Socionext, ZiFiSense and Techsor start development of SoC for ZETag

Socionext, ZiFiSense and Techsor announced that the companies jointly start development of SoC for ZETag, a next generation, low cost, low power consumption IC tag. The companies plan to complete a prototype chip in 2020 and start volume production in 2021.

The ZETag is a next-generation IC tag which incorporates ZETA-G LPWA protocol proposed by ZiFiSense, and its transmission can reach several kilometers. Socionext’s proprietary RF and low-power MCU technologies will allow the functionalities of the tags, which currently require two separate chips, RF and MCU, to be implemented into a single SoC.

“The collaboration enables Socionext to leverage its expertise in advanced SoC technology and high-performance RF and MODEM designs, and incorporate them into ZETA technology to deliver cost effective and low power products,” says Teruaki Hasegawa, Head of Connected Solution Team, Automotive & Industrial Business Group at Socionext. “The ZETag SoC, which we develop together with ZiFiSense and Techsor, will create new areas of growth in various “smart” sectors including smart cities, smart medicals, smart productions, as well as smart logistics, and help achieve an affordable and rapid digital transformation.”

“We believe that ZETags and relevant products represent the LPWAN 2.0, a new generation of low-cost, consumable IoT,” says Zhuoqun Li, PhD, CEO of ZiFiSense. “I am delighted that we are able to co-develop the ZETag and its applications with Socionext, a leading SoC solution provider, and ZETA Alliance partners around the world to realize the new, disposable IoT. ZiFiSense will introduce the new ZETags, which will be built with the SoC we are developing, into global markets including China.”

“I am excited to announce the collaboration of the three companies to develop a new SoC for wide-range RF ZETag,” says Qiang Zhu, CEO of Techsor. “Today the smart logistics market is growing very rapidly. I am confident that our collaboration will accelerate the adoption of IoT to logistics fields by delivering low-cost, low-power consumption and high-performance products. We will cooperate with the alliance members and deploy the ZETags built with the new SoC to the Japanese market.”

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