Advanced communication DSP, providing cutting-edge performance for multi-Gigabit class connectivity

Overview

Key Features

• Fully programmable DSP architecture incorporating a unique mix of VLIW and Vector capabilities using a combination of computational units:
  • Vector Communication Unit
  • Scalar Computation Unit
• Highly powerful vector processor supporting fixed and floating point operations
  • 920 Vector GOPS
• High performance architecture
  • 1.8GHz @ 10nm process
  • 128 fixed-point MACs
  • Variable 16/32-bit instructions
  • 14-Stage pipeline
• A scalable processor architecture applicable to a wide variety of markets and devices
• Comprehensive multicore support
  • Streaming interface
  • Fully featured data cache
  • HW support for cache coherency
  • System interconnect with automated management
  • Dynamic scheduling support
• Optimal hardware-software partitioning via a mix of vector DSP and hardware accelerators
• Easy software development
  • Advanced IDE
  • Optimizing C compiler with Vec-C support (dedicated support for vector processors)
  • Cycle-accurate simulation and graphical profiling of the entire DSP sub-system
  • RTOS
  • Smooth migration path from off the-shelf ASSPs
  • MATLAB bi-directional connectivity (optional)
• Open architecture and standardized APIs
• Complete set of optimized communication libraries including: 5G NR, V5GTF, LTE-Advanced Pro, LTE, NB-IoT, HSPA+, TD-SCDMA, Wi-Fi 11ax, Wi-Fi 11ac, Wi-Fi 11n

Benefits

• Optimized for wireless applications and offering an extensive instruction set optimized for a wide range of communication standards to enable software-defined modem implementation
• Optimized to address the processing requirements for a wide range of next generation wireless applications
• Enables very high speed for extreme use cases
• Offers optimal performance to different communication markets requiring high processing capabilities
• Meets the needs of advanced wireless applications where systems need to offer high flexibility and offload multi-core and accelerators from the DSP. Dedicated inter-core interface designed for ultra-low latency
• Delivers exceptional power efficiency, while maintaining software flexibility
• Smooth C-level software development and easy integration into the target SoC reduces risk and time-to-market
• Additional software components can be easily developed or licensed through CEVA’s partners
• Significantly accelerates multi-mode modem design

Block Diagram

Applications

• Wireless eNodeB Cells Baseband Processing
  • Scalable from Femto and Small Cells all the way to Macro Cells and Cloud RAN
  • Supporting: 5G NR, Verizon 5GTF, LTE-Advanced Pro, LAA, LWA, LTE-A, HSPA+, TD-SCDMA, Wi-Fi 802.11ax/ac/ad, and more
• Carrier Wi-Fi Access Points
  • Supports: Wi-Fi 802.11ax/ac/ad/n with 8x8 MU-MIMO up to 10Gbps
• Enterprise Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi-Cellular LTE Offload
  • Addressing Wi-Fi 802.11ax/ac/ad AP and LTE-A Pro Small-Cells with LAA and LWA supporting up to 8x8 MIMO delivering up to 10 Gbps
• Wireline Modem
  • G.Fast, DSL, VDSL-2, DOCSIS 3.1, and more
• Remote Radio Heads (RRH)
  • Targeting digital front-end processing
  • Handling advanced DSP functions including: Digital Pre-distortion (DPD), Up/down sampling Filters, Up/ down conversion, Quadrature Modulation Correction, DC Offset Corrector, Carrier Frequency Offset Corrector and more
• Wireless Backhaul
  • Wideband spectrum point-2-point wireless communication supporting up to 4096 QAM
  • Targeting digital front-end processing
• Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) Terminals
  • xDSL and Cable replacement for Homes, SoHo, Enterprise
  • Supporting: 5G NR, Verizon 5GTF, LTE-Advanced Pro, LTE-A
• Mobile Wireless Terminals
  • eMBB Handsets, Smartphones, Tablets, data cards, etc.
  • Supporting: 5G NR, LTE-A Pro, LTE-Advanced, LTE-A, HSPA/+, W-CDMA, TD-SCDMA, and legacy GSM/GPRS/EDGE

Technical Specifications