Balletto low-power Bluetooth 5.3 and Matter wireless microcontroller series with neural co processors, suitable for artificial intelligence/machine learning workloads in wireless audio and smart homes
Ceva, a globally leading semiconductor product and software IP licensing provider that helps smart edge devices connect, perceive, and infer data more reliably and efficiently, announces Alif Semiconductor, a world leading supplier of secure, interconnected, high-performance artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) microcontrollers (MCUs) and fusion processors ® Authorized license has been obtained in its Balletto ™ Ceva Waves low-power Bluetooth and 802.15.4 IP are deployed in the series of wireless microcontrollers.
The Balletto series is a complete edge AI/ML microcontroller solution for online IoT platforms, integrating low-power Bluetooth 5.3 and 802.15.4 wireless subsystems as well as dedicated network coprocessors, achieving connectivity and industry-leading machine learning performance in a single chip. Compared with traditional MCUs lacking neural coprocessors, the Balletto series MCUs can improve machine learning performance and inference efficiency by up to 50 times, opening up a new field for battery powered EdgeML applications. Ceva Waves low-power Bluetooth IP provides powerful connectivity with ultra-low power consumption for Balletto MCU, and supports Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast broadcast audio, making it suitable for customers who intend to use Balletto to create highly differentiated wireless audio products. The Balletto series also supports Thread, Zigbee, and Matter in smart home applications through Ceva Waves 802.15.4 IP.
Mark Rootz, Vice President of Marketing at Alif Semiconductor, said, "The demand for AI/ML workloads in battery powered devices is growing, and our Balletto series of interconnected intelligent MCUs is tailor-made to meet these needs. Ceva's low-power Bluetooth and 802.15.4 IP provide our chip design with a fully validated and powerful connectivity solution, allowing us to focus our research and development resources on MCU product differentiation, providing excellent performance to meet the most demanding wireless audio and smart home AI/ML use cases
Tal Shalev, Vice President and General Manager of Ceva's Wireless IoT Business Unit, said, "Wireless connectivity is a fundamental requirement for every smart device, and we are honored to be trusted by Alif Semiconductor and other industry leaders and innovators as their embedded wireless IP supplier. So far, our low-power Bluetooth IP has driven billions of devices, and we are thrilled to collaborate with Alif to provide powerful connectivity and high bit rate audio for their Balletto series of smart MCUs
