Vendor: Orca Systems Inc. Category: Bluetooth

Bluetooth 5.x Low Energy (BLE) RF Transceiver

Orca’s ultra-low power Bluetooth low energy RF transceiver and modem is a best-in-class Bluetooth 5 low energy design for battery…

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Overview

Orca’s ultra-low power Bluetooth low energy RF transceiver and modem is a best-in-class Bluetooth 5 low energy design for battery-powered IoT and M2M applications. The ORC2010 design supports sub-1V operation and is optimized for system-on-chip (SoC) integration.

The IP delivers higher data rate using packet length extension and is perfectly suited for wearables, smart home devices, medical devices, beacons, game controllers, human interface devices and other ultra-low-power IoT solutions.

Key features

  • Bluetooth Low Energy 5 (BLE5) compliant
  • Patented Wireless RF™ digital radio technology
  • Integrated LNA, PA, T/R switch, ADC/DAC and matching network
  • Sensitivity (1Mbps) = -98dBm
  • Tx power = +5 dBm (programmable)
  • Best in-band and out-of-band blocker rejection
  • Ultra-low current in active, sleep and standby modes
  • 2MHz, 1MHz and long-range modes
  • Sub 1-volt operation
  • Ultra-compact footprint and die area

Benefits

  • Ultra-Low Power
  • Small Silicon Area
  • All-Digital RF technology
  • Optimized SoC Integration
  • Best-in-class RF transceiver performance

Applications

  • Battery-powered IoT
  • Wearables
  • Sensors
  • Earphones
  • Smart home devices
  • Beacons
  • Medical devices

Silicon Options

Foundry Node Process Maturity
UMC 55nm LP —

Specifications

Identity

Part Number
ORC2010
Vendor
Orca Systems Inc.

Provider

Orca Systems Inc.
HQ: USA
Orca Sytems is an RF semiconductor company offering groundbreaking low-power digital transceivers for the growing IoT device market. Our silicon-proven Orca Live Wireless RF™ digital radio and digital power amplifier technology delivers the long promised benefits of digital RF solutions: ultra-low power, low cost, small size and easy integration into system-on-chip (SoC) solutions. Only Orca offers customers a low-power digital RF transceiver portfolio for all major IoT standards, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and LTE. Orca offers RF transceivers as IP, known good die (KGD) or packaged chips. Orca Live Wireless RF™ digital technology solves three longstanding problems for RF transceivers: 1. Power: Extend the battery life of devices by implementing extremely efficient digital technology in the transceiver’s core components 2. Size: Easily port and integrate RF into SoCs at low process geometries and low voltage 3. Cost: Manufacture digital RF for the leading IoT communication standards in standard CMOS Much more can be found at our website: • Home page: http://www.orcasystems.com/ • About Orca and our technology: http://www.orcasystems.com/about/
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