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ON Semiconductor Introduces World's Most Compact Sigfox Verified Solution With its First RF System-in-Package for Low Power IoT Designs
Sigfox World IoT Expo - Booth #4 - ON (News - Alert) Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON),
driving energy efficient innovations, has announced a new programmable
RF transceiver System in Package (SiP) integrating an advanced RF
System-on-Chip (SoC) with all surrounding Bill of Material (including a
TCXO). The AX-SIP-SFEU provides the most integrated Sigfox
solution for both uplink (transmit) and downlink (receive)
communications. The device is the first in a new family of SiPs that
will be launched over the coming months, providing a comprehensive range
of ready-to-use, turnkey radio frequency (RF) solutions to support
applications requiring Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity.
With the challenging space constraints of many IoT applications - where,
for example, connectivity is needed close to the sensor - ON
Semiconductor's 7 mm x 9 mm x 1 mm SiP transceiver has almost one-third
the footprint and is one-tenth the overall size of a module-based
solution; this gives engineers much greater design freedom. Building on
the success of the AX-SFEU SoC family and thanks to the integration of
all necessary functionality, the AX-SIP-SFEU positions ON Semiconductor
with a market leading one-chip solution for Sigfox applications.
Delivered with conformal shielding and pre-certified radio regulatory
approvals, the 'out of the box' solution helps to simplify design, speed
time to market, and reduce overall development cost by allowing
customers to focus on their application and antenna design.
Due to the need for long-life from a battery powered solution, a further
concern for design engineers working on wireless communications
applications is power consumption. Sigfox's predictable and claimed
lowest energy consumption 'device-to-cloud', is complemented by ON
Semiconductor's own ultra-low power design to give the new SiP standby,
sleep and deep sleepmode currents of just 0.5 milliamps (mA), 1.3
microamps (µA) and 100 nanoamps (nA) respectively.
The AX-SIP-SFEU connects to the customer product via a simple universal
asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART) interface. AT commands are used
to send frames and configure radio parameters, with an Application
Programming Interface (API) variant available for customers wishing to
write their own software. The new device is part of an ON Semiconductor
ecosystem which also comprises a development kit and an integrated IDE
for software developers.
"ON Semiconductor's new SiP transceivers, of which the AX-SIP-SFEU is
the first, provides all of the advantages, integration and convenience
associated with a module, but with the form factor of an IC," said
Thomas Wolff, Vice President of Wireless & Connectivity Solutions at ON
Semiconductor. "Sigfox certification and compliancy with local
regulation means that engineers, working on exciting and innovative IoT
solutions across many market sectors, can focus on other aspects of the
design knowing that the connectivity and communications element is
already taken care of."
"Sigfox is delighted to have partners like ON Semiconductor that provide
our ecosystems with innovative products and leading technologies," said
Tony Francesca, VP of Global Ecosystem Partners at Sigfox. "The new SiP
from ON Semiconductor is opening a new generation of devices,
demonstrating with its high level of integration that the IoT market is
developing now and gaining in maturity."
Please visit ON Semiconductor at the Sigfox
World IoT Expo (Booth #4) Prague, Czech Republic.
About ON Semiconductor
ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON)
is driving energy efficient innovations, empowering customers to reduce
global energy use. The company is a leading supplier of
semiconductor-based solutions, offering a comprehensive portfolio of
energy efficient, power management, analog, sensors, logic, timing,
connectivity, discrete, SoC and custom devices. The company's products
help engineers solve their unique design challenges in automotive,
communications, computing, consumer, industrial, medical, aerospace and
defense applications. ON Semiconductor operates a responsive,
reliable, world-class supply chain and quality program, a robust
compliance and ethics program, and a network of manufacturing
facilities, sales offices and design centers in key markets throughout
North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific regions. For more
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