Ceva Launches Multi-Protocol Wireless Platform IP Family to Accelerate Enhanced Connectivity in MCUs and SOCs for IoT and Smart Edge AI Applications
- Ceva-Waves™ Links™ IP Family delivers fully integrated multi-protocol connectivity solutions with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB, Thread, Zigbee, and Matter, simplifying development and accelerating time to market for next generation, connectivity-rich, MCUs and SoCs
- Ceva-Waves™ Links100, an IoT-focused connectivity platform IP with RF implemented on TSMC 22nm, currently being deployed by a leading OEM customer
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The Links™ family leverages the newly rebranded Ceva-Waves portfolio of wireless connectivity IPs, formerly known as RivieraWaves. Ceva-Waves Links100, an integrated, low power, Wi-Fi 6 / Bluetooth 5.4 / 802.15.4 communications subsystem IP for IoT applications is the first IP available in this family and is currently being deployed by a leading OEM customer.
The demand for smaller, low-cost, high-performing, innovative devices with versatile connectivity is driving the need to consolidate multiple connectivity protocols in a single chip.
"Increasingly, wireless connectivity chips are required to handle multiple standards to meet the evolving needs and diverse use cases of consumer and industrial devices. The Ceva-Waves Links family offers a significant value proposition to semiconductor companies and OEMs, lowering the risk and investment required to integrate multi-protocol wireless connectivity into chip designs. Moreover with support for UWB, the Links family offers innovative micro-location and radar sensing features for truly advanced smart edge devices," said
"The Ceva-Waves Links wireless connectivity IPs build on our extensive portfolio that already powers more than 1 billion devices annually and has enabled us to establish a strong and diversified customer base across consumer and industrial IoT applications," said
Ceva-Waves Links Key Features
The first member of the Ceva-Waves Links family, the Links100, is an integrated, low power, Wi-Fi / Bluetooth / 15.4 communications subsystem IP for IoT applications, with the following key features:
- Wi-Fi 6 optimized for cost-sensitive IoT applications,
- Bluetooth 5.4 Dual Mode, supporting advanced Bluetooth Audio with Auracast, and with a comprehensive suite of Bluetooth profiles
- IEEE 802.15.4 (for Thread, ZigBee, Matter) for smart home applications
- Optimized co-existence scheme for efficient concurrent communications
- Pre-integrated with a low power multi-protocol radio at TSMC 22nm process
With its modular architecture, the Ceva-Waves Links family is highly versatile to meet customers' needs, leveraging the latest Ceva-Waves wireless IPs. Upcoming Links platforms may include:
- Advanced Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 with MLO, for a variety of use-cases, from power-efficient IoT to high-speed data streaming
- Next generation Bluetooth for Channel Sounding and High Data Throughout
- UWB, supporting FiRa 2.0, CCC Digital Key 3.0, and Radar, for innovative micro-location and sensing features
- Optimized co-existence schemes for each specific configuration
- Pre-integrated radio solutions, including partner and customer's own technology, to address a wide range of configurations and foundry process nodes
For more information, visit https://www.ceva-ip.com/product/ceva-waves-links/
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