RivieraWavesTM Wi-Fi 7 IP platform for next
generation of Wi-Fi Access Point and Station/Client products,
offers full-featured, cost- and power-optimized solutions for
integrating high-performance Wi-Fi 7 connectivity into SoCs
ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 3, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Ceva, Inc. (NASDAQ: Ceva), the leading
licensor of silicon and software IP that enables Smart Edge devices
to connect, sense and infer data more reliably and efficiently,
today announced the general release of its next generation
RivieraWaves Wi-Fi 7 IP platform, further expanding its
widely-licensed portfolio of connectivity IP, targeting high-end
consumer and industrial applications including gateways, TVs,
set-top-boxes, streaming media devices, AR/VR headsets, personal
computing and smartphones. The RivieraWaves Wi-Fi 7 IP leverages
all the latest advanced features of the IEEE 802.11be standard to
deliver a premium high performance, cost- and power-optimized Wi-Fi
solution for integration into the next wave of Wi-Fi Access Point
(AP) and Station (STA) products.
According to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research,
annual Wi-Fi enabled chipset shipments will exceed 5.1 billion by
2028, with more than 1.7 billion of these chipsets supporting the
Wi-Fi 7 standard. As Wi-Fi enabled device shipments continue to
grow, increasing numbers of semiconductor companies and OEMs are
choosing to integrate Wi-Fi connectivity into their chip designs,
and need access to high quality Wi-Fi IP to reduce the development
costs and risks. Spanning Wi-Fi 4/5/6 over the past decade, Ceva
has already established a considerable leadership position in Wi-Fi
IP licensing, with more than 40 licensees for its RivieraWaves
Wi-Fi 6 IP family, serving a wide range of end markets and
applications, from end points to access points, across the IoT
sphere. Expanding on this leadership position, Ceva's RivieraWaves
Wi-Fi 7 IP provides a unique, comprehensive 802.11be MAC and PHY
solution for integration into the next generation of Wi-Fi SoC
products.
Andrew Zignani, Senior Research
Director, ABI Research, commented: "Ceva's wireless connectivity
IPs play an integral role in the proliferation of connectivity
standards in the broad IoT markets, as is evident from their
customer's success in shipping more than 1 billion connectivity
chips annually. With the introduction of their RivieraWaves Wi-Fi 7
IP platforms, semiconductor companies and OEMs have a trusted
partner to develop differentiated, high-performance Wi-Fi 7
chipsets for their connectivity roadmaps, with lower risk and a
lower cost of ownership."
Tal Shalev, Vice President and
General Manager of the Wireless IoT BU at Ceva, stated: "The
relentless expansion of Wi-Fi usage has pushed the Wi-Fi 7 standard
to offer enhanced data throughput, improved latency and support
more spectrum in the face of mounting network congestion. Achieving
this requires highly complex, cutting-edge functionalities like
4K QAM modulation, Multi Link
Operation and Multi Resource Unit to optimize link efficiency
across the available bands. Our RivieraWaves Wi-Fi 7 IP platform
incorporates all the features of this latest-generation, wireless
standard, dramatically simplifying development and time-to-market
for companies looking to add Wi-Fi 7 connectivity to their
products."
Wi-Fi 7's 4K QAM modulation scheme
is a substantial increase on the previous 1K QAM of Wi-Fi 6, while Multi Link Operation
(MLO) introduces dynamic channel aggregation, seamlessly combining
heterogenous channels from the same or different bands to navigate
interference and boost throughput. Similarly, Multi Resource Units
(MRU) enables the creation of larger channel bandwidths by
intelligently stitching together punctured or disjointed Resource
Units within the same band. The outcome is not only a remarkable up
to 5 times increase in raw speeds but also significantly reduced
latency, thanks to diminished contentions and retries.
RivieraWaves™ Wi-Fi 7 IP Key Features.
- Hallmark features of Wi-Fi 7 including 4K QAM modulation, Multi Link Operation (MLO),
Multi Resource Units (MRU)
- 2x2 MU-OFDM(A) transmitter and receiver supporting
802.11be, up to MCS13-2SS.
- 2x2 MU-MIMO (Multi-user, multiple-input, multiple-output
technology) for client-dense environments.
- Beamforming to maximize link budget in multi-antenna
systems.
- Full MAC software stack, supporting the latest security
standards including WPA3 and China's WAPI security standard
- Compatible with the EasyMesh standard for
interconnectivity between different APs.
- Advanced Packet Traffic Arbiter (PTA) functionality
for Wi-Fi & Bluetooth connectivity coexistence.
- Flexible RF interface enables integration with radio
circuitry from multiple Ceva partners or licensee's own radio
technology.
- Fully backward compatible with previous Wi-Fi generations
(Wi-Fi 4/5/6/6E)
Availability
The RivieraWaves Wi-Fi 7 IP
platform is available now for Access Point applications, with
an optimized Station implementation arriving later this year. For
more information, visit
https://www.ceva-ip.com/product/rivierawaves-wi-fi-platforms/.
About Ceva, Inc.
At Ceva, we are passionate about
bringing new levels of innovation to the smart edge. Our wireless
communications, sensing and Edge AI technologies are at the heart
of some of today's most advanced smart edge products. From
Bluetooth connectivity, Wi-Fi, UWB and 5G platform IP for
ubiquitous, robust communications, to scalable Edge AI NPU IPs, sensor fusion processors and embedded
application software that make devices smarter, we have the
broadest portfolio of IP to connect, sense and infer data more
reliably and efficiently. We deliver differentiated solutions that
combine outstanding performance at ultra-low power within a very
small silicon footprint. Our goal is simple – to deliver the
silicon and software IP to enable a smarter, safer, and more
interconnected world. This philosophy is in practice today, with
Ceva powering more than 17 billion of the world's most innovative
smart edge products from AI-infused smartwatches, IoT devices and
wearables to autonomous vehicles and 5G mobile networks.
Our headquarters are in Rockville,
Maryland with a global customer base supported by operations
worldwide. Our employees are among the leading experts in their
areas of specialty, consistently solving the most complex design
challenges, enabling our customers to bring innovative smart edge
products to market.
Ceva: Powering the Smart Edge™
Visit us at www.ceva-ip.com and follow us on LinkedIn, X,
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