Realizing the Promise of 5G Enabling 5G Standardization & Early Commercialization

Lawrence Getman June 29th, 2016

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Introduction to Xilinx

LTE & LTE-A deployments

5G compared to 4G

5G Standardization Challenges

Xilinx Role in 5G Standardization

Enabling 5G Algorithm Exploration

Key Takeaways

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Topics

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Wireless Major Focus for Xilinx

Wireless is strategic focus for Xilinx

#1 Logic Supplier for LTE (4G) Radio

In Production with all OEMs; $1B

shipped to-date

Xilinx solutions for 5G

20nm & 16nm for 5G PoC

7nm for 5G commercialization

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Xilinx – Leader in All Programmable Solutions

DDR4

Real-Time Processors 32-bit Dual-Core

64-bit

Dual/Quad-Core

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LTE 4G Radio Deployments

2x2 & 4x4

Radio

60-80 MHz

(FDD & TDD)

Highest number

of deployments AAS

DAS 8x8 Radio Small cells

Strategic investments in wireless & timely introduction of 28nm

portfolio with targeted devices for wireless (Kintex & Zynq SoC)

helped Xilinx to secure leading market footprint

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Spectrum View for LTE & LTE-A Radio Deployments

Golden Spectrum

450 MHz – 1 GHz

Continues to be

epicenter of Operator

focus & investment

1.8-2.1

GHz

Second most

widely used

spectrum

2.3 – 3.5GHz

Limited

deployments

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LTE Advanced Radio Deployments

600MHz

-

900MHz

1.8 GHz

-

2.1 GHz

2.3 GHz

–

3.5GHz

CA

UE

DL: 3C CA

UL

CA

UE

DL: 2C CA UL

100- 400MHz iBW Radio

CA

UE

DL: 2C CA UL

800MHz iBW Radio (Band F-1.9G, A-2.0G, D-2.6G)

Small Cell

Xilinx 20nm UltraScaleTM and 16nm Zynq MPSoC families

designed to address LTE-A wide bandwidth radios

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5G Compared to 4G

Increase

1000x 10Gps 3-5X 5X 2X 5X 1/2 3X Peak Increase Increase Lower Lower Lower Increase

Power Latency TTM

Bands Bandwidth Compute Data Rates Capacity

Customer Challenges

Further increase in number of Radio form factors

Order of magnitude increase in compute [GMACs-TMACs]

Higher integration & Ease of Programming

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5G – Standardization Challenges

ITU-R (WRC and RA) Defining Vision & Framework

Spectrum Allocation, Radio-communication recommendations

Defining Requirements & Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation of Technologies, Specification of RATs

3GPP & ETSI Requirements & evaluation criteria

Feasibility studies

Specification Development

Conformance Tests

Vision & Framework

Requirement & Evaluation Criteria

Candidate Technologies

RAT Specifications

IEEE 802 Requirements & evaluation criteria

Specification Development

Conformance Testing (Wi-Fi Alliance)

Vision & Framework

Requirement & Evaluation Criteria Feedback on Requirements

& Evaluation Criteria

Huge complexity in 5G standardization (Scope, Organization, Proposals)

Operators anxious to roll-out 5G, creating disconnect within industry

Achieving one common global standard across all use cases a Big Challenge

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5G – Frame Structure Numerology

Base TTI

Short TTI

One DL/UL Subframe (1ms)

Numerology 1

Numerology 2

One of the many proposals for 5G Frame

Structure (proposal shown is from ETRI)

CPRI DFE

Flexibility critical

Radio Device

Many proposals, consensus building in standards bodies getting more complex & difficult.

Meeting timelines for first set of specifications on eMBB use cases is challenging.

Flexibility a critical need.

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5G – IoT Radios & Gateways will be Big

IoT

GW

Backhaul

LoRA IoT NB LTE IoT

Connected Car

Cloud Computing

SigFox IoT Starfish IoT Weightless IoT Ingenu IoT

Conceptual diagram of IoT

Gateway Prototyping

Leading operators are planning to have coverage for IoT by 2020. NB-LTE will be main

focus but IoT radios and gateways will need to support legacy (GSM) & other standards.

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Xilinx Deeply Engaged in 5G Prototyping

Xilinx

UltraScaleTM

(20 & 16nm)

Xilinx

UltraScaleTM

(20 & 16nm)

10/25G

CPRI Baseband Physical Layer 1

Xilinx UltraScaleTM Based 5G PoC Designs

10/25G

ETH Xilinx

UltraScaleTM

(20 & 16nm)

Radio

Xilinx

UltraScaleTM

(20 & 16nm)

Xilinx

UltraScale+TM

16nm Zynq

MPSoC

Xilinx providing silicon, tools, and IP to Operators, all leading vendors, and academia for

5G test beds, prototyping, and field trials. Xilinx fully plugged in with 5G standards bodies

and ecosystem to align 7nm portfolio for 5G requirements.

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Xilinx Engagement Strategy

Massive MIMO

MM & CM Waves

Full Duplex

SCMA

Unlicensed LTE

New Waveforms

Simulations/ Proof of Concept / Proof of Product

Phase I Commercialization

Phase 2 Commercialization

Standardization Funnel

NOMA

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

UltraScaleTM 20nm and 16nm MPSoC 7nm Portfolio First 20nm UltraScaleTM was shipped on Nov 11, 2013

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Programmable Logic with Connectivity Framework

JESD

JESD

JESD

JESD

JESD

10G ETH

25G ETH

PCIe

PCIe

CPRI

CPRI

Software Framework & API

Xilinx FPGA

Connectivity framework enables designers to focus on algorithm design

4 x A53

PS

Programmable Logic

User Design

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High Level Synthesis for Rapid Algorithm Exploration

• Long iterations in RTL

• Exploration is hard

Verified RTL

RTL-based Design C-based Design

RTL

RTL

• Fast iterations…

• Easy exploration

• RTL is verified

Quick Algorithmic Convergence

– Fast simulation and synthesis

– Automatic generation of RTL test bench

Optimized RTL Output

– Code is architecture-aware

Interfaces

– Included in generated RTL

RTL

RTL

RTL

C

C

Verified RTL

RTL

Fast algorithm exploration critical for hardware validation of 5G proposals

Software-Defined

Development Environments

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Xilinx is Diversified Across Multiple Markets Rich ecosystem in enabling integrated markets at 5G

Aerospace and

Defense

Industrial and

Medical

Test, Measure

and Emulation

Automotive and

Transportation

Wireless

Communications

Audio, Video

and Broadcast Consumer

Wired Comms

and Data Center

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5G Wireless

Xilinx Connecting Any Band, Any Standard, Any Network

1-2 Year Time to Market Advantage vs. ASICs

Enabling 5X Bandwidth at 3X Bands at ½ Power

Scalable and Flexible Future Proof Platforms

<50% Total Cost of Ownership

Disruptive Technology Breakthroughs

5 Differentiating Advantages "Massive Performance at Any Band"

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5G Wireless

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