CEVA-powered Nurlink eNB-IoT SoC completes call on NB-IoT network
NK6010 is an ultra-low cost and power-efficient NB-IoT SoC designed specifically for narrowband connectivity in mass market IoT devices such as smart meters, wearables, asset trackers and industrial sensors. Based on the CEVA-Dragonfly NB2, the SoC incorporates RF front-end, RF transceiver, cellular baseband, power management unit and application processor, to minimize the chip size and cost of the solution. It supports full NB-IoT frequency bands with major global carriers, ensuring smooth and rapid certification of devices on any NB-IoT commercial network around the world. The SoC also includes an extremely low-power multi-GNSS subsystem, which supports GPS/Beidou/Galileo/GLONASS global navigation systems. This subsystem allows fast positioning while also supporting highly-accurate device tracking. NK6010 is currently undergoing testing with operators worldwide and expected to enter mass production later this year.
The CEVA-Dragonfly NB2 IP is a modular technology, composed of the CEVA-X1 IoT processor, an optimized RF transceiver, baseband, and a protocol stack to offer a complete Release 14 Cat-NB2 modem IP that significantly reduces time-to-market and lowers entry barriers. It is a fully software-configurable solution and can be extended with multi-constellation GNSS and sensor fusion functionality. The IP includes a reference silicon of the complete modem design, including an embedded CMOS RF transceiver and PA, an advanced digital front-end, physical layer firmware, and a protocol stack (MAC, RLC, PDCP, RRC, and NAS).
“The CEVA-Dragonfly NB2 platform, along with CEVA’s excellent technical support, provided the solid foundation that enabled us to achieve this milestone so quickly,” said Dr. Xiaohua Kong, Nurlink CEO
“CEVA is committed to ensuring that NB-IoT is the long-range connectivity ‘standard-of-choice’ for IoT devices by offering a comprehensive NB-IoT IP that significantly lowers the entry barriers for companies looking to integrate this technology into their SoC designs,” said Ange Aznar, Vice President and General Manager of the Wireless IoT Business Unit at CEVA. “Nurlink’s latest milestone is highly impressive and represents a strong endorsement of both the excellence of their engineering team and of the capabilities of our CEVA-Dragonfly NB2 IP to rapidly advance NB-IoT SoC design.”
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