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Baseband processor
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<p>A baseband processor (also known as baseband radio processor, BP, or BBP) is a <a href="/facts/Semiconductor_device/6W3ryr50">device</a> (a <a href="/facts/Integrated_circuit/fjn6vg7C">chip</a> or part of a chip) in a <a href="/facts/Network_interface_controller/wyf5FR29">network interface controller</a> that manages all the <a href="/facts/Radio/XFr909M2">radio</a> functions (all functions that require an antenna); however, this term is generally not used in reference to <a href="/facts/Wi-Fi/u94quCsx">Wi-Fi</a> and <a href="/facts/Bluetooth/sWAjpMrj">Bluetooth</a> radios. A baseband processor typically uses its own <a href="/facts/RAM/DuD4bxh6">RAM</a> and <a href="/facts/Firmware/62UVKIUK">firmware</a>. Baseband processors are typically <a href="/facts/Semiconductor_device_fabrication/Jd23Mu1z">fabricated</a> using <a href="/facts/CMOS/NJIWYgBl">CMOS</a> (complementary <a href="/facts/Metal%25E2%2580%2593oxide%25E2%2580%2593semiconductor/eTDJT2Km">metal–oxide–semiconductor</a>) or <a href="/facts/RF_CMOS/JFHusm1C">RF CMOS</a> technology, and are widely used in <a href="/facts/Radio-frequency_engineering/fpFFb036">radio-frequency</a> (RF) and <a href="/facts/Wireless/GfDoFwfo">wireless</a> communications. </p>