 KB ROM with WLAN driver mapped to support CPU host offload for low-end SoC platforms. Improved radio for better band edge and output power performance. Open Source Linux driver support. The BCM43236/BCM43236B architecture with its fully integrated dual-band radio transceiver supports 2 x 2 antennas for Layer 2 throughput of over 200 Mbps. State-of-the-art security is provided by industry standardized system support for WPA , WPA2 IEEE 802.11i , and hardware-accelerated AES encryption/ decryption, coupled with TKIP and IEEE 802.1X support. Embedded hardware acceleration enables increased performance and significant reduction in host-CPU utilization in both client and access point configurations. The BCM43236/BCM43236B also supports Broadcom’s widely accepted and deployed WPS for ease-of-use wireless secured networks. • IEEE 802.11n-compliant • GHz and 5 GHz internal PA • Two-stream spatial multiplexing up to 300 Mbps • Uses on-chip OTP One-Time Programmable memory instead of SROM for substantial RBOM savings. • Supports MCS and MCS 32 modulation and coding rates. • Supports 20 MHz and 40 MHz channels with optional SGI. • Support for STBC in both TX and RX • Greenfield, mixed mode, and legacy modes supported • Full IEEE 802.11a/b/g legacy compatibility with enhanced performance. • Supports one USB host or one 480 MHz HSIC port. • UART and JTAG interface, up to eight GPIOs. • Supports up to 32 MB of serial flash memory. • Cortex-M3 CPU core plus 256 KB ROM and 448 KB RAM. • 256 KB ROM supports driver ROMLIB of the latest driver for CPU host offload functionality. • Supports Broadcom’s OneDriver software. • Supports WHQL certified drivers for Vista 32- and 64-bit, XP, and Windows 2000 operating systems for client applications. • Supports and for access point and router applications. • Comprehensive wireless network security support that includes WPA, WPA2, and AES encryption/ decryption coupled with TKIP and IEEE 802.1X support. • BCM43236/BCM43236B package 10 mm x 10 mm 88-pin QFN • USB dongles • HSIC media modules 5300 California Avenue • Irvine, CA 92617 • Phone 949-926-5000 • Fax 949-926-5203 43236_43236B-DS103-R September 16, 2013 Not Recommended for New Designs Figure 1 BCM43236/BCM43236B Block Diagram Broadcom Corporation 5300 California Avenue Irvine, CA 92617 2013 by Broadcom Corporation All rights reserved Printed in the U.S.A. the pulse logo, Connecting and the Connecting everything logo are among the trademarks of Broadcom Corporation and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries and/or the EU. Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners. This data sheet including, without limitation, the Broadcom component s identified herein is not designed, intended, or certified for use in any military, nuclear, medical, mass transportation, aviation, navigations, pollution control, hazardous substances management, or other high-risk application. BROADCOM PROVIDES THIS DATA SHEET “AS-IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. BROADCOM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. BCM43236/BCM43236B Preliminary Data Sheet 43236_43236B-DS102-R 43236_43236B-DS101-R 43236_43236B-DS100-R Date 09/19/16 09/16/13 03/06/12 10/14/11 6/24/11 Change Description Parts in this Datasheet are not recommended for new designs. Updated • Table 3 “Signal Descriptions,” on page Added • Figure 11 “Power Supply Sequence,” on page Updated • Table 5 “Absolute Maximum Ratings,” on page Initial release Not Recommended for New Designs BROADCOM September 16, 2013 • 43236_43236B-DS103-R Title_Footer Optional Page 3 Section 9 Package Information Section 10 Ordering Information BROADCOM September 16, 2013 • 43236_43236B-DS103-R Page 5 BCM43236/BCM43236B Preliminary Data Sheet List of Figures List of Figures Figure 1 BCM43236/BCM43236B Block Figure 2 MIMO System Diagram Showing 2 x 2 Antenna Configuration Figure 3 Functional Block Figure 4 USB Device/HSIC Core Block Diagram Figure 5 Recommended Oscillator Configuration Figure 6 Enhanced MAC Block Diagram Figure 7 PHY Block Diagram Figure 8 BCM43236/BCM43236B 88-Pin QFN Package Figure 9 Timing for the Optional External Power-On Reset Figure 10 Serial Flash Timing Diagram Figure 11 Power Supply Sequence Figure 12 BCM43236/BCM43236B Mechanical Not Recommended for New Designs BROADCOM September 16, 2013 • 43236_43236B-DS103-R Page 6 Not Recommended for New Designs BCM43236/BCM43236B Preliminary Data Sheet List of Tables List of Tables Table 1 Crystal Oscillator Requirements Table 2 Pin Table 3 Signal Table 4 Strapping Options Table 5 Absolute Maximum Table 6 Recommended Operating Conditions and DC Characteristics Table 7 Current Consumption from 3.3V Table 8 Current Consumption from 1.2V Table 9 HSIC Characteristics Table 10 GHz Band General RF Table 11 GHz Band Receiver RF Table 12 GHz Band Transmitter RF Table 13 GHz Band Local Oscillator Specifications Table 14 5 GHz Band Receiver RF Table 15 5 GHz Band Transmitter RF Table 16 5 GHz Band Local Oscillator Frequency Generator Table 17 On-Chip Regulator Power Supply Table 18 Ext_por and Clock Timing Table 19 Serial Flash Timing Table 20 88-Pin QFN Thermal Characteristics Table 21 Ordering BROADCOM September 16, 2013 • 43236_43236B-DS103-R Page 7 Not Recommended for New Designs BCM43236/BCM43236B Preliminary Data Sheet About This Document About This Document Purpose and Audience This document provides details of the functional, operational, and electrical characteristics of the BCM43236/BCM43236B. It is intended for hardware design, application, and OEM engineers. Acronyms and Abbreviations In most cases, acronyms and abbreviations are defined on first use. For a comprehensive list of acronyms and other terms used in Broadcom documents, go to: Technical Support Broadcom provides customer access to a wide range of information, including technical documentation, schematic diagrams, product bill of materials, PCB layout information, and software updates through its customer support portal For a CSP account, contact your Sales or Engineering support representative. In addition, Broadcom provides other product support through its Downloads & Support site BROADCOM September 16, 2013 • 43236_43236B-DS103-R Page 8 Not Recommended for New Designs BCM43236/BCM43236B Preliminary Data Sheet Introduction Section 1 Introduction The BCM43236/BCM43236B chips are the latest innovative chips from based on IEEE 802.11n. These chips are designed to take current WLAN systems to the next level of higher performance and greater range with Multiple Input Multiple Output MIMO technology, as shown in Figure The IEEE 802.11n standard more than doubles the spectral efficiency compared to that of current IEEE 802.11a/g WLANs. Figure 2 MIMO System Diagram Showing 2 x 2 Antenna Configuration Employing a native 32-bit bus with Direct Memory Access DMA architecture, the BCM43236/BCM43236B chips offer significant performance improvements in transfer rates, CPU utilization, and flexible support for USB devices. BROADCOM September 16, 2013 • 43236_43236B-DS103-R Page 9 BCM43236/BCM43236B Preliminary Data Sheet Figure 3 shows a block diagram of the device. Figure 3 Functional Block Diagram Introduction Not Recommended for New Designs BROADCOM September 16, 2013 • 43236_43236B-DS103-R Page 10 Not Recommended for New Designs BCM43236/BCM43236B Preliminary Data Sheet Functional Description Section 2 Functional Description Global Functions Power Management The BCM43236/BCM43236B chips have been designed with the stringent power consumption requirements of battery-powered hosts in mind. All areas of the chip design were scrutinized to help reduce power consumption. Silicon processes and cell libraries were chosen to reduce leakage current and supply voltages. The BCM43236/BCM43236B chips include an advanced Power Management Unit PMU . The PMU provides significant power savings by putting the BCM43236/BCM43236B into various power management states appropriate to the current environment and activities that are being performed. The power management unit enables and disables internal regulators, switches, and other blocks based on a computation of the required resources and a table that describes the relationship between resources and the time needed to enable and disable them. Power-up sequences are fully programmable. Configurable, free-running counters in the PMU are used to turn on/off individual regulators and power switches. Clock speeds are dynamically changed or gated altogether for the current mode. Slower clock speeds are used wherever possible. Voltage Regulators Three Low-Dropout LDO regulators and a PMU are integrated into the BCM43236/BCM43236B. All regulators are programmable via the PMU. Ordering Information Section 10 Ordering Information Part Number BCM43236KMLG BCM43236BKMLG Table 21 Ordering Information Package 10 x 10, 88-pin QFN RoHs compliant 10 x 10, 88-pin QFN RoHs compliant Temperature 1 mm Above the Shield 0°C to 65°C 32°F to 149°F 0°C to 65°C 32°F to 149°F Not Recommended for New Designs BROADCOM September 16, 2013 • 43236_43236B-DS103-R Page 41 BCM43236/BCM43236B Preliminary Data Sheet Not Recommended for New Designs Corporation reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products or data herein to improve reliability, function, or design. Information furnished by Broadcom Corporation is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, Broadcom Corporation does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of this information, nor the application or use of any product or circuit described herein, neither does it convey any license under its patent rights nor the rights of others. BROADCOM CORPORATION 5300 California Avenue Irvine, CA 92617 2013 by BROADCOM CORPORATION. All rights reserved. 43236_43236B-DS103-R September 16, 2013 Phone 949-926-5000 Fax 949-926-5203 E-mail Web:

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Not Recommended for New Designs

The following document contains information on Cypress products. Although the document is marked with the name “Broadcom”, the company that originally developed the specification, Cypress will continue to offer these products to new and existing customers.
CONTINUITY OF ORDERING PART NUMBERS Cypress continues to support existing part numbers. To order these products, please use only the Ordering Part Numbers listed in this document.

FOR MORE INFORMATION Please visit our website at or contact your local sales office for additional information about Cypress products and services.

OUR CUSTOMERS Cypress is for true innovators in companies both large and small.

ABOUT CYPRESS Founded in 1982, Cypress is the leader in advanced embedded system solutions for the world’s most innovative automotive, industrial, home automation and appliances, consumer electronics and medical products. Cypress’s programmable systems-onchip, general-purpose microcontrollers, analog ICs, wireless and USB-based connectivity solutions and reliable, high-performance memories help engineers design differentiated products and get them to market first.

Cypress is committed to providing customers with the best support and engineering resources on the planet enabling innovators and out-of-the-box thinkers to disrupt markets and create new product categories in record time. To learn more, go to
• San Jose, CA 95134-1709
• 408-943-2600

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Preliminary Data Sheet

BCM43236/BCM43236B

GHz/5 GHz IEEE802.11n MAC/PHY/Radio Chip

The BCM43236/BCM43236B is a dual-band GHz and 5 GHz IEEE 802.11n-compliant MAC/PHY/Radio complete system-on-a-chip with GHz and 5 GHz internal PAs. The device enables development of USB or HSIC-based IEEE 802.11n WLAN client and router subsystem solutions. The BCM43236/ BCM43236B addresses all WLAN markets that deliver high throughput and extended range of the Broadcom second-generation MIMO solution. With MIMO, information is bidirectional over two or more antennas simultaneously using the same frequency band thus providing greater range and increasing throughput, while maintaining compatibility with legacy IEEE 802.11a/b/g devices. This is accomplished by a combination of enhanced MAC and PHY implementations including spatial transmitter/ receiver multiplexing modes and advanced DSP techniques to improve receive sensitivity. 43236B Enhancements 256 KB ROM with WLAN driver mapped to support CPU host offload for low-end SoC platforms. Improved radio for better band edge and output power performance. Open Source Linux driver support.

The BCM43236/BCM43236B architecture with its fully integrated dual-band radio transceiver supports 2 x 2 antennas for Layer 2 throughput of over 200 Mbps. State-of-the-art security is provided by industry standardized system support for WPA , WPA2 IEEE 802.11i , and hardware-accelerated AES encryption/ decryption, coupled with TKIP and IEEE 802.1X support. Embedded hardware acceleration enables increased performance and significant reduction in host-CPU utilization in both client and access point configurations. The BCM43236/BCM43236B also supports Broadcom’s widely accepted and deployed WPS for ease-of-use wireless secured networks.
• IEEE 802.11n-compliant
• GHz and 5 GHz internal PA
• Two-stream spatial multiplexing up to 300 Mbps
• Uses on-chip OTP One-Time Programmable memory
instead of SROM for substantial RBOM savings.
• Supports MCS and MCS 32 modulation and
coding rates.
• Supports 20 MHz and 40 MHz channels with optional

SGI.
• Support for STBC in both TX and RX
• Greenfield, mixed mode, and legacy modes supported
• Full IEEE 802.11a/b/g legacy compatibility with
enhanced performance.
• Supports one USB host or one 480 MHz HSIC port.
• UART and JTAG interface, up to eight GPIOs.
• Supports up to 32 MB of serial flash memory.
• Cortex-M3 CPU core plus 256 KB ROM and
448 KB RAM.
• 256 KB ROM supports driver ROMLIB of the latest
driver for CPU host offload functionality.
• Supports Broadcom’s OneDriver software.
• Supports WHQL certified drivers for Vista
32- and 64-bit, XP, and Windows 2000 operating systems for client applications.
• Supports and for access point and router applications.
• Comprehensive wireless network security support that includes WPA, WPA2, and AES encryption/ decryption coupled with TKIP and IEEE 802.1X support.
• BCM43236/BCM43236B package 10 mm x 10 mm 88-pin QFN
• USB dongles
• HSIC media modules
5300 California Avenue
• Irvine, CA 92617
• Phone 949-926-5000
• Fax 949-926-5203
43236_43236B-DS103-R September 16, 2013

Not Recommended for New Designs

Figure 1 BCM43236/BCM43236B Block Diagram

Broadcom Corporation 5300 California Avenue

Irvine, CA 92617 2013 by Broadcom Corporation

All rights reserved Printed in the U.S.A. the pulse logo, Connecting and the Connecting everything logo are among the trademarks of Broadcom Corporation and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries and/or the EU. Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners. This data sheet including, without limitation, the Broadcom component s identified herein is not designed, intended, or certified for use in any military, nuclear, medical, mass transportation, aviation, navigations, pollution control, hazardous substances management, or other high-risk application. BROADCOM PROVIDES THIS DATA SHEET “AS-IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. BROADCOM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

BCM43236/BCM43236B Preliminary Data Sheet
43236_43236B-DS102-R
43236_43236B-DS101-R
43236_43236B-DS100-R

Date 09/19/16 09/16/13
03/06/12
10/14/11
6/24/11

Change Description

Parts in this Datasheet are not recommended for new designs. Updated
• Table 3 “Signal Descriptions,” on page Added
• Figure 11 “Power Supply Sequence,” on page Updated
• Table 5 “Absolute Maximum Ratings,” on page Initial release

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BROADCOM September 16, 2013
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Title_Footer Optional Page 3
Section 9 Package Information Section 10 Ordering Information

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List of Figures

Figure 1 BCM43236/BCM43236B Block Figure 2 MIMO System Diagram Showing 2 x 2 Antenna Configuration Figure 3 Functional Block Figure 4 USB Device/HSIC Core Block Diagram Figure 5 Recommended Oscillator Configuration Figure 6 Enhanced MAC Block Diagram Figure 7 PHY Block Diagram Figure 8 BCM43236/BCM43236B 88-Pin QFN Package Figure 9 Timing for the Optional External Power-On Reset Figure 10 Serial Flash Timing Diagram Figure 11 Power Supply Sequence Figure 12 BCM43236/BCM43236B Mechanical

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BCM43236/BCM43236B Preliminary Data Sheet List of Tables

List of Tables
Table 1 Crystal Oscillator Requirements Table 2 Pin Table 3 Signal Table 4 Strapping Options Table 5 Absolute Maximum Table 6 Recommended Operating Conditions and DC Characteristics Table 7 Current Consumption from 3.3V Table 8 Current Consumption from 1.2V Table 9 HSIC Characteristics Table 10 GHz Band General RF Table 11 GHz Band Receiver RF Table 12 GHz Band Transmitter RF Table 13 GHz Band Local Oscillator Specifications Table 14 5 GHz Band Receiver RF Table 15 5 GHz Band Transmitter RF Table 16 5 GHz Band Local Oscillator Frequency Generator Table 17 On-Chip Regulator Power Supply Table 18 Ext_por and Clock Timing Table 19 Serial Flash Timing Table 20 88-Pin QFN Thermal Characteristics Table 21 Ordering

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BCM43236/BCM43236B Preliminary Data Sheet

About This Document

About This Document

Purpose and Audience

This document provides details of the functional, operational, and electrical characteristics of the BCM43236/BCM43236B. It is intended for hardware design, application, and OEM engineers.

Acronyms and Abbreviations

In most cases, acronyms and abbreviations are defined on first use. For a comprehensive list of acronyms and other terms used in Broadcom documents, go to:

Technical Support

Broadcom provides customer access to a wide range of information, including technical documentation, schematic diagrams, product bill of materials, PCB layout information, and software updates through its customer support portal For a CSP account, contact your Sales or Engineering support representative.

In addition, Broadcom provides other product support through its Downloads & Support site

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BCM43236/BCM43236B Preliminary Data Sheet

Introduction

Section 1 Introduction

The BCM43236/BCM43236B chips are the latest innovative chips from based on IEEE 802.11n. These chips are designed to take current WLAN systems to the next level of higher performance and greater range with Multiple Input Multiple Output MIMO technology, as shown in Figure The IEEE 802.11n standard more than doubles the spectral efficiency compared to that of current IEEE 802.11a/g WLANs.

Figure 2 MIMO System Diagram Showing 2 x 2 Antenna Configuration

Employing a native 32-bit bus with Direct Memory Access DMA architecture, the BCM43236/BCM43236B chips offer significant performance improvements in transfer rates, CPU utilization, and flexible support for USB devices.

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Figure 3 shows a block diagram of the device. Figure 3 Functional Block Diagram

Introduction

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BCM43236/BCM43236B Preliminary Data Sheet

Functional Description

Section 2 Functional Description

Global Functions

Power Management

The BCM43236/BCM43236B chips have been designed with the stringent power consumption requirements of battery-powered hosts in mind. All areas of the chip design were scrutinized to help reduce power consumption. Silicon processes and cell libraries were chosen to reduce leakage current and supply voltages.

The BCM43236/BCM43236B chips include an advanced Power Management Unit PMU . The PMU provides significant power savings by putting the BCM43236/BCM43236B into various power management states appropriate to the current environment and activities that are being performed. The power management unit enables and disables internal regulators, switches, and other blocks based on a computation of the required resources and a table that describes the relationship between resources and the time needed to enable and disable them. Power-up sequences are fully programmable. Configurable, free-running counters in the PMU are used to turn on/off individual regulators and power switches. Clock speeds are dynamically changed or gated altogether for the current mode. Slower clock speeds are used wherever possible.

Voltage Regulators

Three Low-Dropout LDO regulators and a PMU are integrated into the BCM43236/BCM43236B. All regulators are programmable via the PMU.
Ordering Information
Section 10 Ordering Information

Part Number BCM43236KMLG BCM43236BKMLG
Table 21 Ordering Information

Package 10 x 10, 88-pin QFN RoHs compliant 10 x 10, 88-pin QFN RoHs compliant

Temperature 1 mm Above the Shield 0°C to 65°C 32°F to 149°F 0°C to 65°C 32°F to 149°F

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Not Recommended for New Designs

Corporation reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products or data herein to improve reliability, function, or design.

Information furnished by Broadcom Corporation is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, Broadcom Corporation does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of this information, nor the application or use of any product or circuit described herein, neither does it convey any license under its patent rights nor the rights of others.

BROADCOM CORPORATION 5300 California Avenue Irvine, CA 92617 2013 by BROADCOM CORPORATION. All rights reserved. 43236_43236B-DS103-R September 16, 2013

Phone 949-926-5000 Fax 949-926-5203 E-mail Web:

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