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   On 14/09/2024 16:41, Theo wrote:   
   > The Natural Philosopher  wrote:   
   >> Tried to make it talk to a different wifi point. Bricked it. Reinstalled   
   >> OS lite and started setting up. (again!)   
   >>   
   >> The Pi ZERO 2W apparently uses a different wifi chip - SYMANTEC   
   >> SYN43436, not the old BROADCOMM BCM43438   
   >   
   > Broadcom sold their wireless division to Cypress, and subsequently it went   
   > to Synaptics[1].  There may be slightly variations between the different   
   > part numbers but I'd not expect huge differences.  There could be bugs, of   
   > course.   
   >   
   > (Broadcom like putting the same silicon in different parts with different   
   > options, like the BCM2835 in Pi1 is actually the BCM2708 silicon inside)   
   >   
   >> There is scuttlebutt that this doesn't play nice with some older wifi   
   >> points, hence using a different one   
   >   
   > There could be firmware differences or something, I suppose.   
   >   
   > [1] Apparently Broadcom sold the business to Synaptics after selling it to   
   > Cypress:   
   > https://www.eetimes.com/broadcom-sells-wireless-iot-biz-this-t   
   me-to-synaptics/   
   >   
   > Not sure how you can sell a business after already selling it to somebody   
   > else, but maybe it was a non-exclusive licence for IP or something, or maybe   
   > there was a reversion clause.  Could make it more complicated than just   
   > rebranding the same product line under different owners.   
   >   
   > Theo   
      
   Weird.  I thought broadcomm majored in wifi chips, so what else do they do?   
      
      
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