Vendor: Ceva, Inc. Category: Cellular

5G-Advanced Modem IP for Edge and IoT Applications

PentaG-Edge is a 5G- modem IP subsystem optimized for terrestrial edge and IoT deployments, including industrial and private 5G n…

Overview

PentaG-Edge is a 5G-Advanced modem IP subsystem optimized for terrestrial edge and IoT deployments, including industrial and private 5G networks, drones, gateways, and custom modem designs.

Built on Ceva’s third-generation PentaG platform, PentaG-Edge enables scalable, standards-based 5G connectivity while reducing the cost and complexity of developing a cellular baseband modem in-house.

Delivered as a fully validated modem subsystem, it accelerates SoC integration and shortens time-to-silicon for next-generation edge devices.

The Solution

PentaG‑Edge is a fully integrated, plug‑and‑play 5G‑Advanced modem IP for IoT/industrial and terrestrial UE applications

Multiple IoT use cases such as industrial 5G networks, robotics, drones, wearables, XR headsets, broadband CPE, V2X

Enables rapid creation of custom modem products using an integrated modem solution aligned to 3GPP Rel‑18.

Key features

5G-Advanced Multi-Profile Support

  • 3GPP Release 18 compliant
  • Support for eRedCap, RedCap, eMBB, and URLLC
  • Upgrade path toward future 3GPP releases

Scalable Performance Architecture

  • Throughput scaling from 10 Mbps to 4 Gbps
  • 1×1, 2×2, and 4×4 MIMO configurations
  • Up to 1024-QAM modulation
  • Support for FR1 and FR2 (including mmWave)

Optimized for Edge Deployments

  • Configurable architecture for industrial and private 5G networks
  • Support for latency-sensitive and reliability-driven applications
  • Power-efficient implementation across performance tiers

Differentiation and Customization

  • Hardware accelerators for compute-intensive signal processing
  • Programmable DSP resources for proprietary algorithm integration
  • Flexible interfaces enabling system-level optimization

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Benefits

  • Accelerates development of private and industrial 5G devices
  • Reduces modem integration risk for semiconductor and system vendors
  • Supports configurable 5G profiles tailored to deployment needs
  • Enables performance scaling across throughput and MIMO configurations
  • Preserves differentiation through programmable DSP and flexible software interfaces

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Specifications

Identity

Part Number
Ceva-PentaG-Edge
Vendor
Ceva, Inc.

Provider

Ceva, Inc.
HQ: USA
The Smart Edge runs on Ceva! Ceva is the leader in innovative silicon and software IP solutions that enable smart edge products to connect, sense, and infer data more reliably and efficiently. At Ceva, we are passionate about the smart edge. Providing the technology and market expertise our customers need to be successful is what we do best, and we’ve been doing it for over 30 years. With the industry’s only portfolio of comprehensive communications and scalable edge AI IP, Ceva powers the connectivity, sensing, and inference in today’s most advanced smart edge products across consumer IoT, mobile, automotive, infrastructure, industrial, and personal computing. More than 17 billion of the world’s most innovative smart edge products from smartphones to drones to cellular base stations and more are powered by Ceva. We create innovative technologies that help our customers turn great ideas into extraordinary products. We license our portfolio of wireless communications and scalable edge AI IP to our customers, breaking down barriers to entry and enabling them to bring new cutting-edge products to market faster, more reliably, efficiently, and economically. Ceva is a trusted partner to over 400 of the leading semiconductor and OEM companies including Actions, Artosyn, ASR, Atmosic, Autotalks, Beken, Bestechnic, Brite, Broadcom, Celeno, Ceragon, Cirrus Logic, Dialog Semiconductor, DSP Group, Espressif, FujiFilm, GCT Semi, iCatch, InPlay, Intel, Itron, Leadcore, LG Electronics, Mediatek, Microchip, Nextchip, Nokia, Novatek, NXP, ON Semiconductor, Optek, Oticon, Panasonic, RDA, Renesas, Rockchip, Rohm, Samsung, Sanechips, Sharp, Siflower, SigmaStar, Socionext, Sony, Socionext, Sonova, STMicroelectronics, Toshiba, Unisoc, Vatics, Yamaha and ZTE all leverage Ceva’s industry-leading IP. These companies incorporate our IP into application-specific integrated circuits (“ASICs”) and application-specific standard products (“ASSPs”) that they manufacture, market and sell to consumer electronics companies. Headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, Ceva has over 400 employees worldwide, with design centers in Israel, Ireland, France, United Kingdom, United States, Serbia, and sales and support offices located in Europe, the U.S. and throughout Asia. Ceva is a sustainable and environmentally conscious company, adhering to our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. As such, we emphasize and focus on environmental preservation, recycling, the welfare of our employees and privacy – which we promote on a corporate level. At Ceva, we are committed to social responsibility, values of preservation and consciousness towards these purposes.

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