IC combines RivieraWaves Bluetooth 5.4 IP with
SKAIChips inhouse RF/Power/Analog/AI expertise to achieve lowest
power draw, critical for ESL tags and related industrial
applications
ROCKVILLE,
Md., Feb. 6, 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, announced today that SKAIChips Co.
Ltd., a leading innovator in low power wireless technologies for
the Fourth Industrial Revolution, has licensed the RivieraWaves
Bluetooth 5.4 IP for the development of an Electronic Shelf Label
(ESL) IC. Global technology intelligence firm ABI Research
forecasts that the ESL market will grow from nearly 185 million
annual shipments in 2022 to nearly 560 million units by 2027, with
Bluetooth-enabled ESLs accounting for a growing portion of the
overall market.
SKAIChips was established in 2019 with the
mission to provide highly innovative and intelligent ICs that help
deliver on the promise of the 4th industrial revolution,
also known as Industry 4.0. The company has significant in-house
expertise in RF/Power/Analog/AI, which is synergistic to Ceva's
portfolio of IPs that enable devices to connect, sense and infer
data. By leveraging Ceva's Bluetooth SIG qualified Bluetooth 5.4 IP
to expedite its time to market, SKAIChips can develop a
cost-efficient, feature-rich ESL IC with minimal power draw.
Moreover, Ceva and SKAIChips are collaborating on the Channel
Sounding feature which will be introduced in a future generation of
the Bluetooth standard to deliver enhanced accuracy and security
for positioning applications spanning automotive, industrial and
broader IoT markets.
"SKAIChips is committed to providing customers
with robust, intelligent ICs that enable innovative products for
the industrial market," said Kang-Yoon
Lee, CEO of SKAIChips. "We are honored to collaborate with
Ceva and deploy their Bluetooth 5.4 platform for our ESL chip,
ensuring best-in-class connectivity and feature set that create
exceptional value for our customers."
"We're excited to welcome SKAIChips to the Ceva
Bluetooth ecosystem, and further extend our reach into the
high-growth industrial markets," said Tal
Shalev, Vice President and General Manager, Wireless IoT
Business Unit at Ceva. "SKAIChips is an innovative and exciting
company that brings considerable expertise in low power RF that
perfectly complements our Bluetooth IP. The ESL space offers
enormous potential and we look forward to monitoring SKAIChips
progress as they enter this market enabled by our best-in-class
Bluetooth 5.4 IP."
Ceva's RivieraWaves Bluetooth 5.4 is the first IP
platform to achieve Bluetooth SIG qualification that includes all
features of the standard, including Periodic Advertising with
Responses (PAwR) and Encrypted Advertising Data (EAD), both of
which are required to address the Electronic Shelf Label market
opportunity. Smart Retail is increasingly adopting ESLs that
contain information such as pricing, offers and promotions,
inventory status, and product details. This adoption will be
greatly accelerated by the availability of a low cost,
standard-based communication technology. With Bluetooth 5.4, the
mature Bluetooth connectivity technology is enhanced to
deliver an optimized, secure and energy-efficient network to
accommodate potentially thousands of ESLs and other authenticated
devices, delivering substantial real-world economic benefits in the
process.
For more information, visit:
https://www.ceva-ip.com/product/rivierawaves-bluetooth-platforms/
About SKAIChips
Headquartered in
Suwon, South Korea, SKAIChips is
focused on the development of advanced wireless power solution with
AI. Founded in April 2019, Sung Kyun
Kwan University (SKKU) Integrated Circuit Lab (Advisor: Prof.
Kang-Yoon Lee)-based company that
designs innovative ICs and supplies and develops products for
industrial demand, SKAIChips has RF/Power/Analog/AI solutions and
has been constantly growing since its foundation. For more
information, visit www.skaichips.co.kr.
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™
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