Ceva partners with LG Electronics to accelerate UWB adoption
The collaboration pairs Ceva-Waves UWB baseband IP and software with UWB radio frequency (RF) technology developed by LG's SoC Center, giving customers a silicon-ready platform for integrating UWB into their SoCs. LG's UWB RF supports TSMC's 22nm process.
US-based semiconductor IP provider Ceva and South Korea’s LG Electronics have announced a collaboration that brings together their complementary baseband, software and RF technologies to deliver a complete Ultra-Wideband (UWB) solution for semiconductor and OEM companies developing next-generation automotive, industrial and consumer products.
The companies have already secured a major US semiconductor company as a customer for the combined solution, providing commercial validation for the joint offering, according to a media release.
The collaboration pairs Ceva-Waves UWB baseband IP and software with UWB radio frequency (RF) technology developed by LG’s SoC Center, giving customers a silicon-ready platform for integrating UWB into their SoCs. LG’s UWB RF supports TSMC’s 22nm process.
Together, the companies provide complementary technologies that can reduce engineering effort and integration risk and accelerate the development of differentiated UWB-enabled SoCs.
Ceva’s next-generation Ceva-Waves UWB architecture supports the latest IEEE 802.15.4ab standard. The platform also supports UWB radar sensing and new channels introduced with the next generation of the standard, expanding the technology's potential across secure access, asset tracking, indoor navigation, precise positioning and sensing applications, the media release said.
“By combining LG’s UWB RF expertise with Ceva's proven UWB baseband and software technologies, we are creating a complete solution that can help lower the barriers to UWB adoption and enable more companies to bring innovative UWB products to market,” said KANG YongSeok, Vice President, LG Electronics.
“UWB is entering a new phase as advances in range, performance and sensing open opportunities across automotive, industrial and consumer markets,” said Tal Shalev, Vice President and General Manager of the Wireless IoT Business Unit at Ceva. “Together with LG, we are combining proven baseband, software and RF technologies to give customers a highly integrated foundation for developing differentiated UWB products.”
