Proven wireless connectivity IPs and platforms for embedded designs
Reliable, low-power short and long-range wireless connectivity is a fundamental requirement for a wide range of applications, spanning smartphones and tablets, smart speakers and audio accessories, wearables, smart home products, smart city utility meters, gateways and access points, industrial and automotive systems, smart key access and a whole host of other devices being created for the Internet of Things (IoT).
The highly competitive nature of these markets constantly pushes developers up the integration curve, with winning solutions embedding connectivity such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Ultra-wideband (UWB), and NB-IoT technologies directly into the SoCs and ASSPs at the heart of these products. With Ceva-Waves Links, Ceva’s versatile family of multi-protocol wireless platform IP, any mix of these technologies may be seamlessly integrated into a connectivity-rich SoC and run concurrently, with smart coexistence to avoid interference particularly when operating on the same frequency band.
The Ceva-Waves portfolio offers:
- Proven, portable, and certified IP solutions that can be quickly and easily embedded into silicon
- Area and power-efficient implementations to enable differentiating silicon products
- Comprehensive platform solutions to accelerate the design curve
- Optimized solutions appropriate for the target product, be that:
- Wi-Fi Station and/or Access Point, from low power IoT through to multi-gig high performance, spanning Wi-Fi 6(802.11ax) and Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be); or
- low power Bluetooth dual mode (BTDM) or ultra-low power Bluetooth LE (BLE); or
- power-optimized Ultra-wideband (UWB) compliant with 802.15.4z HRP, Fira Consortium, and Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), along with Doppler radar capability
- low power eNB-IoT Release 15, and Dual-Mode eNB-IoT & GNSS
- Adaptable coexistence schemes for smooth simultaneous operation
- Integrated turnkey multi-protocol Ceva-Waves Links platform embedding any of the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 802.15.4 and UWB wireless connectivity
Wireless IoT
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How Multi-Protocol Wireless Platforms Are Enabling The Next Wave Of Wireless Innovation
The wireless device market is evolving rapidly, driven by advances in multi-protocol connectivity technologies like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®, 802.15.4, and UWB. These innovations are enabling groundbreaking applications across consumer, enterprise, and industrial sectors—enhancing performance, reducing power consumption, and delivering smarter, faster devices with unprecedented features like positioning and sensing.
The Ceva-Waves Links™ family provides a comprehensive suite of wireless connectivity and processing solutions designed to help chipset vendors and OEMs meet the growing demands of the connected Edge AI device market. With Ceva’s cutting-edge solutions, companies can reduce the risk and investment needed to integrate multi-protocol connectivity into their products and accelerate their path to market.
Target Applications
Mobile
Delivering reliable, power-efficient Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 802.15.4 and Ultra-wideband connectivity at a minimum cost is a challenge for every mobile device designer
Wearables
Smart watches, smart bands, human/pet/asset trackers and earbuds are just some of the applications that demand ultra-low-power, ultra-miniature SoCs with embedded Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth and/or 802.15.4 and/or Ultra-wideband and/or NB-IoT
Consumer IoT
Without efficient and effective connectivity, developing IoT devices for the smart home or city would simply not be possible
Industrial IoT
From smart meters to smart cities, from factory floor to long-range asset tracking, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 802.15.4, NB-IoT and GNSS are an essential part of the connectivity mix
Cellular IoT / M2M
IoT devices and M2M communications require multiple wireless standards, including NB-IoT and LTE Cat-M
Automotive
From luxury to entry-level models, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Ultra-wideband are no longer optional extras on today's smart and connected cars
We have chosen Ceva-Waves Bluetooth dual mode IP because it allows us to address the widest possible range of applications, covering both classic and low energy connections.
Teo Swee Ann, CEO of Espressif Systems
