Consumer trends driving NXP innovation. 4 th Virtus IC Design Postgraduate Research Workshop. Alan Chang 1 st Oct 2014

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1 Consumer trends driving NXP innovation 4 th Virtus IC Design Postgraduate Research Workshop Alan Chang 1 st Oct 2014

2 NXP - A global Innovator Established in 2006 Net Sales : 4.82 Billion in 2013 Investment > 25 Countries in Europe, US and Asia. Manufacturing in Europe and Asia Strong Innovation Pipeline CRD : Innovation centres MCU, Connectivity, env, Invested $639M in R&D in engineers > 11,000 patents Focus Mixed-signal portfolio COMPANY INTERNAL 2 Top must Do s Research Asia Lab September 30, 2014

3 NXP Innovation fuelling Industry Leading Growth NXP HPMS Growth at least 50% faster Than Market COMPANY INTERNAL 3 September 30, 2014

4 NXP Strong innovation track records RF Power for LTE-A / 5G Car2X, p, SDR NFC Wireless Charger COMPANY INTERNAL September 30,

5 The internet of Things will drive the next semiconductor growth. COMPANY INTERNAL 5 Top must Do s Research Asia Lab September 30, 2014

6 with numerous related application areas Top connected Devices NXP is World s First Supplier to Deliver V2X Chipset for Mass-Production Secure Connected Cars (802.11p,SDR, Wifi). RoadLINK C2X infrastructure Only the beginning of M2M of things COMPANY INTERNAL 6 September 30, 2014

7 Innovations to meet Consumer trends For IoT related devices Mobile Device Performance Healthcare and Lifestyle Audio Quality Experience Smart Sensor healthcare Aids Secure connectivity at Higher Data-Rate COMPANY INTERNAL 7 September 30, 2014

8 Customer Trend #1 : Mobile Device Performance Ever wanted Better Sound from your Phone? Navigation Never miss the exit with the navigation voice clearly above the car sound You want: Louder Sound Impress your friends with your new favorite music Music You want: More Bass Hands Free Calls Don t miss a part of the conversation while your hands are available for other tasks You want: Louder Sound Taiwan Make a phone call while you are driving your Motorbike You want: Louder Sound Videos Enjoy videos with your friends with good sounding audio You want: More Bass In a noisy environment never miss a call even when your phone is in your bag or pocket Ringtones You want: Louder Sound COMPANY INTERNAL

9 Customer Trend #1 : Mobile Device Performance Audio Quality Experience Smart phones require High acoustical output Small form factor However, conflicting demands for loudspeaker Problem Loudspeaker damaged when used beyond its safe physical limits Need Push loudspeaker to its limits amd PROTECT against damage: Push to achieve maximal acoustical output Protect mechanically: diaphragm displacement (excursion) from reaching its max limit Protect thermally: temperature of voice coil from reaching its max limit Solution : Sensor Prediction of excursion Estimation of LS temp COMPANY INTERNAL 9 September 30, 2014

10 NXP innovative solution Adaptive sound Maximizer with speaker protection NXP Solution DSP Algorithm Control patented loudspeaker protection technology Calibrate and Predict the LS excursion Continuous monitoring of Temperature flowcutsbon flowcutsboff flowcutorder BWExtOn fbwext OFF Filtering ON audio path control path sanalysison S control volumeattenuationdb sbmute Processing sbon agcdownhalftime agcupdoubletime volumeattenuationdb sbmute tanalysison DAC Isense Smart boost voltage Boost voltage follows audio signal different level of loudness Adaptive DC-DC X X control xanalysison SpeakerBoost Protection T control LS model Class D amp with current sense Only activate dynamic output stage when Necessary in multiple stages Push output to max, protect the LS COMPANY INTERNAL 10 September 30, 2014

11 Speaker Loudness maximalization Adaptive excursion control 1. Boost output by 5X. 2. Louder deeper base and quality without damage Real-time temperature protection Product : TFA9887 Innovation: Integration of DSP + HW PA /AGC + auto sensing LS + Adaptive DC- DC COMPANY INTERNAL 11 September 30, 2014

12 Consumer trend #2 : Healthcare and Lifestyle COMPANY INTERNAL 12

13 Consumer trend #2 : Healthcare and Lifestyle COMPANY INTERNAL 13

14 Consumer trend #2 : Healthcare and Lifestyle 10% of the world population suffers from Hearing Impair COMPANY INTERNAL 14

15 Consumer trend : Healthcare and Lifestyle COMPANY INTERNAL 15

16 Consumer trend 3: Secure Connected World lifestyle at Higher Data rate Enabled by : Connectivity : Near Field Communication Secure elements (MiFare, SmartMX) Taking it further to higher DataRate COMPANY INTERNAL 16 September 30, 2014

17 NXP is the Identification Industry s #1 Semiconductor Supplier NXP innovation examples : COMPANY INTERNAL 17 September 30, 2014

18 NFC ramp up has been phenomenal, thanks to the incredible eco system of parnters of NXP, with MNOs, OEMs, Banks, Service Providers and other companies world wides L/HDR ( kbps) COMPANY INTERNAL 18 September 30, 2014

19 Drive NFC VHBR to 27Mbps Two main practical applications: egov (e-passports for security) Trend to increase amount of stored (biometric) data Currently very long read and write times (up to 10 s) Much Shorter read times allow epassport gates NFC Transfer large blocks of data (e.g. synchronization of phone & PC) Peer 2 peer file exchange on-the-go COMPANY INTERNAL 19

20 Objectives : Drive NFC to VHBR Increase the data rate of MHz inductively coupled systems greater 848kbps to 27Mbps Introduce new modulation scheme capable of transferring both Power Very High data rates Analog front end Power harvesting Demodulation Digital signal processor Equalization and Bit recovery Low cost, low power consumption (For smart Card) Drive VHBR for ISO standard to acceptance COMPANY INTERNAL 20

21 Inductive coupling Card usually passive (powered by magnetic field) Reader Card: direct modulation of magnetic field TYPE A at 100%, TYPE B at 10% Amplitude Modulation (ASK) Card Reader: load modulation (10%, BPSK, NRZ-L) L/HDR : 106K, 212, 424, 848Kbps VHDR : 1.6M,3.2M,6.7M Fc : MHz COMPANY INTERNAL 21

22 Investigated various modulation Multiple amplitude and PSK Modulation H [db A/m] Severe amplitude distortion by supply generation Spectrum of PSK data at 10m Spectral mask PSK spectrum fc/8 PSK spectrum fc/16 No carrier Large reduction of energy compared to AM Hard to lock a PLL to Freq [MHz] COMPANY INTERNAL 22

23 H [db A/m] PSK (sector) Modulation 60 Spectrum of 25%-PSK data at 10m PSK spectrum Spectral mask carrier: 17.0 db A/m PSK confined to sector of +/- 30deg Carrier added Improved energy transfer Much easier to lock a PLL to Smaller PSK angle calls for more stringent noise specs Impairment : Resonator in reader causes severe Inter-Symbol Interference It can be equalized at BB processing Freq [MHz] COMPANY INTERNAL 23

24 Communication Reader / Card ISO14443 VHBR-PSK ( 27Mbps) Fc/4 = 3.39 MSym/s 1 sym = 3, 4 bits DataRate : 10.17,13.56 Mbps Fc/2 = 6.78 MSym/s 1 Sym =3, 4 bits Datarate : 20.34, Mbps COMPANY INTERNAL 24

25 NFC VHBR-PSK Sym Rate x bit/sym Sym rate 2PSK 4PSK 8PSK 16PSK f c / f c / f c / f c /2 Fc=13.56M ISO amendment COMPANY INTERNAL 25

26 Proof-of-concept from ISO spec to test chip implementation of AFE with BaseBand Tape-out a Test Chip Analog PLL + TDC ADPLL-PSK (TDC+DLP+DCO) COMPANY INTERNAL 26

27 Proof-of-concept from ISO spec to test chip Test chip streaming data at Mbps CES NFC VHBR Demo 2014 Antennas Test chip with FPGA Digital Link layer Receiving Video at 20 Mbps NFC READER VHBR PSK Sending out Video l COMPANY INTERNAL 27

28 Summary Some key Consumer trends that drive NXP innovations are Mobile Device Performance Smart Sensor lifestyle health Aids Secure connection at Very High Data Rate Build a portfolio of ULP Digital/DSP IP and Analog/RF IPs re-use for quick integration In CRD, NXP Innovation Centres, key roles Bridged BU to Research/institutions to deliver quality New IP Translate Product system specification to Research IP specification Implement everything in-between to enable IP to BU COMPANY INTERNAL 28

29 NXP Innovation Centre Singapore MCU Innovation Centre Innovate and implement of ULP CortexMbased MCU Platform Connectivity Innovation Centre focus Innovate and Implement NFC VHBR IPs Innovate and implement of ULP Radio IPs NXP is Collabrating with Virtus Design Centre ULP digital/sram/dsp IP ULP Radio/ADPLL/PMU Openings for >10 JIP PhD Students in 2015 COMPANY INTERNAL 29

30 THANK YOU Thank You COMPANY INTERNAL 30

31 Communication Reader Card ISO14443 type A & type B, LDR/ HDR Reader Card using 1-bit-per-symbol AM modulation at higher speed Fc: 13.56MHz carrier data rates : fc/8, fc/4, fc/2 TYPE B VHBR : 1.78, 3.39, 6.78 Mbps COMPANY INTERNAL 31

32 Card (PICC) Reader (PCD) ISO14443 type A & type B, LDR,HDR and VHBR VHBR Load Modulation BPSK, NRZ-L fc/8: 1,70 Mbps fc/4 :3,39 Mbps fc/2:6,78 Mbps COMPANY INTERNAL 32

33 NFC Ampitude Modulation TYPE A, TYPE B ISO14443A Reader (PCD) 1. TYPE A 100 % ASK, Miller Coded, L/HDR kbps 2. TYPE B 10 % ASK, NRZ-L Coded, L/HDR 106 to 848kbps VHDR Mbps ISO14443A Card (PICC) ISO14443A Reader (PCD). TYPE B load modulation BPSK - NRZ-L Coded L/HDR 106kbps to 848kbps VHDR 1.6 to 6.78Mbps ISO14443A Card (PICC) COMPANY INTERNAL 33 NFC Forum - Specs Overview / BU-ID / A.Deschamps September - 30, 2014