About Sivers Wireless

Sivers Wireless solutions are forging paths mainly in advanced Satellite Communications (SatCom) but also in 5G and 6G systems.

Sivers Wireless

Sivers Wireless develops millimeter Wave (mmWave) products for satellite communications (SatCom) and advanced 5G systems for data and telecommunications networks.

Millimeter wave is a key technology in 5G networks and the core of the solutions Wireless offers.

With the broadest mmWave portfolio on the market, Sivers Wireless solutions are forging paths in advanced SatCom, 5G and 6G systems.

Market players

Wireless’ market consists of system manufacturers, independent Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Sivers Wireless mainly delivers to OEMs. Deliveries are made directly or through partners.

System manufacturers
Examples are Ericsson, Nokia and Huawei, which in turn supply telecom operators such as AT&T, Softbank, Vodafone and Verizon. The system manufacturers and operators mentioned are examples of potential customers.

WISPs
Small independent provider that complement the nationwide operators’ networks with wireless broadband access.

OEMs
OEMs manufacture products that include Sivers Semiconductors’ chips. These products are then delivered to system manufacturers, operators or WISPs. Examples of OEM customers are Cambium, Adtran and 8devices.

Wireless application areas

Wireless’ key application areas are driven by megatrends, such as high-speed broadband and satellite communications.

Operators in the telecommunications market are facing several major challenges: increased global demand for broadband for end customers, network optimization, a higher number of connected devices and sensors, greater network security and more high-quality connections. The trend has been further strengthened in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, as more users demand quality broadband for innovative new services. On the one hand, the services are essential for everyday life and, on the other hand, more and more companies view functioning broadband services as business-critical at a time when more people are working from home and environmental demands are reducing travel.

Wireless Products

From individual RFICs to ready-to-go modules, our components give your products a technical edge, while our evaluation kits take the guesswork out of development.

5G mmWave rfics & BFICs

5G mmwave RFIC

A broad range of Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFICs) and Beam Former Integrated Circuits (BFICs) for use in both licensed and unlicensed frequencies, from 24 GHz to 71 GHz. Sivers’ RFICs and BFICs support high data rates with superior performance in a small form factor and are highly robust, capable of operating in temperatures from -40c to +85c.

Radio Frequency (RF) Modules

The simplest way to add wireless connectivity to your product – pre-tested and tuned. All modules integrate high-performance beamforming transceiver IC, antenna arrays, low pass filters, and base-band interface.

evaluation kits (evk)

EVKs

Our evaluation kits allow you to quickly assess the RF aspect of your 5G mmWave system. Minimize development time and product cost while significantly reducing time to market. Our test platform offers an integrated solution with well-defined interfaces.

Frequently asked questions

What is the TRXBF01?: It is a complete 16RX + 16TX beam forming RF transceiver supporting the frequency band 57-71GHz.
What is the architecture used in the TRXBF01?: It is a Zero-IF topology ie 16 RF in/out and analog base band I/Q in/out.
What is the main targeted application for TRXBF01?: The Transceiver is targeting data and telecommunication infrastructure solutions for unlicensed 5G mm-wave use cases.
Does the TRXBF01 have any internal calibration routines?: The TRXBF01 includes support for DC offset, LO leakage and IQ calibration. It includes an auxiliary ADC, supporting various external functions, e.g. power and temperature measurements as well as production test support.
What is the size of the TRXBF01 package?: 1.26×1.26cm.
TRXBF01: The beam book states 64 phase vectors can be stored. Can you describe what each vector consists of and the process of importing our own?: Regarding the beambook we will give you a short explanation for now, hopefully soon we can provide you with a user manual describing this in more details: The beam book file consists of a matrix of the form 16 columns and 64 rows. Each column contains information to the corresponding antenna how the phase shifts should stand (note that the beambook is reversed ie column 0 controls antenna patch 16) and each row contains one of 64 possible beams that the memories may contain. Each cell can thus have values from 0x0000 to 0x3F3F.
What packaging technology does TRXBF01 use?: It uses embedded wafer level ball grid array (eWLB) package.
What is the TRXBF02?: It is a complete 16RX + 16TX beam forming RF transceiver supporting the frequency band 24-29.5 GHz.
What is the architecture used in TRXBF02?: It is a Zero-IF topology ie 16 RF in/out and analog base band I/Q in/out.
What is the main targeted application for TRXBF02?: The Transceiver is targeting data and telecommunication infrastructure solutions for unlicensed 5G mm-wave use cases.
Does the TRXBF02 have any internal calibration routines?: The TRXBF02 includes support for DC offset, LO leakage and IQ calibration. It includes an auxiliary ADC, supporting various external functions, e.g. power and temperature measurements as well as production test support.
What is the size of the TRXBF02 package?: 1.26×1.26cm.
TRXBF02: The beam book states 64 phase vectors can be stored. Can you describe what each vector consists of and the process of importing our own?: Regarding the beambook we will give you a short explanation for now, hopefully soon we can provide you with a user manual describing this in more details: The beam book file consists of a matrix of the form 16 columns and 64 rows. Each column contains information to the corresponding antenna how the phase shifts should stand (note that the beambook is reversed ie column 0 controls antenna patch 16) and each row contains one of 64 possible beams that the memories may contain. Each cell can thus have values from 0x0000 to 0x3F3F.
What packaging technology does TRXBF02 use?: It uses embedded wafer level ball grid array (eWLB) package.
How many polarisations can the chip AFE VM 2Q 275/295 support?: It can support two polarisations.
How much power does the chip AFE VM 2Q 275/295 consume?: Please contact [email protected] for further assistance.
What packaging technology does the chip AFE VM 2Q 275/295 use?: It uses Wafer-level chip scale packaging (WL-CSP) technology.
Does the chip AFE VM 2Q 275/295 have it’s own clock synthesiser, up/down converter?: No. This is an analog beamformer IC which requires signals at 5G NR frequencies (24 to 29 GHz).
Do I need to sign an NDA to get the datasheet for AFE VM 2Q 275/295 ?: Yes.
Does one chip AFE VM 2Q 275/295 cover the whole 5G NR frequency range from 24.25 to 29.5 GHz?: No. Two chips are needed for this. AFEVM2Q275 covers 24.25-27.5 GHz and AFEVM2Q295 covers 26.5-29.5 GHz.
What is the difference between BFM06010 and BFM06011?: Internal ref clk (BFM06011) and external ref clk (BFM06010).
What is the interface to the BFM06010 and BFM06011?: It is differential analog I/Q interface.
Can we connect an external LO to BFM06010 and BFM06011?: No.
What is the signal interface to the EVK02001?: It is differential analog base band, zero-IF, I/Q interface.
What kind of connectors are available on the EVK02001 for the analog base band signal?: There are 4 TX and 4 RX mcx female type of connectors.
Can we modify the EVK02001 to be used with an external x-tal?: Yes, instruction for modification can be found in the user manual for EVK02001.
What control interfaces are available and excess thru the EVK02001?: There is a USB, SPI and 2xGPIO connector interfaces available for direct access to registers. All connector pinning are described in the user manual for EVK02001.
Does the EVK02001 come with a graphical user interface?: Yes, where you can set all the registers.
Is there a beam book available for EVK02001 and what is the size?: Yes, there is a beam book available and the size is 64 different beams.
What is included in the EVK02001 kit?: Python code for controlling the EVK. Power adaptor, USB cable, BFM02003 (radio module) and MB1 (mother board). User manual and 2 hour free support.
Why do I need the EVK02001?: To quickly and easy evaluate RF performance of the TRX BF02 transceiver together with the antenna.
EVK02001: Can I get the schematic for MB1 and RF module to be used as a reference design?: Yes, but you need to sign a support agreement for that.
Do I need to sign an NDA to get the EVK02001?: Yes.
EVK02001: What is the bandwidth of the RF signal?: It is 2GHz ie 1GHz I/Q.
EVK02001: Can we measure the chip temperature?: Yes.
What is the max power consumption of the EVK02001?: 13W.
Can the EVK02001 use an external LO input?: No. This is not possible in the standard configuration.
What is the signal interface to the EVK06002?: It is differential analog base band, zero-IF, I/Q interface.
What kind of connectors are available on the EVK06002 for the analog base band signal?: There are 4 TX and 4 RX mcx female type of connectors.
Can we modify the EVK06002 to be used with an external x-tal?: Yes, instructions for modification can be found in the EVK user manual.
What control interfaces are available and excess thru the EVK06002?: There is a USB, SPI and 2xGPIO connectors interfaces available for direct access to registers. All connector pinning are described in the EVK user manual.
Does the EVK06002 come with a graphical user interface?: Yes, where you can set all the registers.
Is there a beam book available for EVK06002 and what is the size?: Yes, there is a beam book available and the size is 64 different beams.
What is included in the EVK06002 kit?: Python code for controlling the EVK. Power adaptor, USB cable, BFM6010 (radio module) and MB1 (mother board). User manual and 2 hour free support.
Why do I need the EVK06002?: To quickly and easy evaluate RF performance of the TRX BF01 transceiver together with the antenna.
EVK06002: Can I get the schematic for MB1 and RF module to be used as a reference design?: Yes, but you need to sign a support agreement for that.
Do I need to sign an NDA to get the EVK06002?: Yes.
EVK06002: What is the bandwidth of the RF signal?: It is 2GHz ie 1GHz I/Q.
EVK06002: Can we measure chip temperature?: Yes.
What is the max power consumption of the EVK06002: 13W.
How many full channels can we measure with this EVK06002?: 6 full 2GHz wigig channels, 57-71GHz.
EVK06002: Do we have access to some hi level c-code?: No, for that you need to sign a supply agreement.
Can the EVK06002 use an external LO input?: No. This is not possible in the standard configuration.
Can the EVK06002 provide LO output?: No. This is not possible in the standard configuration.

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