Renesas RYZ014A Cellular IoT Module

The RYZ014A is Renesas’ first cellular IoT module supporting the LTE Cat-M1 specification. This technology allows devices to directly connect to the internet without the need for a gateway by relying on the existing communication infrastructure owned by mobile network operators.

The module is built on proven technology both from a hardware and software perspective and will be delivered fully tested and calibrated. It has been certified with all major radio frequency regulations in the world as well as with leading network operators in North America, APAC and Europe.

The RYZ014A offers the following technical benefits:

• Support for world-wide frequency bands in a single design removing the need to create multiple customer platforms for different global regions
• High output power supporting both power class options 20 and 23dBm
• Ultra-low current consumption in power saving mode of only 1µA

The infrastructure will be completed by an evaluation kit and a PMOD adapter board for use with Renesas MCU and cloud kits and will be available in July 2021.

When using the RYZ014A module, customer wanting to add cellular IoT to their products can avoid many design and certification issues compared to building their wireless solution from scratch. This includes RF regulatory certification, PTCRB/GCF certification and carrier certification for every network operator that the customer wants its product to work with. The RYZ014A comes pre-certified for all of the above and also reduced the time to market and involved development cost compared to a single chip solution.

The RYZ014A LTE Cat-M1 module offers a ready to use solution to add cellular IoT to customer products without the hassle of RF design and certification.

• RYZ014A is pre-certified to RF regulations in major regions (North America, Japan, Europe)
• RYZ014A has passed cellular certifications of GCF and PTCRB
• RYZ014A provides carrier certification for major global mobile network operators

The RYZ014A LTE Cat-M1 module significantly reduces development cost and effort.

• No need for testing and calibration
• No need to learn about development environments and cellular logic
• Product design duration can be reduced by 90% compared to use of chipsets
• Product development cost can be reduced by 75% compared to use of chipsets

The RYZ014A LTE Cat-M1 module provides proven cellular technology for both the hardware and the software

• The module was developed in partnership with Sequans, a leader in cellular IoT
• Sequans also provide their market proven LTE stack for this module