Ultra-Low-Power Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth Solutions
The SiWx917 features Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1 LE, and an integrated applications processor. It's Matter-ready with industry-leading energy efficiency, ideal for battery-powered IoT devices with always-on cloud connectivity.
Wi-Fi Solutions from the Global Leader in IoT
Developing for Matter over Wi-Fi?
In today’s feature packed IoT devices, wireless coexistence is necessary. It’s also exceedingly complex. Our Wi-Fi portfolio features industry leading modules and SoCs as well as software solutions, including Matter, to provide a system-level approach to application development.
Matter drives the convergence between the major IoT ecosystems to create one easy, reliable, and secure wireless protocol to connect all IoT devices and networks. Learn more about developing for Matter over Wi-Fi.
Hardware
Wi-Fi Modules, Transceivers, and SoCs
Silicon Labs’ Wi-Fi portfolio features the RS9116, with high throughput, extended range with power-optimized performance, and FCC, IC, and ETSI/CE certification.
- Compliant to single-spatial stream IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n with single-band (2.4 GHz) and dual-band (2.4/5 GHz) support
- Transmit power up to +20 dBm with integrated PA
- Receive sensitivity as low as -98.5 dBm
- Operating Frequency Range: 2412 MHz - 2484 MHz; 4.9 GHz - 5.975 GHz
Frequency Bands | Matter Support | Application MCU | Onboard IP Support | Key Peripherals | Flash (kB) | RAM (kB) | |
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RS9116 Wi-Fi NCP Modules
RS9116 Wi-Fi NCP Modules
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Dual Band (2.4/5), Single Band (2.4) | Yes | UART, SPI, SDIO, USB CDC | 4096 | — | ||
RS9116 Wi-Fi Transceiver Modules
RS9116 Wi-Fi Transceiver Modules
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Dual Band (2.4/5), Single Band (2.4) | — | SDIO, USB HS | — | — | ||
RS9116 Wi-Fi NCP SoCs
RS9116 Wi-Fi NCP SoCs
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Single Band (2.4) | Yes | UART, SPI, SDIO, USB CDC | 4096 | — | ||
RS9116 Wi-Fi Transceiver SoCs
RS9116 Wi-Fi Transceiver SoCs
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Single Band (2.4) | — | SDIO, USB HS | — | — | ||
WF200 Series 2 Wi-Fi Transceiver Modules
WFM200 Wi-Fi Transceiver Modules (Series 2)
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Single Band (2.4) | Yes | SDIO/SPI | — | — | ||
WF200 Series 2 Wi-Fi Transceiver SoCs
Wi-Fi Transceiver SoCs (Series 2)
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Single Band (2.4) | Yes | SDIO, SPI | — | — | ||
WGM160 Series 1 Wi-Fi Modules
WGM160 Wi-Fi Modules (Series 1)
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Single Band (2.4) | — | UART, Ethernet, USB | 2048 | 512 | ||
RS9113 Wi-Fi NCP Modules
RS9113 Wi-Fi NCP Modules
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Dual Band (2.4/5), Single Band (2.4) | — | SPI, UART, USB-CDC | — | — | ||
RS9113 Wi-Fi Transceiver Modules
RS9113 Wi-Fi Transceiver Modules
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Dual Band (2.4/5), Single Band (2.4) | — | SPI, UART, USB-CDC | — | — |
Kits and Boards
RS9116X EVK1 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth Dev Kit - Silicon Labs

RS9116X EVK1 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth Dev Kit - Silicon Labs
Software and Tools
Wi-Fi Software Development
Our Wi-Fi solutions are designed specifically for the IoT, where robust RF performance, low power consumption, easy application development and fast time-to-market are key requirements.
Wi-Fi 4 + Bluetooth SDK (RS9116) | Wi-Fi + Bluetooth developers using Linux or bare-metal or RTOS based host MCUs with products such as the RS9116 ultra low power Wi-Fi + Bluetooth combo SoC and Modules can find support material, drivers and software repositories. | |
Linux and RTOS-based Wi-Fi 4 SDKs (WF200) | Wi-Fi developers using Linux or RTOS-based host MCUs with products such as the WF200, WFM200S, and WGM160P can find support materials, drivers, and software repositories. | |
WGM110 Wi-Fi SDK (WGM110) | The WGM110 Wi-Fi Software contains a complete Software Development Kit for developing Wi-Fi IoT applications. It includes all of the software tools needed to deliver your application on time. Take advantage of the free SDK, flexible and easy-to-use APIs and device firmware upgrades capabilities. | |
Bluegiga Legacy Wi-Fi Software Stack (WF121) | The Bluegiga Wi-Fi Software is an embedded 802.11 MAC and IPv4 stack targeted for Bluegiga Legacy WF121 Wi-Fi module. The software implements full 802.11 functionality, WPA2, WPA, WEP, and WPS encryption protocols and various IP-based protocols, such as TCP, UDP, DHCP, DNS, ICMP, and HTTP. The Wi-Fi software also supports the 802.11 access point and HTTP server functionality for the easy configurations and direct connections with phones, tablets, and PCs. |
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Featured Wi-Fi Applications
On top of supporting IP networks within Wi-Fi, developers can leverage Silicon Labs' broad IoT wireless expertise that spans building automation, smart home, industrial IoT, and smart markets to connect a wide range of networks and devices—regardless of the underlying network protocol.
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Low-Power Wi-Fi SoCs Designed Specifically for the IoT
IoT applications are often constrained by power, size, resources, and vulnerable to online and physical hacking. The challenge for IoT Wi-Fi is to deliver adequate performance while lowering power consumption, reducing MIPS requirements, and delivering high levels of security. Here you can learn more about some of the differentiating aspects of our IoT Wi-Fi solution.
Differentiated Wi-Fi for the Internet of Things

Ultra-Low Power Consumption
- The RS9116 offers the lowest power consumption Wi-Fi combo chip on the market and has the smallest module form-factor design of 4.6 mm x 7.9 mm.
- Our devices offer the industry’s lowest power for always-on wireless cloud connectivity using multiple sleep modes across transmit, receive, and sleep modes.

Flawless Multiprotocol Performance from the Leader in IoT
- Our portfolio features multiprotocol support via the RS9116, which includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Classic, and Bluetooth LE on a single device.
- Superior RF ensures reliable connectivity in environments with significant RF interference, maintaining high data rates with fewer retransmissions to save power and channel capacity.
- Our third-party Wi-Fi test houses run test against hundred of different access points from all over the world to ensure interoperability, reliability, and measure power efficiency in different environments.
- We offer full-stack security and coexistence features, future-proofing current designs, and enabling upgrades without relying on multiple vendors.

Industry-Leading Security When Coupled with our Secure Host MCUs
- We offer security services for implementation of ‘Zero Trust’ security architectures to meet emerging cybersecurity standards.
- Our devices have several advanced built in security features including secure boot, secure link, and secure debug.
- Silicon Labs MCUs support Secure Vault, the most advanced security software suite with the highest PSA Certification Level 3.

Simplified Tools and Ease of Development
- Simplicity Studio is the unified development environment for all Silicon Labs technologies, SoCs, and modules.
- Users can access web and SDK resources, software and hardware configuration tools, and an IDE.
- Provides guidance through an optimized workflow, enabling quicker project progression, device configuration, and application optimization.
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