

This means at least some variants of the chipset could feature native WLAN controllers (likely with external PHY for signal clarity).

Intel is reportedly equipping the 300-series chipset with wireless networking becoming part of the feature-set. It looks like the succeeding 300-series chipset, which Intel plans towards the end of 2017, could stand out. Current 100-series chipset motherboards are already receiving BIOS updates from manufacturers to make them support the new processors. It looks like the 200-series chipset is turning out to be what the 9-series chipset was to the 8-series with a handful new features, but nothing extraordinary. The 7th generation Core "Kaby Lake" processor, and its companion 200-series chipset are almost upon us, with the company planning to launch them this 2017 International CES (early January).
