Bluetooth Connectivity Platform

Overview

The Ceva-Waves Bluetooth platform comprises a comprehensive set of hardware IP, software modules, and radios from Ceva and third-party partners addressing a broad choice of processes and nodes, to implement highly efficient Bluetooth connectivity in SoCs. The latest Bluetooth standards, both Bluetooth LE and dual-mode versions are supported, and an available add-in extends support to IEEE 802.15.4. Embedded into one of the Ceva-Waves Links multi-protocol wireless platforms, the Ceva-Waves Bluetooth IPs can efficiently co-exist with the Ceva-Waves Wi-Fi IP and/or Ceva-Waves UWB IP.

The Solution

The Ceva-Waves Bluetooth platform includes field-proven hardware IP for baseband controller, modem, and 2.4 GHz RF transceiver functions, and allows use of many third-party radio IPs as well. The platform includes optimized baseband controller hardware and software, and above the Host Controller Interface (HCI) a host-agnostic software protocol stack supporting all major Bluetooth profiles. The built-in 802.15.4 add-on suite shares the same Bluetooth radio, and includes IEEE 802.15.4 MAC & modem hardware IP and software, and is compatible with Zigbee, Thread and Matter host protocol stacks.

The Ceva-Waves Bluetooth platform is also available as part of the Ceva-Waves Links family of multi-protocol turnkey platforms, including with optimized Wi-Fi & Bluetooth co-existence interface and packet traffic arbiter.

The Ceva-Waves Bluetooth platforms also comprises a state-of-the-art radio in TSMC 12nm FFC+ supporting all the latest Bluetooth 6.0 dual mode features, along with next gen Bluetooth High Data Throughput and IEEE 802.15.4. Its innovative architecture provides best in class performance in term of power consumption, die size, sensitivity and output power.

Key Features

Full Bluetooth compatibility – supporting all features up to version 6.0 of the Bluetooth Core Specifications for both Bluetooth LE and dual mode, including Long Range, Mesh, AoA/AoD Direction Finding, both Classic Audio and LE Audio with Auracast, Periodic Advertising with Response (PAwR), and Channel Sounding
Compatible with Ceva’s radio and many third-party radio IP blocks
Hardware modem supporting all modulations and data rates: GFSK BR1M, LE1M/LE2M/LR125K/LR500K, π/4-DQPSK 2M, 8-DPSK 3M, O-QPSK 250K
Hardware baseband controller IP with minimal interrupts significantly off-loads the CPU for for lowest MIPS and power consumption
Software stack supports all modes and packet types, and a comprehensive set of profiles, in either HCI-split or fully hosted configurations.
State of the art radio in TSMC 12nm FFC+ supporting Bluetooth dual mode including next gen High Data Throughput, and IEEE 802.15.4.

Benefits

The Ceva-Waves Bluetooth platforms provide a fast, low-risk path for integrating low power and robust Bluetooth connectivity into an SoC.
The suite of optimized, integrated hardware IP and software has been deployed and Bluetooth SIG qualified in many customer chips. The feature-rich software stack supports a comprehensive et of profiles, including an IEEE 802.15.4 connectivity addon support.
Working with a wide variety of Ceva and third-party embedded-processor cores and radios, the unique blend of hardware assistance and optimized software minimizes interrupt load, eases real-time constraints on software, and consequently reduces performance demands on the CPU, allowing more flexibility in CPU selection and reducing power consumption.
A Wi-Fi coexistence interface and the ability to share a radio with Wi-Fi as in the Ceva-Waves Links100 platform guarantee power- and area-efficient integration of Bluetooth and 802.15.4 with Ceva-Waves Wi-Fi on an SoC.

Block Diagram

Applications

Consumer IoT
Automotive
Industrial
Mobile
PC

Technical Specifications

Foundry, Node

any

Maturity

Silicon proven

Availability

Available

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