Nufront Introduction of the Company, Technologies and...
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Company Profile
TL7689/88TL7619
NS115
NS2816
2004
2008
2009
2012
2013
T-MMB
Initiated R&D of integration of Communication and Computing
the First Dual Core Cortex A9 chip in the world
GSM/WCDMADual Mode Baseband Processor
Quad CoreAP+BP SOC
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Our teams are located in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen
• Nufront R&D team>800 employees
• The average age of the R&D team is 31
• Employees with PhD degree
account for 25%
• Employees with master’s degree
account for 50%
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Overall
Nufront Core
Wireless System Design• EUHT
• ITS
IC R&D and Design•ARM processor
•Baseband processor
•Radio frequency and
simulation design
•Mixed design of digital
mode IC
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Overview – Core Technology
Core Technology
Intelligent Interaction
Wi-FiSoC
ApplicationProcessor
BasebandProcessor
NS115: Dual CoreCortexA9
1.5GHz, 40nmNL6621: MCU+MAC+BB+RF SoC
802.11b/g/e/p/n•TL7619:GSM/WCDMA Dual mode baseband chip
•TL7689: AP+BP Qual core dual mode single chip
•TL7629: LTE Baseband chip
CS8001:3D Gesture recognition chip
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Dual Core Cotex-A9 Application Processorwith Low Power Consumpsion
• Lauch Time:2012.Q1• Core:ARM Cortex-A9Dual Core• Dominant frequency: 1.0~1.5GHz• GPU:Mali-400 Single Core• Video decoding:1080p @ 60fps,H.264…• Video code:720p @ 30fps,H.264…• Process:TSMC40LP
NS115
Application:
HDMI Dongle
Tablet
TV Box
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GSM/WCDMA Dual Mode Baseband Processor
TL7619
• Launch Time: Q2, 2012• Version:3GPP Rel.7• Mode:GSM/GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/HSPA+• DL:21Mbps• UL:5.76Mbps• Process:TSMC65LP
Application:
Module 3G Dongle
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Qual Core AP+BP SoC Solutions
TL7689AP+BP SOC
•Launch Time: Q3, 2013
•Core: Qual Core processor with
Big-Little achitecture, 1.0~1.5GHz
• GPU: Mali400MP2
• Mode: GSM/GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/HSPA+
• DL: 21Mbps,UL: 5.76Mbps
• Process: TSMC40LP
Application:
3G Tablet Smartphone
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Nufront BP Solution Lab Test
CH CQI DL/UL
Cell Power=-60
SC7702 21Mbps MTK 21Mbps Nufront 21Mbps
Mbps BLER:% Mbps BLER:% Mbps BLER:%
NO AWGN
15 Only DL: 1.6 0.00% 1.6 0.00% 1.6 0.00%
24 Only DL: 5.7 0.00% 5.7 0.00% 5.7 0.00%
25 Only DL: 6.7 0.00% 6.7 0.00% 6.7 0.00%
26 Only DL: 7.4 1.60% 8.2 0.00% 8.2 0.20%
27 Only DL: 8.13 21.31% 10.6 3.50% 9.4 2.00%
28 Only DL: 7.75 43.89% 9.3 21.00% 8.6 32.00%
29 Only DL: Call Drop Call Drop Call Drop Call Drop Call Drop Call Drop
30 Only DL: Call Drop Call Drop Call Drop Call Drop Call Drop Call Drop
Test Condition:hspdsch=-1.5dB Cpich=-10dB Hsscch=-14dB Cell power=-60dBm Channel type=hsupa /hsdpa
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Nufront BP Solution Field Test Results and Comparison
UW980-XOM8 MTK 21Mbps Existing Network TestUL DL
Peak Average Peak Average
1.2Mbps 0.55Mbps 10.6Mbps 9.1Mbps
SC7702 21Mbps Existing Network TestUL DL
Peak Average Peak Average
1.6Mbps 0.55Mbps 6.6 Mbps 5.2 Mbps
Nufront 21Mbps Existing Network TestUL DL
Peak Average Peak Average
1.9Mbps 1.1Mbps 9.4 Mbps 8.4 Mbps
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G/W Dual Mode All Frequency RFNR6651
NR6651
•65nm CMOS Technique
•Highly integrated
•GSM 4 Bands
•WCDMA 4 Bands
•TRP/TIS Index
Optimization
•Sleep current-10uA
Receiver(LNA, Down Mixer, HPF, IF Filter, VGA, Level Shifter)
Transmitter(PA, PPA, Up Mixer, IF Filter, VGA, Level Shifter)
PLL/Synthesizer(VCO, Prescaler, PFD, Charge Pump, LPF, LO Generation)
Calibration(TX LO leakage, TX IQ, RX IQ, Filter Band, AFC, PA)
Assistant Circuits (BGR, LDO, DC-DC, Xtal, Temp Sensor, RSSI, ENV Detector)
Digital RF(ADPLL, Polar Transmitter, Calibration)
RF IP Technolgoy
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NCP6541
4 in 1 WCN SolutionWi-Fi/BT/FM/GPS
WIFI
•Support 802.11b/g/n
•Low cost solution,2.4GHz single band,20MHz,Single antenna
configuration
Bluetooth
•Compliant with BT2.0/2.1/3.0
•Support BT coexist with wi-fi technology
GPS
•GPS L1 CA code mode support
•Interference cancellation in Acquisition
FM
•Worldwide FM band coverage 60MHz to 108MHz
•Integrated quickly searching and adaptive noise cancellation(SNC, HCC, SM)
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NP688
reset control
POR
I2C controller
Register Map and interface logic
temperature sensor
voltage/current reference
Power Management Control SDs
LDOs
Measure unit(ADC)
interrupt control
OTP or Efuse
I2C
RTC
PWROK
CLK_OUT
RST
IRQ
battery charger/usb detect
RSTPOWERKEY
BTTE
MP
Power path switch
VBAT
ACIN
VBUS
Codec
M_RETENTSUS_N
SUS_ACK_N
GPIOGPIO
LDOnVDDLDOnOUT
SDnVDD
SDnGNDSDnFBSDnLX
Voltage monitor
LED GPIO LED GPIO
DP DN
I2S1
MIC
CLK
Hpou
t
I2S2
Rece
iver
out
Auxo
ut
Line
in
SYS current measureR0.02
PMU + Audio codec
PMU-NP688
• 5 x Buck DC-DC converters
• 16x LDOs
• RTC block with 32K clock output
• Intelligent Power path Select(IPS)
• 8 channels auxiliary 12-bit ADC for
mult-function analogue measurement
• 2 Band-gap reference for different purpose
• 3.7V Li-ion battery charger
• Audio codec module
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Nufront 2014 Roadmap
ITEM 2014Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
AP
BP
AP+BP
Transceiver
PMIC&CODEC
4-in-1Connectivity
NS11628nm
TL7619C40nm
NR665165nm
NCP654165nm
NP688180nm
Cortex-A7 Quad-core @1.2GHz/L2 512MBMali-400MP2@500MHz5Mpix ISP
GSM/WCDMA Baseband , with DigRF TransceiverUMTS class, HSDPA(21Mbps), HSUPA (5.76Mps)GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800,PCS1900
Cortex-A7 Quad-core @1.2GHz/L2 512KBMali-400MP2@500MHz12Mpix ISPGSM/GPRS/EDGEWCDMA/ HSUPA/HSPA+
Cortex-A7 Dual-core @1.2GHz/L2 256KBMali-400MP1@500MHz5Mpix ISPGSM/GPRS/EDGEWCDMA/ HSUPA/HSPA+
Quad-band GSM/EDGE operationMulti-band (I – VI, and VIII) 3G FDD operation3GPP HSDPA/HSUPA Release 6Low noise GMSK/ 8PSK/ 3G TX modulator
5 x Buck DC-DC 16x LDOsLi-ion battery chargerIPSRTC with 32K clock outputAudio Codec @92dB
BT4.0/3.0/2.1 (BR/EDR/LE)WIFI (802.11b/g/n)2.4GHz Bluetooth/WIFI RF with PAGPS/BD /AGPSGPS/BD RFWorldwide Band FM
TL769228nm
Cortex-A7 Octa-core @1.8GHz/L2 1MBMali-450MP6@500MHz2K resolution support21Mpix ISPHDMI2.0, LPDDR2/LPDDR3/DDR3/DDR4GSM/GPRS/EDGEWCDMA/ HSUPA/HSPA+@21M
TL7689T28nm
TL762128nm
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Nufront Core Technologies Builds for Future Smart Life
Wireless Audio
Wireless Display
Smart Home
Smart Transportation
Wireless Warning
Easy LifeNUFRONT Inside
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IOT Single Chip Wi-Fi Solutions
NL6621• 802.11 b/g/n/p• 2.4GHz single band• 20MHz bandwidth• 1T1R• Single chip integrated with
RF/BB/MAC• Integrated with SRAM/ROM and all IO• Low power consumption and support
quick start
• Wireless fidelity speakers
• Internet household application
• Intelligent household application
• Home security• Smart toys
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MCU+MAC+BB+RF SoC Solution-NL6621
RF(TX/RX/PLL/ADC/DAC, 2.4GHz/HT20 frequency)
BB
MAC •Compatible with 802.11b/g/n/p/e•Support Soft AP & STA•Support Wi-Fi direct agreement•Support WPS
•ARM Cotex-M3,•160MHz
•Run uC-OS/II operation system•Integrate TCP/IP,HTTP,WebServer..
•Support DLNA,Air Play
Second development for different application
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Performance Test - NL6621
• Test site: NUFRONT Beijing Office
• Test Equipment: NL6621 VS. Marvell 8787
• Test Machine: Dell Notebook
• Star Location: TP-Link wireless router
• Digit Posision: STA move location
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Compatibility Test - NL6621No. AP Product Model 1m 5m 10m 15m AP IC Producer
1 Netgear:WNDR3700 29.28Mbps 30.24Mbps 30.10Mbps 29.09Mbps Marvell
2 Cisco:WRVS 26.52Mbps 26.35Mbps 26.31Mbps 25.87Mbps Realtek
3 Asus:RT-N56U 29.60Mbps 29.18Mbps 28.93Mbps 26.67Mbps Ralink
4 D-Link:DIR-655 24.58Mbps 24.19Mbps 22.37Mbps 21.87Mbps Atheros
7 TP-Link:WR800N 26.72Mbps 26.20Mbps 26.72Mbps 26.79Mbps Atheros
8 Netcore:NW705P 26.13Mbps 24.22Mbps 25.36Mbps 25.17Mbps Realtek
9 Cisco:CVR100W 27.92Mbps 26.25Mbps 26.75Mbps 26.18Mbps Broadcom
10 TP-Link:TL-WR845N 29.76Mbps 29.51Mbps 28.99Mbps 28.20Mbps Atheros
11 TP-Link:TL-WR842N 28.43Mbps 29.41Mbps 28.74Mbps 28.96Mbps Atheros
13 Huawei:WS326 28.07Mbps 30.86Mbps 30.2Mbps 29.39Mbps Ralink
14 Tenda:N300v2 26.85Mbps 25.31Mbps 25.67Mbps 25.11Mbps Broadcom
15 Mercury:MW300R 25.11Mbps 26.00Mbps 26.47Mbps 25.43Mbps Atheros
16 Feixun:FWR-702E 27.70Mbps 27.23Mbps 26.64Mbps 25.68Mbps Broadcom
17 TP-Link:TL-WR841N 26.50Mbps 26.16Mbps 25.97Mbps 25.24Mbps Atheros
18 Aigale:AI-R9950 29.52Mbps 28.77Mbps 27.85Mbps 27.18Mbps Realtek
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ITS is a comprehensive intelligent information interaction platform built upon 5G access, big data and cloud computing.
By the end of 2012, the total highway milage in China was 90,000km and that of road was 4 million km. The vehicle number wasover 240 million. The ITS market reaches trillion scale.
Big data transmission
Big data transmission
Big data transmission
Big data transmission
5G Business
Data Access
IoT
M2M
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Performance Comparison ITS Wireless Access Technology
ITEM EUHT 802.11p
Brief Independent IPR and Technology of China
ITS Wireless Access Technology in the United
States
Bandwidth 20MHz 10MHz
Peak velocity on the Physical Layer 78Mbps 27Mbps
Cyclic Prefix 1.6us 1.6us
Sub-carrier Interval 78.125KHz 156.25KHz
Coverage Distance 1Km1Km
(VSC Project field test is only 300m)
Pilot Support for Mobility Support high speed movement
Not support high speed movement
( Same as WLAN system)
Multi-user capacity Large Small
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ITEM EUHT 802.11ac
Key Technology
Channel scheme Uplink and downlink channel Sharing competition channel
MAC scheme MAC mechanism based on time schedulewith high An efficiency
MACmechanism based on competitionwith low An efficiency .
MU-MIMO Support the dominant feedback and and channel reciprocity
Only support the dominant feedback with complex process
Spectrum aggregation
Flexible converge solution and high frequency utilization rate
Capacity is limited by the channel conflict probability
Encoding interweave structure
Available space and frequency diversity increase.
frequency diversity increases.
Frame structure and QoS
Dynamically adapt to QoS requirements of all business.
Efficiency increase and QoS ensurance are contraditory.
Peak velocity on the Physical Layer 3857.87Mbps(80MHz bandwidth) 3121.56Mbps(80MHz bandwidth)
Completion time 2011 Q2 Version 1.0 finished in 2013 Q4
Process of industrialization Device chip was launched in 2013Q1
Technology ComparisonEUHT&5G WIFI
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Technology Route Comparison EUHT & 5G WIFI
IEEE802.11ac
(5G Wi-Fi)
• CSMA/CA
Scheduling at the crossing
in American suburb.
EUHT
(Independent IPR technolog)
• TDD MAC
Scheduling at the crossing in
American downtown area.
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Nufront gained EUHT Major Project Support for 3 Consecutive Years.
2014
2012
2010
Research, System Design and Domestic Standardization• Project undertaking units: Nufront, Beijing University
of Post and Telecommunications, and Tsinghua University
Chip R&D, Test Network and International Standardization• Project undertaking units: Nufront and Institute of
microelectronics, the Chinese academy of sciences
Industrialization•Project undertaking unit: Nufront
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Partners in the Major Projects
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•THU
•SEU
•PKU
•HUST
•BUPT
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•China Unicom
•China Telecom
•China Mobile
•Huawei
•ZTE
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• 4 Institutes of Electronics Standardization
• Academy of microelectronics
• Academy of micro system
• Jiangsu IOT Research Institute
• Ministry of telecommunications research institute
•NUPT
•XDU
•UESTC
•TJU
•CUC
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Approval from National ministries and commissions
MIIT reports and
submits
• Standards
• Industrilization
Priminister
approved them on
• 2012.1
Deputy-level meetings• MIIT• MOST• NDRC• Ministry of Commerce
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• National Standard Committee
The standards were
released on 2012.2
Ask for Opinion
Report tothe State Council
Standard Aprooval
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Standard Approval Notice on MIIT WebsiteNotice on Two Recommended Telecommunication Standards of High spectrum efficiency and
high data throughput of wireless LAN technology requirements
Date: Feb 24, 2012 Source: Bureau of Technology
Ministry of Industry and Information TechnologyThe People's Republic of China
NoticeNo. 7 2012
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology hereby approves the two recommemded telecommunication standards, Part 1: Ultra high speed WLAN MAC and PHY of High spectrum efficiency and high data throughput of wireless LAN technology requirements (refer to the attachment for the number, name, content of the standards)
The above telecommunication standards will be published by Posts & Telecom Press.
Attachment:The number, name, content of the Two Recommended Telecommunication Standards.doc
Feb. 13, 2012
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EUHT pre-commercial wireless access equipment was developed.
Double antenna configuration
Transmitted power 200mW
5 GHZ frequency band
Coverage distance>1Km
the edge rate-15Mbps
Access bandwidth 20/40MHz
Peak Rate 800Mbps
Compact Size
Easy setup
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ITS Key Business
Red light alarm
• Communication Type: Car-road
• Transmission mode: Periodical mode
• Frequency:10Hz
• Maximum lateness:100ms
• Communication distance:250m
Emergency electronic brake
• Communication Type: Car-car
• Transmission mode:Burst Transmission
• Frequency:1Hz
• Maximum lateness:100ms
• Communication distance:300m
Collision Prediction
• Communication Type: Car-car
• Frequency:50Hz
• Maximum lateness:20ms
• Communication distance:50m
Low business lateness is an
importance requirement of ITS
and the key indicator that the
current mobile communication
network cannot satisfy.
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ITS Standards and Frequency Progress
2012
13.1
13.6
13.8
13.9
The Ministry of Communications and MIIT signed an agreement based on EUHT to design ITS in China
Intelligent tansportation, vehicle and road collaborative' project dedicated short-range communication national standards were published.
National Standard Committee issued a national standard plan
No.: 20130074 -T- 469National standard Committee completed the draft of the standards.
The Ministry of Communications Initiated to establish China ITS industry alliance. There are about 50 members. Nufront is one of the key members.
13.10
The Ministry of Communications has applied to the MIIT Radio administration Ministry for 5.7 GHz dedicated frequency band.
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ITS Standard Approval Notice on MIIT WebsiteNotice on information related to the patents involved in the national standards of Dedicated short-range communication of the cooperative intelligent transport system Part 2: MAC and
PHY
Source: Industry Standard Division 1 Update date: 4/30/2014 15:20
Related Units and Individuals,
Dedicated short-range communication of the cooperative intelligent transport system Part 2: MAC and PHY initiated by the National ITS Standardization Technical Committee is drafted and approved. According to the Management Regulations on National Standards and Patents, the involved information of this patent is hereby published for 30 days. All organizations or individuals can require the National Standard Committee to publish related and necessary information.
Contact: Transportationand Energy Department, Industry Standard Division 1, National Standard Committee.
Contact Person: Xu Xiang
Contact Number (Fax): 010-82260657
Address: No.9 Madian East Road, Haidian, Beijing
Post Code: 100088Attachement 1: Standards For ApprovalAttachement 2:Disclosed Patent Information Attachement 3:Requirements for Related Patent Information Release
2014.4.30