We create IPs of the following categories:

– RF (IFA, LNA, PA, Mixer, LC-VCO);

– analog&mixed-signal (NFC/RFID, PMU, DCDC, LDO, PVT sensors, amplifiers, analog filters, PLL and clocking, DLL, RC oscillators, XTAL oscillators, ADC, DAC, LVDS, EEPROM);

– digital (RISC-V, DSP, demodulators, controllers, digital filters, decoders, correlators).

Also we have own library of nearly 400 IP-blocks . Most of these IPs have been proven in silicon on the foundries: TSMC, Samsung, UMC, GlobalFoundries, SMIC, VIS, Tower, X-FAB, iHP, AMS, SilTerra, Panasonic, STMicroelectronics, Winfoundry.

IP CORES

RF Transceivers

NTLab offers cost-effective, low-power solutions for short- and long-range, point-to-point and mesh networks, as well as personal area networks and more in the Internet of Things. NTLab solutions are designed to enable easier and faster development of RF applications. NTLab portfolio is applicable for wireless technologies: Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, Bluetooth low energy, ANT™, ZigBee® PRO, LR-WPANs, ZigBee RF4CE, LoRa, NFC/RFID, 6LoWPAN and PurePath™ Wireless audio, GNSS as well as a selection of RF ICs and proprietary protocols for the Sub-GHz and 2.4 GHz frequency bands. NTLab provides an ecosystem of support such as development tools, technical documentation, reference designs, application samples and customer support.

PLL

NTLab offers a wide range of PLL IP cores based on fully integrated wide-band LC-VCO with low gain and fine phase noise performance and PLL IP cores based on ring oscillator VCO with small area and low current consumption. NTLab may create PLL with fully integrated loop filter with ability to use external loop filter. NTLab PLL IP cores may have the following features: built-in lock detection circuit, high reference frequency spurious rejection, adjustable value of charge pump output current, built-in ADC for measuring VCO control voltage value, digital loop gain compensation, low current consumption, low power consumption, adjustable power supply voltage high lock detector accuracy, temperature range -40…125 °С, programmable clock frequency divider, operating frequency selection using external components, built-in switched capacitor sections for VCO frequency adjustment.

Data conversion

NTLab provide different data conversions:

– ΔΣ AD conversion:

  • Resolution up to 24 bit
  • Sample rates 312 kSPS
  • Signal-to-noise ratio to 112 dB

– SAR AD conversion:

  • Resolution up to 14 bit
  • Sample rates from 100 kSPS to 150 MSPS
  • Signal-to-noise ratio to 80 dB

– Pipeline AD conversion:

  • Resolution up to 14 bit
  • Sample rates from 20 MSPS to 160 MSPS
  • Signal-to-noise ratio to 70 dB

– ΔΣ DA conversion:

  • Resolution up to 24 bit
  • Sample rates up to 192 kSPS

– Current steering DA conversion:

  • Resolution up to 14 bit
  • Sample rates up to 500 MSPS

– R/2R DA conversion:

  • Resolution up to 12 bit
  • Sample rates up to 1MSPS

AD/DA conversions can have built-in subblocks, optional: LDO, clock frequency divider, reference voltage source, tunable op amps current, switchable information speed modes, input signal level detection, rail to rail input range for LVDS receiver.

Process, Voltage and Temperature Sensors (PVT sensor/detector/controller)

NTLab provide different PVT sensors which may have following features: high accuracy temperature and voltage measurements, operating temperature range -40 …+125 ºС, process detector for all-voltage threshold MOS transistors, built-in 10 bit R-2R DAC, low current consumption, up to 8 remote temperature/voltage sensors, independent reference voltage source. All our PVT sensors have very compact die area.

RFID (UHF tag, ID card, NFC, medical implants)

NTLab provides HF (13.56MHz) and UHF (860–960 MHz) RFID solutions for the following applications:

– EPC-Global compatible tags;
– banking and ID cards with wireless interface;
– NFC reader and NFC tag with peer-2-peer support;
– implantable neurostimulators, based on RFID technologies. This is a field-powered (radio-wave power supply, no battery needed inside human body), miniature chip with coil antenna, can be implanted through a needle without a surgery. Typical applications are tibial nerve stimulation, PNS system stimulation, spinal cord stimulation, vagal nerve stimulation, and even brain blood circulation stimulation to treat after-stroke conditions.

Key features are:
– highly-effective power conversion from RF field to electrical;
– operating temperature -40…+65 °C;
– fully passive operation – no battery needed (except NFC reader);
– EPC Class 1 Generation 2 v2 compliance;
– 256 bits to few Kbits EEPROM memory size;
– embedded crypto co-processors to protect data.

Energy harvesting (power converters from RF-field to voltage and current)

If you want a truly battery-less sensor (voltage, temperature, humidity etc.) readable distantly with standard UHF reared – we can provide this solution. Our RF receiver-and-amplifier IP will power your chip.

IP LIBRARY