Murata Wireless Solutions, a company involved in the design, manufacturing and sale of ceramic-based passive electronic components, communication and power supply modules, has unveiled SN8200 Wi-Fi Network Controller Module.

The new SN8200 is backed with Broadcom Corporation's (News - Alert) Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices (WICED(TM)) architecture and SDK.

According to the company, the new SN8200 is a small, low power, self-contained, certified Wi-Fi network controller module best suited to offer simple serial-to-Wi-Fi connectivity to the internet and is compliant with ETSI standards EN 300 328 and EN 301 489.

This FCC (News - Alert) and IC certified solution is a perfect choice for manufacturers looking to add wireless connectivity to home appliances or other devices for the healthcare equipment, industrial control and monitoring markets.

This innovative module enables users to hosts 11n Wi-Fi, TCP/IP network stack, security supplicant and other network application features, such as web server, all integrated within the module.

It provides Murata's Simple Network Interface Card (SNIC) serial-to-Wi-Fi interface protocol that treats the Wi-Fi module as a simple serial port. This significantly reduces the development and integration effort for design engineers and shortens time-to-market, according to the company.

"The SN8200 is a game-changer in design. It provides a rich feature set and easy-to-use, turnkey solution for any application. This will definitely shorten the customer design cycle and greatly enable rapid development of next generation wireless products," said Mehul Udani, General Manager of Murata Wireless Solutions.

In addition, the new SN8200 comes with IEEE (News - Alert) 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi system-on-chip (SOC) from Broadcom and an STM32 32-bit ARM Cortex M3 microcontroller from STMicroelectronics that hosts the networking application and provides the network stack and Wi-Fi API. The module also combines a diversity enabled RF front end, PMU and on-board antenna.

Speaking on this note, Brian Bedrosian, product line director, Embedded Wireless Local Area Networks, Broadcom said that, Murata's combination of Broadcom's WICED software architecture and SNIC protocol delivers an ideal solution for emerging markets such as connected appliances, smart energy systems and cloud-based health and home management services.

The company is currently offering SN8200 Serial-to-Wi-Fi Network Controller development kits from Avnet for $199. The SN8200 module is priced in the mid to high teens.