<s>
CNVi	B-Device
or	O
CNVio	O
(	O
"	O
Connectivity	O
Integration	O
"	O
,	O
Intel	O
Integrated	O
Connectivity	O
I/O	O
interface	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
proprietary	O
connectivity	O
interface	O
by	O
Intel	O
for	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
radios	O
ostensibly	O
to	O
lower	O
costs	O
and	O
simplify	O
their	O
wireless	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
CNVi	B-Device
,	O
the	O
network	O
adapter	O
's	O
large	O
and	O
usually	O
expensive	O
functional	O
blocks	O
(	O
MAC	O
components	O
,	O
memory	O
,	O
processor	O
and	O
associated	O
logic/firmware	O
)	O
are	O
moved	O
inside	O
the	O
CPU	O
and	O
chipset	O
(	O
Platform	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
signal	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
,	O
analog	O
and	O
Radio	O
frequency	O
(	O
RF	O
)	O
functions	O
are	O
left	O
on	O
an	O
external	O
upgradeable	O
CRF	O
(	O
Companion	O
RF	O
)	O
module	O
which	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
2019	O
comes	O
in	O
M.2	B-Protocol
form	O
factor	O
(	O
M.2	B-Protocol
2230	O
and	O
1216	O
Soldered	O
Down	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
CNVi	B-Device
requires	O
chipset	O
and	O
Intel	O
CPU	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otherwise	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
+	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
module	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
traditional	O
M.2	B-Protocol
PCIe	O
form	O
factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNVio	O
was	O
introduced	O
on	O
desktop	O
platforms	O
in	O
2017	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Gemini	O
Lake	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
mobile	O
Intel	O
platforms	O
in	O
2018	O
with	O
Coffee	B-Device
Lake	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNVio2	O
was	O
introduced	O
on	O
desktop	O
platform	O
with	O
Comet	B-Device
Lake	I-Device
and	O
on	O
mobile	O
platform	O
with	O
Ice	B-Device
Lake	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AC	O
9560	O
and	O
9460	O
family	O
of	O
wireless	O
(	O
Wi-Fi	O
+	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
)	O
modules	O
are	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
of	O
CNVi	B-Device
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
non-CNVio	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
card	O
,	O
packaged	O
in	O
a	O
traditional	O
M.2	B-Protocol
form	O
factor	O
is	O
the	O
Intel	O
Wireless-AC	O
9260	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
6E	O
AX2xx	O
family	O
of	O
cards	O
,	O
supporting	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
6	O
at	O
6	O
GHz	O
,	O
is	O
proposed	O
in	O
CNVio2	O
or	O
M.2	B-Protocol
form	O
factor	O
:	O
a	O
0	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
name	O
designates	O
a	O
PCI-E	O
NGFF	B-Protocol
card	O
(	O
AX200	O
,	O
AX210	O
)	O
whereas	O
a	O
1	O
designates	O
a	O
CNVio2	O
card	O
(	O
AX201	O
,	O
AX211	O
,	O
AX411	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
