Smart Modules General Information COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL INSIGHT SIP – May 2018 – Page 1 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Mailto: [email protected]: [email protected] Page 1 – 12 SEPTEMBER 2012 - CONFIDENTIAL Tel : +33 6 0777Web: 1474www.insightsip.com / +33 6 7855 9519 Contents Company Profile BLE Generalities UWB Generalities LoRa Generalities Module Pros & Cons COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL INSIGHT SIP – May 2018 – Page 2 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Mailto: [email protected]: [email protected] Page 2 – 12 SEPTEMBER 2012 - CONFIDENTIAL Tel : +33 6 0777Web: 1474www.insightsip.com / +33 6 7855 9519 Company Profile COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL INSIGHT SIP – May 2018 – Page 3 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Mailto: [email protected]: [email protected] Page 3 – 12 SEPTEMBER 2012 - CONFIDENTIAL Tel : +33 6 0777Web: 1474www.insightsip.com / +33 6 7855 9519 Company Profile Experts in RF System-in-Package (SiP) and Antenna-in-Package (AiP) in response to ultra miniature wireless solution demand Established in 2005 ✓ Founded by actual CEO and CTO ✓ Core team of PhD and MSc from National Semiconductor ✓ Electromagnetic simulation, antenna design and µW & RF circuit theory skills ✓ Unique set of design techniques & industrialization expertise ✓ Fab-less company Locations ✓ Europe – HQ & Technical team in Sophia-Antipolis ✓ North America – Subsidiary in Denver ✓ Asia – Sales office in Tokyo ✓ Global network of distributors COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL INSIGHT SIP – May 2018 – Page 4 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Mailto: [email protected]: [email protected] Page 4 – 12 SEPTEMBER 2012 - CONFIDENTIAL Tel : +33 6 0777Web: 1474www.insightsip.com / +33 6 7855 9519 Our Expertise SiP approach consists of integrating several different components into a single miniaturized module ✓ From different semiconductor and passive technologies ✓ Unique ability to embed functions within the package ✓ RF know-how ✓ Irrespective of the technology ▪ Organic substrates (BT, FR4...) ▪ Multi-layer ceramic substrates (LTCC, HTCC, Thick film…) ▪ Thin film Integrated Passive Devices (IPD) on silicon or glass ✓ Extremely rapid and low cost development cycles Addition of ultra-miniature antennas to the RF SiP create a so called “Antenna in Package” product (AiP) ✓ Fundamental part of long term Insight SiP’s research program ✓ Combining electromagnetic simulations and circuit level optimization ✓ Based on a user extendable library of physical objects ✓ R&D work has already been implemented in products for Bluetooth Low Energy and Wireless High Definition Interface products COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL INSIGHT SIP – May 2018 – Page 5 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Mailto: [email protected]: [email protected] Page 5 – 12 SEPTEMBER 2012 - CONFIDENTIAL Tel : +33 6 0777Web: 1474www.insightsip.com / +33 6 7855 9519 Our Mission Insight SiP is the leading provider of Low Power Networking and Ranging modules for advanced IoT solutions Our portfolio includes a diverse set of solutions to meet different IoT use cases Our modules provide class leading miniaturization They are designed with superb radio performance COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL INSIGHT SIP – May 2018 – Page 6 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Mailto: [email protected]: [email protected] Page 6 – 12 SEPTEMBER 2012 - CONFIDENTIAL Tel : +33 6 0777Web: 1474www.insightsip.com / +33 6 7855 9519 Low Power Networking Moderate Power 1000 BLE Moderate Cost Data BT 5 Rate Long Range (Kpbs) & Mesh 100 Very Low Power Very Low Cost Low Power Low Cost 10 1 1 10 100 1000 10000 Range (m) COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL INSIGHT SIP – May 2018 – Page 7 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Mailto: [email protected]: [email protected] Page 7 – 12 SEPTEMBER 2012 - CONFIDENTIAL Tel : +33 6 0777Web: 1474www.insightsip.com / +33 6 7855 9519 Low Power Networking Insight SiP developments focusses on providing a full range of products for IoT communication and networking Body Area Networks – BLE Home Networks – BLE, BLE Long Range, BLE Mesh Building Networks – BLE Mesh, BLE Long Range, LoRa Private Outdoor Area Networks – LoRa Private & Public Global Coverage – LoRa, LTE-M, NB-IoT COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL INSIGHT SIP – May 2018 – Page 8 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Mailto: [email protected]: [email protected] Page 8 – 12 SEPTEMBER 2012 - CONFIDENTIAL Tel : +33 6 0777Web: 1474www.insightsip.com / +33 6 7855 9519 Positioning Signal Strength Technology 1000 Cell Tower Accuracy Triangulation (cm) 100 Time of Flight Public Technology Networks UWB 10 1 1 10 100 1000 10000 Range (m) COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL INSIGHT SIP – May 2018 – Page 9 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Mailto: [email protected]: [email protected] Page 9 – 12 SEPTEMBER 2012 - CONFIDENTIAL Tel : +33 6 0777Web: 1474www.insightsip.com / +33 6 7855 9519 Positioning Another strategic focus for Insight SiP is to deploy a full range of modules and solutions for location applications Security Bubble – UWB Cheap and Cheerful Location – BLE Location in Building – UWB, LoRa 2.4 Outdoor Area Networks – LoRa, LoRa 2.4 Global Coverage – LoRa, LTE-M, NB-IoT, Cell Tower Based Location COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL INSIGHT SIP – May 2018 – Page 10 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Mailto: [email protected]: [email protected] Page 10 – 12 SEPTEMBER 2012 - CONFIDENTIAL Tel : +33 6 0777Web: 1474www.insightsip.com / +33 6 7855 9519 Our Product Lines Design Service Business Unit ✓ Turnkey solutions for creative packaging solutions ✓ Any Wireless connectivity to fit any device space ✓ Multiple Technologies : BT, FR4, LTCC, HTCC, Thick Film, PCB, IPD,… ✓ Multiple Assembly Methods: SMT, Wirebond, Flipchip, Embedded Dies… ✓ Optimization Size / Cost / Time to Market ✓ Technical Successes in 3G, ANT, BLE, Bluetooth®, GSM/W-CDMA, GPS, ISM, LTE, NFC, RFID, UMTS, UWB, WHDI™, WiFi, WLan, Zigbee ® … ✓ Benefits to our customers: Smaller, Faster, Lower Cost Standard Modules Business Unit ✓ Dedicated to wireless electronic industry ✓ Bluetooth Low Energy, ANT+, UWB, LoRa, LTE-M, NB-IoT ✓ Secured Connectivity ✓ Low Energy Sensors ✓ Beacons ✓ Benefits to our customers: Ready to use modules COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL INSIGHT SIP – May 2018 – Page 11 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Mailto: [email protected]: [email protected] Page 11 – 12 SEPTEMBER 2012 - CONFIDENTIAL Tel : +33 6 0777Web: 1474www.insightsip.com / +33 6 7855 9519 Our Production Break by Application Volumes 2016 Manufacturing with multiple 2014 2015 established partners ✓ Amkor ✓ ASE ✓ AT&S 2017 Low Energy Connectivity ✓ Barry Ind Connectivity ✓ Kyocera 4G/5G Front End & Radio ✓ Tong Hsing Secure Connectivity (Internal and licensed production) Modules Shipment Quality standards in production ✓ ISO9000 standards and several other equivalent certifications ✓ OHSAS18001 – Health and Safety management ✓ ISO13485 – Medical requirements ✓ AS9100 – Aerospace requirements ✓ QS9000 – Automotive requirements COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL INSIGHT SIP – May 2018 – Page 12 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Mailto: [email protected]: [email protected] Page 12 – 12 SEPTEMBER 2012 - CONFIDENTIAL Tel : +33 6 0777Web: 1474www.insightsip.com / +33 6 7855 9519 BLE Generalities COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL INSIGHT SIP – May 2018 – Page 13 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Mailto: [email protected]: [email protected] Page 13 – 12 SEPTEMBER 2012 - CONFIDENTIAL Tel : +33 6 0777Web: 1474www.insightsip.com / +33 6 7855 9519 BLE Generalities Bluetooth SIG ✓ The Bluetooth Special Interest Group was formed in 1998 ✓ This is now a community of over 30000 members Bluetooth Classic ✓ V2.0 Bluetooth Classic released in 2004 ✓ V3.0 Bluetooth High Speed adopted in 2009 Dedicated to audio application Bluetooth Low Energy ✓ V4.0 First Bluetooth Low Energy concept adopted in 2010 ✓ V4.1 Multirole capabilities Master & Slave on the same chip ✓ V4.2 Enable IPv6 for Bluetooth Improve speed, security and privacy ✓ BT 5 Adopted end 2016 2X speed, 4X range, 8X throughput COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL INSIGHT SIP – May 2018 – Page 14 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Mailto: [email protected]: [email protected] Page 14 – 12 SEPTEMBER 2012 - CONFIDENTIAL Tel : +33 6 0777Web: 1474www.insightsip.com / +33 6 7855 9519 BLE Generalities Bluetooth BR/EDR Bluetooth BR/EDR = Basic Rate / Enhanced Data Rate ✓ establishes a relatively short-range ✓ continuous wireless connection ✓ makes it ideal for use cases such as streaming audio Dual-Mode Bluetooth LE = Low Energy ✓ allows for short bursts of long-range radio connection Bluetooth LE ✓ doesn’t require continuous connection ✓ depends on long battery life ✓ makes it ideal for Internet of Things (IoT) applications Dual-Mode ✓ available to support single devices such as smartphones or tablets ✓ need to connect to BR/EDR devices (such as audio headsets) ✓ Also need to connect to LE devices (such as wearables or retail beacons) COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL INSIGHT SIP – May 2018 – Page 15 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Mailto: [email protected]: [email protected] Page 15 – 12 SEPTEMBER 2012 - CONFIDENTIAL Tel : +33 6 0777Web: 1474www.insightsip.com / +33 6 7855 9519 BLE Consumption Bluetooth LE is designed for Low Power Applications ✓ Where aim is long battery life ✓ Months / years off coin cell ✓ Occasional data exchange Principle of Bluetooth LE solution ✓ BLE chip saves power by being in “sleep mode” most of the time ✓ Power consumption is strongly related to data rate ✓ Bluetooth low energy is designed to enable connectivity of power-sensitive devices operating on primary cells for long periods of time ranging from months to potentially several years ✓ One cannot look at peak RX or TX current to assess overall power consumption since the time in low power