TechInsights IoT Connectivity SoC Subscription

Smarter and Faster
SoC Designs
Increased accessibility to wireless connectivity, smart devices, andwearables has resulted in a wide scope of communication
standards ranging from Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Near Field Communication(NFC), and Ultra-Wideband (UWB) to new and emerging protocols
such as Zigbee, Matter, Thread, Sigfox, and LoRa. However,addressing interoperability issues, optimizing performance, andmaximizing reliability and security all while minimizing power
consumption and footprint can be challenging due to the broad
scope of devices in the market and the rapid pace of technology
change.
TechInsights’ IoT Connectivity SoC subscription reveals theinnovation behind a broad range of cutting-edge connectivity SoCs
used in market-leading internet of things (IoT) devices. You canleverage our competitive insights to identify SoC design trends,
areas of product differentiation, and new market opportunities. This
information can help inform business, design, and productdecisions.

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Key Features of the IoT Connectivity SoC Subscription
Topographical layout analysis identifies key IC functional blocks using high-resolution imaging toprovide more insight into die utilization and costing (sample image shown in Figure 1).
Structural analysis presents the technology node, key feature measurements (e.g., metal/transistor
pitches), foundry, and material compositions for transceivers for multiple wireless protocols. Thisvisibility into materials and process technology reveals competitive insight on IoT connectivity SoCs
spanning the wearables, routers, and smart home markets.
Circuit analysis details hierarchal block interconnections for leading-edge SoC designs including
schematic-to-layout traceability through TechInsights’ proprietary CircuitVision software for a
granular understanding of competitors’ SoC design approaches (sample image shown in Figure 2 ).
Online briefings presented by our subject matter experts provide trend projections, devicecomparisons within select wireless protocols, insightful commentary, and thought-provoking
perspective to enable a thorough understanding of the current IoT connectivity SoC climate.
Upcoming analysis provides visibility into innovative IoT connectivity SoC devices and parts that are
flagged by our subject matter experts and engineering analysts for future analysis to help inform yourown roadmap decisions.
Self-serve online access to all previous and current analyses, as well as the features above, via theTechInsights Platform, anytime, anywhere for easy access and sharing of content with othersubscribers in your organization.
Figure 1: Functional
blocks of the PL6600C
die annotated at thepolysilicon layer.

Figure 2: Cross-sectional scanningelectron microscope (SEM)
showing the general structure ofthe PL6600C die. This image helps
us determine the number of metalinterconnect layers in the die.

Why You Need an IoT Connectivity SoC Subscription

Get an accurate pulse of the competitive IoT
connectivity landscape with visibility into thelatest cutting-edge IoT SoC design approaches
across market leaders and upcoming potential
disruptors to ensure you stay ahead of thecompetition.

Understand the impact of disruptive
technology and IoT connectivity SoC
innovation with insightful perspective andinterpretation from our subject matter experts
and engineering analysts.

Make business, design, and product decisions
with confidence based on high-quality
analysis, with unparalleled detail at themicroscopic level, from TechInsights’ state-ofthe-art lab technology.

Save time and costs by extending yourorganization’s productivity with competitive
insight across a broad range of IoT connectivity
SoCs that would otherwise be cost prohibitive
to analyze internally at the same scale.

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IoT Connectivity SoC
Subscription Overview
Transceiver Floorplan

Transceiver Architecture

Provides insight into competitive designs including
high-level block identification, high-level process
data, and manufacturing costs for leading-edgetransceivers in smart home products, wearables, androuters across market leaders and disruptors overmajor wireless standards such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi,NFC, UWB, and more.

Enables a better comparison and understanding of
how design constraints and challenges areaddressed for leading-edge transceivers in smart
home products, wearables, and routers acrossmarket leaders and disruptors over major wirelessstandards such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC, UWB, andmore. It includes and extends Transceiver Floorplananalyses to identify key functional blocks and theconnections between them.

The IoT Connectivity SoC Comprehensive product offering includes transceiver floorplan andtransceiver architecture analyses. It is targeted towards integrated device manufacturers (IDM), fablesscompanies, foundries, and product manufacturers.

Why Choose TechInsights?
We analyze a wide range of IoT connectivity
SoCs across multiple protocols for
maximizing coverage of the competitive
landscape and exposure to different design
approaches currently in the market.
Our coverage of IoT connectivity SoCs spans
multiple geographies across China and therest of the world to provide a global view of
the technology landscape.
Our expertise and visibility into thecompetitive technology landscape enables
us to quickly deliver expert-led analysis on
disruptive events with market and technicalimpact (such as the Apple H2 BT 5.3 audio
SoC and the Qualcomm FastConnect 7800.

Our combination of top-tier experts andcutting-edge equipment enables us tomaintain and enhance understanding ofinnovations in today's chips.
We make substantial investments inlaboratory technology, including the Raith
CHIPSCANNER for imaging at the 3nmnode.
We can achieve delayering at 3nm andbeyond with appropriate sample
preparation techniques.
We have a second-generation ion beametcher (IBE) to enhance delayering
capabilities for chips.

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