{"id":4509,"date":"2018-02-08T10:15:38","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T10:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=4509"},"modified":"2018-02-08T09:50:47","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T09:50:47","slug":"worlds-smallest-sigfox-sip-integrates-iot-connectivity-on-a-single-ultra-low-power-ic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/worlds-smallest-sigfox-sip-integrates-iot-connectivity-on-a-single-ultra-low-power-ic\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s smallest Sigfox SiP integrates IoT connectivity on a single ultra-low power IC"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alphamicro.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alpha Micro<\/a><\/span> announces availability of the ON Semiconductor AX-SIP-SFEU, a Sigfox-certified programmable RF transceiver System-in-Package (SiP) that integrates critical IoT connectivity functions into a single, tiny, ultra-low-power IC package.<\/p>\n<p>Features within the package include an advanced RF System-on-Chip (SoC) with complete supporting circuitry including temperature compensated crystal oscillator (TCXO).<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nSigfox is a proprietary low data rate, low-power, wide-area network (LPWAN) wireless communications technology that is ideal for applications that require extremely long range and good penetration of dense structures.<\/p>\n<p>Sigfox is based on ultra narrowband technology that uses Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) radio frequency ranges.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This great little single AX-SIP-SFEU IC works just like a traditional LPWAN module but it offers numerous advantages over modules,&#8221; said Tim Bonnett, Director at <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/modules-deliver-great-connectivity-and-wireless-performance-in-demanding-iot-environments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alpha Micro Components<\/a><\/span>. &#8220;To put it simply: it&#8217;s much smaller, much more power efficient, much faster and easier to develop with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Low power in a tiny footprint<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This IC can deliver the extremely long battery life required by IoT devices that may remain in the field and un-serviced for years.<\/p>\n<p>Building on the low power consumption already offered by Sigfox technology, the IC&#8217;s deep sleep mode consumes only 100 nanoamps (nA), while standby and sleep modes run at 0.5 milliamps (mA) and 1.3 microamps (\u00b5A) respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The AX-SIP-SFEU is the world\u2019s most compact Sigfox-verified solution. Designers can reap remarkable space savings by taking advantage of the IC\u2019s tiny 7 mm x 9 mm x 1 mm size to replace much larger traditional communications modules, which typically have three times the board footprint and ten times the total volume of this IC.<\/p>\n<p>With the assurance of Sigfox verification, pre-certified radio regulatory compliance and conformal shielding, engineers can fast track their development process and devote more attention to critical antenna and application design tasks.<\/p>\n<p>For designers and developers, ON Semiconductor provides a development kit and an integrated IDE, and an API is available for custom software development.<\/p>\n<p>Basic control of the device, for example to send frames and configure radio parameters, is provided by familiar AT style commands sent over a simple, standard universal asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART) interface \u2013 making development easy for engineers familiar with traditional modules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alpha Micro announces availability of the ON Semiconductor AX-SIP-SFEU, a Sigfox-certified programmable RF transceiver System-in-Package (SiP) that integrates critical IoT connectivity functions into a single, tiny, ultra-low-power IC package. 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