The nRF9160 SiP is ready for mass deployment in both LTE-M and NB-IoT cellular networks and cellular IoT product applications

12 July 2019 - 0 Comments

nRF9160 SiP with integrated LTE-M/NB-IoT modem and GPS

Nordic Semiconductor's nRF9160 System-in-Package (SiP) LTE-M/NB-IoT and GPS cellular IoT module entered final volume production phase having successfully passed a series of major qualifications and certifications that include GCF, PTCRB, FCC (U.S. & LAT AM), CE (E.U.), ISED (Canada), ACMA (Australia & New Zealand), TELEC/RA (Japan), NCC (Taiwan), and IMDA (Singapore). The nRF9160 SiP integrates everything a cellular connection and IoT application may need beyond requiring just an external battery, SIM, and antenna.

The nRF9160 SiP’s modem and MCU are designed from the ground-up for optimized power performance in IoT systems enabling nRF9160 SiP-based devices to stay connected to a cellular network with unparalleled low power consumption. Along with this, Nordic also offers nRF9160 SiP on a powerful single-board Development Kit (DK) for the IoT application developer. The DK comes with free development tool support, a Cloud demonstration platform, and a Software Development Kit (SDK) in GitHub with sample applications which provides a great starting point for product development.

nRF9160 SiP’s Specifications:

Supply voltage: 3.3-5.5 V
Output Power : up to 23 dBm
Frequency range: 700-2200 MHz
Throughput (UL/DL) for LTE-M: 300/375 kbps
Throughput (UL/DL) for NB-IoT: 30/60 kbps
RX sensitivity for LTE-M: -108 dBm
RX sensitivity for NB-IoT: -114 dBm
Mode: HD-FDD
CPU: 64 MHz Arm Cortex-M33 Arm TrustZone
Flash: 1 MB
RAM: 256 KB
Peripherals: Arm Cryptocell 310, 3 x TIMER, 2 x RTC, WDT
Interfaces: 4 x SPI (M/S) / UARTE / TWI (M/S), 4 x PWM, PDM, I2S, 12 bit/200 ksps ADC
Package: 10x16x1 mm LGA
Temperature: -40-85 °C

Key features of nRF9160 SiP:

Fully integrated SiP for cellular IoT
Dedicated application processor and memory
Multimode LTE-M/NB-IoT modem with integrated RFFE
GPS
Single variant certified for global operation
- GCF, PTCRB
- CE, FCC, ISED, SRRC RTA, ACMA RCM, Taiwan, IMDA, Japan, South Korea
Designed for true low power cIoT

Certified LTE Bands for nRF9160 SiP Include: B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B14, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28 and B66

The nRF9160 System-in-Package (SiP) is ready for mass deployment in both LTE-M and NB-IoT cellular networks and cellular IoT product applications around the globe. For more information visit Nordic Semiconductor Website.