Cellular IoT and LPWAN - addressing the industry FUD
Chet Babla, ARM
Vendor:
VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Category:
Cellular
NB-IoT IP
The narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) technology supports the Cat-NB1 standard defined by the International Organization for…
Overview
The narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) technology supports the Cat-NB1 standard defined by the International Organization for Standardization (3GPP) and allows wide area low-power IoT communications. It mainly includes RF transceivers and digital baseband RF transceiver is implemented with the FD-SOI 22nm process to achieve low-power and high-performance design. Baseband implements the physical layer functionality together with ZSP core of Verisilicon. By integrating with software of PHY and protocol stack running on ZSP, it composes NB-IoT modem as a whole.
Key features
- Process Technology: GLOBALFOUNDRIES 22nmFDX
- Operation voltage: core 0.8v, I/O 1.8v
- Frequency band: 699~960MHz
- Implement NB-IoT functions of 36.211/212/213
- Comply with 3GPP 36.101 specification for Cat-NB1/NB2
- Operating junction temperature: -40°C to 85°C
- Support 26MHz XO
- Silicon-proven for whole modem system
Block Diagram
NB-IoT IP block diagram
What’s Included?
- Design Kit & Tape-out Kit
- IP Datasheet and Application
Silicon Options
| Foundry | Node | Process | Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|
| GlobalFoundries | 22nm | FDX | Silicon Proven |
Specifications
Identity
Part Number
NB-IoT IP
Vendor
VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Type
Silicon IP
Files
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Provider
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Frequently asked questions about cellular IP cores
What is NB-IoT IP?
NB-IoT IP is a Cellular IP core from VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. listed on Semi IP Hub. It is listed with support for globalfoundries Silicon Proven.
How should engineers evaluate this Cellular?
Engineers should review the overview, key features, supported foundries and nodes, maturity, deliverables, and provider information before shortlisting this Cellular IP.
Can this semiconductor IP be compared with similar products?
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