IP-platform dækker fra baseband til RF
Det engelske firma tilbyder nu på licensbasis en komplet konnektivitets IP-løsning, der inkluderer alle elementer fra baseband til RF (in english).
Imagination Technologies (IMG.L) announces that it is offering complete Ensigma connectivity IP system solutions including Wi-Fi/Bluetooth software, media access control (MAC) layer, baseband, analog front end (AFE) and RF, through a range of flexible licensing and support models.To accelerate customers’ time to market, Imagination provides its Ensigma radio communications processors (RPUs) as complete communications solutions including certifications. In addition to licensing baseband IP, Imagination provides RF IP for customers who need it. Imagination already works with partner RF providers and customers’ own in-house RF to provide a range of RF choices that work with Ensigma basebands.
Customers who don’t already have RF capability can license Ensigma RF as hard IP blocks for SoC integration or standalone use. If needed, customers can also take advantage of Imagination’s back-end productization, pre-certification, characterization, and test capabilities.
Says Toshiya Matsui, general manager, Toshiba explains:
- We leveraged multiple Imagination IP cores in our highly integrated IoT processors. This includes the Ensigma Explorer RPU that provides the high-speed Wi-Fi which is a hallmark of these processors. The fact that Imagination also offers RF made it easy for us to take these processors into production.”
Says Nir Shapira, CTO, Celeno Communications ads:
- As a leading provider of high-performance Wi-Fi chips and software, it’s critical that we partner with companies who provide a combination of high-quality technology and flexible business models. We recently worked with Imagination on a high-end 4x4 802.11ac Wave 2 design project and their highly flexible and proficient approach assisted us tremendously in delivering an optimized solution to the market within tight time-to-market constraints.
- Connectivity is increasingly moving on-chip – not only the baseband, but also in many cases the RF functionality. With Ensigma, Imagination provides the world’s most complete end-to-end connectivity IP solutions from RF to baseband, enabling customers to easily integrate a broad spectrum of communications capabilities into their SoC designs. Our Ensigma RPUs – including the high-performance Explorer family and low-power Whisper family – are already shipping in millions of units, says Chakra Parvathaneni, vice president of Ensigma business operations at Imagination.
As part of its commitment to providing a range of RF choices that complement Ensigma RPUs, Imagination has collaborated with Synopsys, a leading provider of high-quality IP solutions. Synopsys provides DesignWare Bluetooth Smart IP, supporting the latest Bluetooth low energy standard and operating down to one volt supply, and Analog Front-End IP to enable wireless device connectivity with low-power consumption.
John Koeter, vice president of marketing for IP and prototyping, Synopsys, says:
- Synopsys collaborated with Imagination to ensure our silicon-proven DesignWare Bluetooth Smart IP and Analog Front-End IP solutions are fully interoperable with Imagination’s Ensigma baseband IP. We worked closely with Imagination to optimize radio drivers, enabling low-risk integration of our Bluetooth Smart IP with Ensigma’s baseband into customer designs.
Ensigma connectivity IP is available for license as complete IP subsystems incorporating RF/AFE/baseband in different technology nodes. The first subsystems include:
• Ensigma Whisper low-power Wi-Fi 802.11n 1x1 subsystem for applications such as wearable computing, health care, home control
• Ensigma Whisper ultra-low power Bluetooth Smart and 802.15.4 subsystem for extremely low-power applications such as wearables and IoT sensors
• Ensigma Explorer high-performance Wi-Fi 802.11ac 2x2 MIMO subsystem for applications such as video streaming, Wi-Fi cameras and access points
