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Ceva — Technical Presentation (June 2022)

28 slides from Ceva's technical presentation, June 2022

  1. Slide 1: Cost Effective 5G for the IoT: PentaG2 Next Generation 5G NR IP Platform

    Cost Effective 5G for the IoT PentaG2™ – Next Generation 5G NR IP Platform Nir Shapira, Director for Strategic Technologies June 2022 Copyright © 2022 CEVA, Inc. CEVA CEVAProprietary ProprietaryInformation Information 1

  2. Slide 2: CEVA Introduction

    CEVA Introduction CEVA CEVAProprietary ProprietaryInformation Information 2

  3. Slide 3: Corporate Introduction

    Corporate Introduction Worldwide Operations Licensing IP since 1991 Powered > 1.6bn devices in 2021 NASDAQ:CEVA Strong, profitable ~$162m cash, no debt >475 employees >160 registered patents R&D centers Global Reach Through Local Presence; Israel, U.S., France, & U.K. All direct CEVA employees CEVA

  4. Slide 4: Technology Portfolio - Enabling Smart Edge Devices

    Technology Portfolio - Enabling Smart Edge Devices Wireless Connectivity IPs Smart Sensing IPs Domain of today’s webinar Cellular Computer Vision Wi-Fi Voice Bluetooth Motion Sensors UWB Edge AI Integrated IP Solutions CEVA CEVAProprietary ProprietaryInformation Information 4

  5. Slide 5: CEVA - The Expert Source for Wireless IP

    CEVA - The “Expert Source” for Wireless IP UE, CPE & V2X 5G Infrastructure CEVA CEVAProprietary ProprietaryInformation Information 5

  6. Slide 6: CEVA in Handsets and Terminals

    CEVA in Handsets and Terminals CEVA’s Cellular Handset Tradition Terminal and non-Handset Opportunity Powering handsets from 2G to 5G PentaG2 offering is an ideal baseband platform for 5G non- CEVA based 5G handset already in mass production handset M2M vertical use case Strong footprint in both Tie

  7. Slide 7: CEVA Cellular Modem Legacy

    CEVA Cellular Modem Legacy A strong foundation in the UE market PentaG2 – Full Hardwired IP Platform for 4G/5G UE 2022: 4G/5G Support 3GPP Release 17+ eMBB /RedCap/ URLLC/ V2X Full hardwired data path for optimized PPA Time 5G Processing Chains reference Software 5G ISA PentaG – First IP Platform fo

  8. Slide 8: 5G Non Handset Opportunity

    5G Non Handset Opportunity CEVA CEVAProprietary ProprietaryInformation Information 8

  9. Slide 9: 3GPP Broadband standard evolves in main trajectories, all covered by PentaG2

    3GPP Broadband standard evolves in 4 main trajectories, all covered by PentaG2 CEVA CEVAProprietary ProprietaryInformation Information 9

  10. Slide 10: Non Handset M2M Cellular Modem Shipments: 1.24 Billion

    Non Handset M2M Cellular Modem 1.24 Billion Shipments in 2027 Huge market for industrial and other vertical use cases 4G/5G broadband (non NB-IoT) TAM is 710m Cat.1 market share is significant in China 5G ramp up in second half of decade, RedCap to replace some of LTE Cat 1-4 volume Fragmented acros

  11. Slide 11: 5G for the IoT - RedCap

    5G for the IoT - RedCap RedCap for Reduced Capability Performance compatible with LTE Cat 4 – with improved latency and operation in 5G bands Allows low cost 5G green field deployments 20 MHz BW with roadmap to 5/10 MHz in Rel. 18 True Half Duplex – reduced complexity RF front end (with RFIC and fro

  12. Slide 12: RedCap and 5G Advanced in Consumer

    RedCap and 5G Advanced in Consumer 1 Billion RedCap Shipments by end of decade 300M yearly RedCap TWS shipments Initial RedCap penetration will be for IoT and Industrial vertical Source: ABI uses cases From Rel. 18 (5G Advanced) expected to penetrate consumer markets Significant RedCap consumer pene

  13. Slide 13: Example use case: Connectivity for Wearables

    Example use case: Connectivity for Wearables ► Convergence of short range and WAN connectivity technologies ► 5G use case for both communications and positioning ► Integration path for 5G baseband into SoC  In future might be ubiquitous as Wi-Fi CEVA CEVAProprietary ProprietaryInformation Informati

  14. Slide 14: PentaG2 Architecture

    PentaG2 Architecture CEVA CEVAProprietary ProprietaryInformation Information 14

  15. Slide 15: Introducing PentaG2

    Introducing PentaG2™ Industry’s Most Comprehensive 5G Baseband Platform IP for Mobile Broadband and IoT ► Second generation of the silicon proven PentaG 4G/5G UE IP 2X Higher Performance* ► A comprehensive baseband platform designed for next generation 4G/5G UE applications, with:  Complete HW acce

  16. Slide 16: PentaG2 Target Use Cases

    PentaG2™ Target Use Cases PentaG2™-Max PentaG2™-Lite Reduced Capacity (RedCap), High end eMBB Low latency URLLC LTE CAT1 Handsets, CPE, Fixed XR, Headsets, Industrial, Wearables, Surveillance, Terminals, FWA Healthcare, V2X Smart grid, Telematics CEVA CEVAProprietary ProprietaryInformation Informati

  17. Slide 17: PentaG2 Max: 5G eMBB, URLLC, V2X, LTE UE

    PentaG2™Max 5G eMBB, URLLC, V2X, LTE UE PentaG2-Max CEVA CEVAProprietary ProprietaryInformation Information 17

  18. Slide 18: PentaG2 Lite: 5G RedCap/LTE CAT1 UE

    PentaG2™Lite 5G RedCap/ LTE CAT1 UE PentaG2-Lite CEVA CEVAProprietary ProprietaryInformation Information 18

  19. Slide 19: Accelerators

    PentaG2 Programmable Lite Accelerators Lite ► Rich set of HW Accelerators and Lite Co-Processors required to support complete offload of main processing chains Lite ► Highly flexible (at RTL level) to accommodate a wide range of use cases Lite ► Lean and compact configurations Lite for PentaG2-Lite

  20. Slide 20: The Three Pillars of PentaG2 Hardware Architecture

    The Three Pillars of PentaG2 Hardware Architecture Scalability PPA Flexibility • Fully programmable from CEVA- • Throughput • Power target per use case BX2 controllers (with drivers) • #MIMO layers/antennas • Ultra low power • Forward upgradable to new • Supported # of CC microarchitecture for relea

  21. Slide 21: DSPs

    DSPs Single Scalar DSP/Controller for RedCap CEVA-XC4500 Vector DSP CEVA-BX2 Scalar DSP ►Best in class baseband vector DSP ►High-performance Control plane ►64 wide MAC Vector Unit  Acts as PentaG2 PHY control processor ►Optimized 5G performance with dedicated 5G ISA  Best in class controller with

  22. Slide 22: PentaG2 HW/SW Partition - Rx Chains

    PentaG2 HW/SW partition– Rx Chains PDSCH DL-SCH FEC HW optimized data channel LDPC Decoder + CRC PDCCH CEVA-MRD Measurement Polar / Block Decoding HARQ Combining PBCH CEVA-EMU/VMU Cell Search De-Rate Matching Polar / Block Decoding De-Rate Matching CEVA-XC/CEVA-BX Beam Management De-Scrambling De-Ra

  23. Slide 23: PentaG2 HW/SW Partition - Tx Chains

    PentaG2 HW/SW partition- Tx Chains PUSCH UL-SCH UCI FEC LDPC Encoding + CRC Polar / Block Coding HW optimized data channel CEVA-MRD Rate Matching Rate Matching PUCCH Format 2/3/4 UCI CEVA-EMU CB Concatenation CB Concatenation Polar / Block Encoding CEVA-XC/CEVA-BX Multiplexing Rate Matching UCI Over

  24. Slide 24: PentaG2 Deliveries Summary

    PentaG2™ Deliveries Summary CEVA CEVAProprietary ProprietaryInformation Information 24

  25. Slide 25: PentaG2 Wireless Platform Simulator

    PentaG2™ Wireless Platform Simulator ► An integrated System-C simulation environment allowing system engineers, architects and SW developers to model, profile and debug in pre-silicon ► Supporting all PentaG2 components  Modeling shared external memory and AXI/APB interconnect ► Fast prototyping an

  26. Slide 26: PentaG2 Radio Platform SW + FPGA Roadmap

    PentaG2 Radio Platform SW + FPGA Roadmap Third Rel. FR1 Full UE Ready for Callbox testing Second Rel. FR1 Full PHY Deployed First Rel. FR1 Rx/Tx PHY Chains CEVA CEVAProprietary ProprietaryInformation Information 26

  27. Slide 27: Cost Effective 5G for the IoT - Summary

    Cost Effective 5G for the IoT – Summary ► Non handset cellular market  Non handset M2M cellular modem shipments to reach 1.24 Billion in 2027  RedCap to replace LTE Cat 1-4 across many verticals ► PentaG2  PentaG2 is the only 5G NR IP platform in the market  PentaG2 offers complete hardware acce

  28. Slide 28: Thank You

    Thank You CEVA CEVAProprietary ProprietaryInformation Information 28

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