“All Things are Connected”is coming, Kangxi Communication is going upwind
RostDate:2018-03-16KangxicommunicationannouncedthelaunchofasiliconbasedfullyintegratedNB-IoT/LoRaRFfront-endICKCT8101LtodayThereisagrowingdemandforcommunication,videotransmission,orterminalapplications,wheretheInternetisubiquitous,soevenif4Gcontinuestoexpand,5Gsgenerationisabouttocome,andthebusinessopportunitiesarelimitlessinit.Withtherapiddevelopmentoftheindustry,thediverseapplicationneedsoftheusersareincreasing.Inthefaceoftheincreasingdemandfordatatransmissionspeedandnetworkcapacityofglobalusers,5Gnetworkcameintobeing.By2020,itisexpectedthattherelatedproductswillenterthecommercialstage.Inthefuture,itwillnotonlyneedalargetransmissionrate,butalsoanumberoftimeslargerthanthecurrentnumberoflinks,theworldwillentertheeraofeverythingconnecting.Accordingtoauthoritativeorganizationdata,2016ChinaInternetofthingsindustryscalereachedRMB900billion,compoundgrowthratereached25%intheperiodof2011-2015,throughthenetworkmachinetomachineconnectionnumberthrough100million,occupying31%oftheworldstotal.Mckinsey,awell-knownconsultingfirm,pointedoutthattheapplicationvalueofIoTin2025willreach$11.1trillion.5Gputforwardlowdelay,hightransmissionandlowenergyconsumption,bigjunctionandothercharacteristics,5Gcommunicationisexpectedthatin2020,theworldwillhave50billionterminalproductswithaccesstotheInternet,theoverallsystemcapacitydemandisalsoincrease1000timesthan4G,anditstransmissiondelaymustbelessthan1milliseconds,sothenextgenerationof5Gcommunicationefficiencyandtechnicalchallengesareboundtobemoreseverethanbefore.Withtheemergenceofsmartmeters,smartappliances,smartfactoriesandwearabledevices,moreandmoreworkandlifeneedtobesolvedthroughtheintelligentterminal.Forthis,highdensitylinksandlowerendcostrequirementsarebecominglargerandlarger,andthereisaneedfornewtechnologiestocopewithsuchrequirements.Inthefuturedevelopmentof5G,thegoalofterminaldesignmainlyincludes:lowercostofequipment,lowerpowerconsumption,greatercoverageandsupportforalargenumberofequipmentconnections.Inthiscontext,atechnologywithlowertransmissiondata,lowercostofequipment,andwidercoverageisknownasNB-IoT(Narrowband-InternetOfThing)standsout,itsmaximumtransmissiondataamountis200kbit/s,bandwidthalsodropsto200kHz,anditscoverageratecanbeincreasedseveraltimes.In2016,NB-IoTecologyisrapidlyshapingupwithanoverwhelmingtrend.AsagreattooltodealwiththechallengesoftheneweraoftheInternetofThings,NB-IoTwillleadtotherevolutionoftheInternetofThingschange,theachievementoftheneweraoftheInternet,thegreatopportunityforallwalksoflife.AftertheestablishmentofNB-IoTstandard,itisofgreatsignificancetothedevelopmentoftheInternetofThings.TheindustrybelievesthatNB-IoTwillaccountfor70%ofthetotalapplicationoftheInternetofThings.Itwillnotonlyactivatemanystockmarkets(suchassmartmeterreadingisexpectedtoaddabout50millionperyear),butalsoinemergingapplicationssuchassmartparkingandwearablemarkets,outdoorsports,healthtesting,homecontrolandothermarketswillincreasetheconnectionofNB-IoTapplications,willdrivetheentireInternetofthingsmarketrapiddevelopment.Withthegradualformationof2016standards,2017NB-IoTwillusherinthecommercialscaleoftheimportantnode,becomingthenext1trillionmarkettocompete.(Chart1)MarketdemandforRFfront-endchipsandpainpointsAtthepresentstage,5Gfromtheconceptofresearchhasenteredthesubstantivepromotionphase,andRFfront-endchipasthecoreequipmentoftheInternetofThings,allhardwareandsoftwareintheInternetofthingsareinanirreplaceableposition,RFfront-endchipproductmarketalsohasbroadprospects,highperformance,lowcost,highreliabilityoftheproductsolutionisabletoquicklyopenthemarket,becomethekeytoseizethemarketopportunity.WiththerapiddevelopmentoftheInternetofThingschipmarket,butalsohavefollowingfiveaspectsofthehigherapplicationrequirementstothecurrentRFfront-endsolutions:1,theproductlowpowerconsumption,theapplicationoftheInternetofThingsisdifferentfromtheInternet.Ithashighdemandforlowpowerconsumption,suchashandhelddevices,offlineacquisitionandsoon.Thebatterycanberequiredtosupporttheterminalmodulefor5-10years;2,thehighperformanceoftheproduct,namelytherealizationofhighpowerandlowdelay,autodriving,remoteoperationandotherbusinessendtoenddelayrequirementsof1Ms,whilethesmartmeterreadingsystemrequiresdeepcoverage;3,thelowcostoftheproduct,mostofthefunctionsoftheInternetofThingsdevicearesingle,andtheapplicationofdiversificationisverysensitivetothecostofthechip.Generallyrequirementsthatchippriceis$1~$2,thecostoftheterminalislessthan$5;4,thehighintegrationofproduct,highintegrationsolutioncaneffectivelyreducethecostofthesystem,andgreatlyreducethecostofproductdevelopment.Inaddition,theminiaturizationofthehighintegrationschemehasalsoopenedupalargenumberofwirelesssensorsandotherapplications.5,amatureandreliablesolution,theInternetofThingsmarketrapidgrowth,notonlyneedmanufacturershavetheabilitytoprovidehighperformanceofpopularproducts,moreimportantisamatureandreliablesolution,thatcanhelpcustomerstoquicklylaunchinnovativeproducts.Inthishugedomesticandinternationalmarketdemandbackground,KangXicommunicationannouncedtheintroductionofsiliconbasedfullyintegratedlow-powerNB-IOTRFfront-endchipKCT8101LinFebruary2017.KCT8101LuseKangxi’suniqueSilicon-basedRFTechnology.Theadvantagesofthemainproductsaremainlyembodiedinthefollowingfiveaspects:Advantage1FullIntegratedRFfront-endChipwithHighPowerandLowDelayKCT8101LisafullyintegratedRFfront-endchip,Internalintegrationofthenecessarypoweramplifier(PA),lownoiseamplifier(LNA),highpowerRFswitch(T/RSwitch),50ohmmatchingcircuitandinternallogiccontrolcircuit.ThefrequencycoverageofKCT8101Lis780MHz~960MHzcanbewidelyusedinNB-IoT/LoRaandotherrequirements.Inaddition,theinternalintegratedlogiccircuitcanimplementPA/LNAnslevelstabilityresponsespeed,thussimplifyingtheexternalcontrolcircuit.KCT8101Lcanprovidethepowergainof27dBandthemaximumoutputpowerof27dBminthewholefrequencydomain,whichcangreatlyimprovethecoverageofthesystem.Advantage2WidevoltagelowpowerconsumptionKCT8101LuseKangxi’suniqueSilicon-basedRFTechnology,anditsworkingvoltagerangeis1.8V~4.2V,canbewidelyusedinbatterydriver,DCpowersupplyandotherapplications;atthesametime,thewiderangeofvoltageworkalsoprovidesthepossibilityforthecustomerstofurtherreducethepowerconsumptionaccordingtothedemandoftheapplication.Advantage3LowcostAtpresent,mostoftheRFfront-enddevicesintheindustryuseGaAsprocess,anditscostishighandtheyieldismuchlowerthanthatofsiliconbasedtechnology.AsanindustryleaderwithhighperformanceGaAs/silicontechnologyRFfront-endchipdesigncompany,KCT8101LadoptedKangxicommunication’suniquesiliconradiofrequencytechnology,andthestandard3.0mmx3.0mm16pinQFNpackage,thushavinganadvantageintermsofcost.Advantage4StableandreliableKCT8101Lusesfullyintegratedsinglecrystalsiliconbase,internalintegratedhighperformanceESDprotectioncircuit,fastresponselogiccontrolcircuit,outputmatchingprotectioncircuit,wideoperatingvoltageandsoon,thereliabilityoftheproductisimprovedfromthedesign.KCT8101Lcanmeet-40゜C~85゜Cindustrialtemperatureenvironment,andthroughtheharsh125゜Chightemperaturedurabilitytest.Duetotheadoptionofstandardsiliconbasedtechnology,itsmanufacturingprocessismatureandstable,andtheproductyieldisprettyhigh.Advantage5SuperiorbusinessmodelKCT8101Lusestheindustryleadingsiliconbasedintegratedsinglecrystalsolution,whichcanbesoldtotheendcustomersinthetraditionalpackagingchip,andcanalsobeintegratedintoSoCinternalorinSiP,thesystemcostisreduced,systemreliabilityisimprovedandtheFGareaisreduced.ThisflexibleandsuperiorbusinessmodelhasinjectednewideasintothedevelopmentofRFfront-endindustry.YuQiang,directoroftheKangcommunicationsmarketingdepartment,said:theoutstandingdesignanddevelopmentcapabilityofKangxicommunicationintheRFfront-endareaanditsuniquetechnicaladvantagesinthesiliconbasetechnologyhaveenabledthecompanytoapplyitsproductsintheinternetofthings’layoutisclearerandmorereasonable.Theadvantagesofhighperformance,lowcost,lowpowerconsumption,highintegrationandshortR&DcyclearethekeypointsforKangxicommunicationtostandoutinthisfield.KCT8101L,whichislaunchedbyKangxicommunication,isabletomeettheneedsofcustomersoftheInternetofThingstothegreatestextent,andwilloptimizethedesigninthesubsequentiterativeproductdevelopment,inordertobettersetupthefrontierproductsnewhighperformanceandsupersolutionsfordesignthinkingapplicationintheInternetofThings.InadditiontoprovidingtheperfectRFfront-endsolution,KangxicommunicationalsohopestocooperatewiththesystemintegratorandtheparticipantsoftheInternetofThingsindustrychain,buildamatureecologicalchainbusinesscooperationmodel,lettheInternetofThingsfromafragmentedapplicationtoamaturemarket.CompanyIntroductionKangxiCommunicationisahighperformance,lowcost,highreliabilityRFfront-endsolutioncompanydedicatedtoprovidingcustomersandpartnerswithwidecoverageofWLANaccess,phoneWIFIconnection,InternetofThingsandotherapplicationsrelatedtotheRFfront-endandpoweramplifierchip.InAugust2016,KangxiCommunicationwasacquiredbyHunanGrandChipMicroelectronicsCo.,LtdandestablishedupKangxiCommunicationastheR&DcoreandAmericaLaboratoryasR&Ddivision,HKforthelogisticscenter,GrandChipheadquarters(ZhuzhouCity,Hunanprovince)fortheoverallbusinessoperationsandcustomersupportgrouplayout;inOctoberofthesameyear,HunanGrandChipMicroelectronicsCo.,LtdreceivedinvestmentfromIntelcapitaltobecomethefirststart-upcompanytoinvestintheRFfront-endindustryofIntelinChina.KangxiCommunicationhaslaunchedanumberofRFfront-endchips,whichcanbewidelyusedinWIFI,2.4GHz,NB-IoT/LoRaInternetofThingsandUAVremotecontrolmarket.Withthedevelopmentofsmarthome,smartoffice,intelligentutilityequipmentandusecases,theuniquesilicon-basedRFtechnologyofKangxiCommunicationwillimprovetheproductlayoutoftheInternetofthingsmarket,intheWorldWideWebInterconnectionwindwardandgoup.
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