PentaG™ is industry’s first 5G NR IP platform capable of meeting the extreme performance, low latency and strict power budget requirements of 3GPP 5G UE solution for eMBB devices. The PentaG™ architecture contains specialized scalar and vector DSP processors, co-processors, AI processor, accelerators, software and other essential IP blocks, in a highly configurable and modular architecture.

1. PentaG™
5G-NR IP Platform for eMBB
MWC 2018, Barcelona

2. 2CEVA Proprietary Information
CEVA is an End-to-End IP Provider for Cellular
Technologies
Cellular IoT
Launched in ‘17
New NB-IoT IP, including
software and RF
Licensed to 3 customers
in Q4’17
gNodeB
Launched in ‘17
World’s most advanced 5G
DSP for RAN and wireless
backhaul
Licensed to 3 of top 5 5G
basestation vendors
eMBB
Launched today
World’s most advanced 5G
eMBB platform
Multi-RAT solution supporting
LTE-A Evolution
Unique expertize derived from working with world-leading UE and gNodeB
wireless vendors for LTE and 5G basebands

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Challenges of 5G-NR Modem Design
Multi-Gigabit capacity of up to 10 Gbps
Wideband Carrier aggregation of up to 1GHz
Ultra-Low latency more than 5X time shorter than
LTE to support URLLC transmission
Massive MIMO algorithms
Advanced beamforming techniques
Complex link-adaptation schemes to sustain
high-throughput
5G-NR modem requires unified platform for:
Sub-6GHz and mmWave
Multi-RAT supporting LTE-A Evolution
3GPP Release 15 will be updated this year
Release 16 standard for Phase 2 is not ready
and will include many new features
Hardwired-only approach is not upgradable !
High Performance & Power Optimized Flexibility for Key 5G Functionality
Multi-Mode Architecture 5G Standard Evolution
Efficient modem design for 5G-NR is exponentially more complex than
previous standards and calls for new architecture approaches to solve:
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Introducing the PentaG™ Platform (1)
Industry’s first 5G-NR Rel.15 IP platform, supporting up to 10Gbps -
capable of meeting the extreme performance, low latency and strict
power budget requirements of mobile devices
Capitalizes on vast experience (over 20 years with more than 8Bn
devices) of developing DSP IP for baseband processing
Most power & size efficient 5G IP platform – contains specialized
scalar and vector DSP processors, co-processors, AI processor,
accelerators, software and other essential IP blocks
World’s Most Advanced 5G NR IP Platform for
Smartphones and Broadband Connected Devices
50%
Lower Power
Consumption*
*Versus CEVA-XC4500
8X
10
Gbps
Higher
Performance*

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Introducing the PentaG™ Platform (2)
PentaG reduces the enormous complexity of designing next-
generation 5G-NR enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB)
modems
PentaG offers an optimal and balanced HW&SW architecture
that takes into account 5G modem design wide range of
requirements and metrics
Maintains flexibility to adapt to new releases, new features and field
trials
Modular architecture allows customers to combine specific
PentaG components with their own legacy technologies
IP components designed with standard interfaces to be smoothly
integrated
Reduces cost, complexity and risk of 5G-NR eMBB modem development
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SW HW

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The 5 Key Components of PentaG
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Enhanced CEVA-
XC4500 DSP with 5G
ISA Extensions
PentaG AI Processor
Vector MAC Unit
(VMU) Co-Processor
Cluster of CEVA-X2
DSPs
Polar and LDPC
Encoder and
Decoder Accelerators
Field-proven DSP with new 5G ISA extensions specifically
designed to accelerate key functions in the modem
Designed to handle advanced beamforming techniques and link
adaptation scenarios using neural networks
64 MAC co-processor designed to handle advanced channel
estimation measurements and processing of Downlink channels
Multi-core cluster designed to address high performance and
ultra-low latency demands of 5G PHY control
Purpose-built hardware accelerators for high throughput and low
latency channel coding

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Speed-Up TTM for Modem Development
Software Offering
Software components designed
and optimized for 5G-NR:
CEVA-XC4500 5G libraries
PentaG AI processor libraries
Communication libraries for
LTE-A / WCDMA / TD-SCDMA
DSP Libraries and RTOS
In order to speed-up modem development, the PentaG platform is
complemented by a comprehensive software and hardware development
environment
Polar Decoder
Polar Encoder
LDPC Decoder
LDPC Encoder
FFT
iFFT
Simulation Tools
FPGA development board
SW drivers to speedup HW/SW
integration on prototype modem
RTL target
Optimized HW Accelerators HW & SW Development Kit

8. 8CEVA Proprietary Information
PentaG – Unique and Modular Platform for eMBB
A Comprehensive IP Platform for 5G-NR Modem Design

9. Learn more at https://www.ceva-dsp.com/product/ceva-pentag/