Vendor: Gear Radio Electronics Corp. Category: Bluetooth

Bluetooth Platform IP

The GR2000 BLE Platform IPs are wireless IP targeting Bluetooth Low Energy applications.

Overview

The GR2000 BLE Platform IPs are wireless IP targeting Bluetooth Low Energy applications. The IPs are the cost-effective, ultra-low power, 2.4GHz RF IP. Very low active RF and low-power mode current consumption provide excellent battery lifetime and allow for operation on small coin cell batteries and in energy-harvesting applications. The IPs support Bluetooth 5 Low Energy key features: 1 Mbps/2Mbps and Long Range.

Key features

Low External BOM Count

  • Single antenna pin with integrated transceiver and receiver switch.
  • Integrated crystal oscillator load capacitors and integrated RF PLL filter.

Bluetooth-Gear Series

  • Bluetooth qualified link layer firmware up to stack & profile.
  • Flexible architecture to support different memories for firmware.

Bluetooth Core Specification 5

  • 2400-2484MHz
  • Master and slave mode
  • FHSS, GFSK modulation
  • AES-128 encryption engine

Complete Bluetooth 5 IP 

  • 2.4GHz RF tranceiver
  • Modem, protocol processing logic and link layer controller
  • Link layer firmware
  • Stack & Profile

Standard Features

  • Bluetooth 5 1Mbps, 2Mbps support
  • Long range coded PHY
  • Bluetooth 5 advertising extension
  • BLE channel selection

IP Implementatign

  • UMC55nm eFlash-uLP process
  • Power optimized system: Allow efficient sleep/wake
  • Netlist for modem, link layer and protocol
  • Link layer firmware available as source code
  • Separately licensable stack & profile

Block Diagram

What’s Included?

Design Deliverables

  • GDSII files for the RF front end.
  • RF transceiver integrated with pad ring for ease of integration and floor planning.
  • Netlist for modem, link layer.
  • Test vectors, timing and physical abstraction models.
  • Integration manual and release notes.

Support Deliverables

  • A RF EVB with a demonstration chip containing the Bluetooth-Gear series radio IP.
  • Reference design, PCB layout.
  • Radio control tool, RF test guidance.
  • Production test & radio calibration algorithm.

Files

Note: some files may require an NDA depending on provider policy.

Specifications

Identity

Part Number
GR2000 - BLE Plateform IPs
Vendor
Gear Radio Electronics Corp.
Type
Silicon IP

Provider

Gear Radio Electronics Corp.
HQ: Taiwan
Gear Radio Electronics Corp. is a research and development high-tech company dedicated to IoT communication design service solutions. The company brings together top talent from industry-leading heavy-duty chip design companies, covering RF analogy, systems, algorithms, software and digital circuit design and development expertise. Focusing on the IoT communication field, the core is the hardware circuit design. The goal is to create an optimized solution that will provide customers with a better user experience. Gear Radio Electronics Corp. was established in June 2016 with a registered capital of US$4 million, and is located at the Innovation and Development Building of Tsinghua University in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The company's first RF IP chip was launched in the first quarter of 2017 and successfully passed verification. Gear Radio Electronics Corp. is a wireless RF IC design and service company. It has integrated circuit design experience and a passionate RF technology development partner team that can design a complete RF solution. The entire team has extensive design experience and has design capabilities for all frequency bands in RF applications. We can provide design services for any RF application from 1GHz to commercial 2.4GH to UHF. In addition, we have extensive production experience from 110nm to 28nm process nodes. We have been studying technology in depth and have issued a number of patents. While meeting customer needs, we are constantly pursuing excellence in technology and breakthroughs. The main product line is Bluetooth IP, including dual-mode and single-mode low-power solutions. Bluetooth dual-mode IP includes wireless RF transceivers and wireless RF demodulators. Single-mode low-power IP includes the physical layer, link layer and protocol layer, providing customers with a complete solution for rapid product introduction. In addition to the standard communication IP, there is a custom IP design service that can provide customers with a dedicated IP. Professional IC design technology and comprehensive services are our mission. We believe this is the only service that can attract people. Insist on design innovations that apply to each project implementation; Gear Radio Electronics Corp. also expressed this insistence to each guest. We listen carefully to the needs of our customers, develop our products with unique innovation, and adopt the highest technical specifications to enable our customers to create a new vision. Our goal is to become an industry-leading indicator and to meet the diverse needs of our customers through continuous breakthrough technologies. Our mission is to continuously innovate and provide our customers with superior products and services. Our philosophy is "Integrity," "Innovation," and "Proactive". We continue to make breakthroughs and become a world-class wireless chip design company.

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Frequently asked questions about Bluetooth IP cores

What is Bluetooth Platform IP?

Bluetooth Platform IP is a Bluetooth IP core from Gear Radio Electronics Corp. listed on Semi IP Hub.

How should engineers evaluate this Bluetooth?

Engineers should review the overview, key features, supported foundries and nodes, maturity, deliverables, and provider information before shortlisting this Bluetooth IP.

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