CEVA's Bluetooth® Dual Mode 5.2 Platform Achieves SIG Qualification, Expedites IC Design for TWS Earbuds and More

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CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA) announced that its RivieraWaves Bluetooth Dual Mode 5.2 Platform has received Bluetooth SIG Qualification. This platform, supporting both Bluetooth Classic Audio and LE Audio, enables licensees to enhance designs for TWS earbuds, smart watches, and smart speakers. CEVA reports over fifteen licensees for this version, reflecting strong market traction. The platform supports advanced Bluetooth features, with more than 2.5 billion devices shipped. CEVA continues to partner with major semiconductor companies to drive innovation in consumer and IoT devices.

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• RivieraWaves Bluetooth Dual Mode 5.2 Platform achieved Bluetooth SIG Qualification.
• Over 15 licensees for the Bluetooth 5.2 version indicate strong market demand.
• Platform supports advanced Bluetooth features, enhancing product capabilities.
• CEVA has shipped over 2.5 billion devices, solidifying its market presence.

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ROCKVILLE, Md., May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), the leading licensor of wireless connectivity and smart sensing technologies, today announced that its RivieraWaves Bluetooth® Dual Mode 5.2 Platform has achieved Bluetooth SIG Qualification. Supporting both the widely adopted Bluetooth Classic Audio and the latest features for the next generation Bluetooth LE Audio, licensees can use the RivieraWaves Bluetooth® Dual Mode 5.2 Platform to leap ahead with their next-generation designs for TWS earbuds, smart watches, smart speakers and other Bluetooth-enabled audio products.

Ange Aznar, Vice President and General Manager of the Wireless IoT Business Unit at CEVA, stated: "Bluetooth Dual Mode remains the de facto consumer wireless audio transmission standard, and we have enjoyed tremendous traction with our customers with more than fifteen licensees for this latest 5.2 version alone. Together with our unique portfolio of DSP-based audio and motion sensing IPs including the recently announced Bluebud wireless audio platform, the RivieraWaves Bluetooth Dual Mode 5.2 Platform helps our customers expedite their flexible and differentiated wireless audio IC designs for booming markets such as TWS earbuds."

CEVA's RivieraWaves Bluetooth IP platforms provide comprehensive solutions for both Bluetooth LE and Bluetooth dual mode connectivity. Each platform consists of a hardware baseband controller, plus a feature-rich software protocol stack. A flexible radio interface allows the platforms to be deployed with either RivieraWaves RF or various partners' RF IP, enabling optimal selection of foundry and process node. All the latest features of Bluetooth are supported, including Isochronous Channels for LE Audio, Direction Finding (AoA/AoD), Randomized Advertising Channel Indexing, Periodic Advertising Sync Transfer, GATT Caching and other enhancements. With more than 2.5 billion devices shipped to date and dozens of licensees, the RivieraWaves Bluetooth IP is widely deployed in consumer and IoT devices with many of the world's leading semiconductors companies and OEMs, including smartphones, tablets, wireless speakers, wireless headsets and earbuds, hearing aids and other wearables.

For more information on RivieraWaves Bluetooth IP platforms, go to https://www.ceva-dsp.com/product/rivierawaves-bluetooth-platforms/

About CEVA, Inc.

CEVA is the leading licensor of wireless connectivity and smart sensing technologies. We offer Digital Signal Processors, AI processors, wireless platforms and complementary software for sensor fusion, image enhancement, computer vision, voice input and artificial intelligence, all of which are key enabling technologies for a smarter, connected world. We partner with semiconductor companies and OEMs worldwide to create power-efficient, intelligent and connected devices for a range of end markets, including mobile, consumer, automotive, robotics, industrial and IoT. Our ultra-low-power IPs include comprehensive DSP-based platforms for 5G baseband processing in mobile and infrastructure, advanced imaging and computer vision for any camera-enabled device and audio/voice/speech and ultra-low power always-on/sensing applications for multiple IoT markets. For sensor fusion, our Hillcrest Labs sensor processing technologies provide a broad range of sensor fusion software and inertial measurement unit ("IMU") solutions including hearables, wearables, AR/VR, PC, robotics, remote controls and IoT. For artificial intelligence, we offer a family of AI processors capable of handling the complete gamut of neural network workloads, on-device. For wireless IoT, we offer the industry's most widely adopted IPs for Bluetooth (low energy and dual mode), Wi-Fi 4/5/6 (802.11n/ac/ax) and NB-IoT. Visit us at https://www.ceva-dsp.com/ and follow us on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.

 

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FAQ

What is the significance of CEVA's Bluetooth SIG Qualification for the Dual Mode 5.2 Platform?

The qualification allows CEVA's clients to utilize the platform for innovative designs in TWS earbuds and other Bluetooth audio products.

How many licensees does CEVA have for its Bluetooth Dual Mode 5.2 technology?

CEVA has over 15 licensees for its Bluetooth Dual Mode 5.2 technology.

What markets are targeting CEVA's RivieraWaves Bluetooth Dual Mode 5.2 Platform?

The platform is aimed at markets such as TWS earbuds, smart watches, and smart speakers.

How many devices has CEVA shipped using its Bluetooth IP platforms?

CEVA has shipped over 2.5 billion devices utilizing its Bluetooth IP platforms.