A highly integrated wireless system-on-chip (SoC) it provides Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity over satellite and Orca’s new-generation RF SoC products.
Orca’s wireless SoCs include a power management unit (PMU) based on Dolphin Design’s full suite of power management IPs tailored for ultra-low power applications such as Satellite IoT endpoint SoC and other power-sensitive SoC devices for direct-to-satellite and other industrial applications.
Providing connectivity anywhere, the race for satellite IoT connectivity for everything is becoming increasingly competitive but it requires meeting challenges around performance, power consumption, price, and size.
Orca’s RF SoC integrates all required system functions, including RF transceiver, digital modem, CPUs, and power management, for satellite IoT connectivity in a small package that can operate with a couple of AA batteries for up to 10 years, and is being seen as a game-changing technology for satellite IoT connectivity.
The RF SoCs contain fully integrated functions and, in particular, the power management unit (PMU) subsystem including all the analogue blocks provided by Dolphin Design, such as a low-frequency crystal oscillator, a switching regulator, two linear regulators, an over-voltage protection module and, a combined power-on and power-off reset.
“We are very pleased to embed Dolphin Design’s IPs inside our SoC product family, including ORC3990, the world’s first fully integrated solution for direct-to-satellite IoT connectivity,” said John McDonough, CEO of Orca Systems. “Our company partners closely with Dolphin Design for the well-known ultra-low-power IPs needed for the satellite industry and our SoC.”
