All items tagged with product development and Ultra-Wideband (9)

Arduino and Truesense Partner to Bring UWB Technology to Millions

October 29, 2024 by Cristina Costa

Arduino and Truesense Partner to Bring UWB Technology to Millions

Arduino announced its latest partnership with Truesense, a leading provider of ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, known for its innovative software and hardware solutions for developers. This collaboration enhances the Arduino ecosystem of hardware products, software solutions, and cloud services, providing developers with a new valuable set of tools, focused on delivering highly accurate real-time location systems and tracking solutions.

AntennaWare Introduces New BodyWave UWB Antennas at Embedded World 2024

March 11, 2024 by Joao Martins

AntennaWare Introduces New BodyWave UWB Antennas at Embedded World 2024

Embedded World, in Nuremberg, Germany (April 9-11, 2024) will be the first opportunity for AntennaWare to present their new BodyWave antennas, which strengthen the company’s offering in the UWB frequency. Available in 2.4Ghz, DECT and UWB models, BodyWave antennas generate waves that flow efficiently around the body and support a communication link even when the body is blocking the signal. This new range of three BodyWave UWB antennas expand options for compact wearable applications.

Sonical and XMOS Develop New UWB/Bluetooth Wireless Audio USB Dongle

December 11, 2023 by Joao Martins

Sonical and XMOS Develop New UWB/Bluetooth Wireless Audio USB Dongle

Sonical, the company pioneering a fully integrated approach for the product development of headphones and hearables, with a real-time operating system that allows consumers to load their own apps, will partner with XMOS for its Headphone 3.0 demonstrations at CES 2024. The two companies will showcase a first joint development that will greatly enhance wireless audio quality with huge benefits to the feature set in Sonical's roadmap.

SPARK Microsystems Receives CDN $48 Million Investment To Drive UWB Wireless Development

March 13, 2023 by Joao Martins

SPARK Microsystems Receives CDN $48 Million Investment To Drive UWB Wireless Development

SPARK Microsystems announced the closing of CDN $34 million Series B financing, with an additional CDN $14 million available subject to meeting operational milestones. Led by Idealist Capital, a prominent investment firm focused on the energy transition and decarbonization, the round includes existing investors Cycle Capital, Economic Development Canada (EDC), Real Ventures, and ND Capital. The new funding will drive mass market commercialization for ultra-energy efficient, UWB-based wireless electronic devices and sensors.

SPARK Microsystems Shows Way-Forward for Wireless Audio Over UWB

July 28, 2022 by Joao Martins

SPARK Microsystems Shows Way-Forward for Wireless Audio Over UWB

SPARK Microsystems, a Canadian fabless semiconductor company specializing in next-generation ultra-wideband (UWB), has recently teamed up with the UWB Alliance, the international non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and growth of UWB, in a joint effort to test the coexistence and aggregation capabilities of the technology in environments where other UWB or other wireless protocols and radio devices are in use. And wireless audio is among the most promising applications that SPARK Microsystems is testing over UWB.

World’s Smallest UWB and BLE Low-Power Module for Connected Devices

September 3, 2021 by Cristina Costa

World’s Smallest UWB and BLE Low-Power Module for Connected Devices

Murata has launched the world’s smallest ultra-wideband (UWB) module – measuring just 10.5 mm × 8.3 mm × 1.44 mm – that combines elevated levels of accuracy and reliability with low-power to ensure compact and battery-driven connected devices operate as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. Using short-range radio frequency (RF) technology, the Type 2AB UWB + Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) connectivity module can be used in a wide variety of applications where precise detection is essential.

CEVA Expands Wireless Connectivity Options for Developers with New RivieraWaves UWB Platform

June 24, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA Expands Wireless Connectivity Options for Developers with New RivieraWaves UWB Platform

CEVA unveiled its new ultra-low power RivieraWaves UWB platform IP targeting mobile, automotive, consumer and IoT applications, lowering the entry barriers for companies to include UWB in their chip designs. With this new solutions, developers are able to benefit from CEVA's combined IP offering of Bluetooth and UWB technologies for new use cases in emerging high-volume applications.

NXP Development Tools Support New Ultra-Wideband Applications With iPhone and Apple Watch

June 7, 2021 by Cristina Costa

NXP Development Tools Support New Ultra-Wideband Applications With iPhone and Apple Watch

NXP Semiconductors has announced that it now offers beta Ultra-Wideband (UWB) development tools from its NXP Trimension portfolio that interoperate with the U1 chip in supported Apple products. The beta development tools will allow developers to kick-start the design of innovative applications that interact with UWB enabled Apple products including iPhone and Apple Watch, unleashing the ability to create more precise, directionally aware app experiences.

Rohde & Schwarz Joins the FiRa Consortium to Show Its Commitment to the Growing Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Ecosystem

March 18, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Rohde & Schwarz Joins the FiRa Consortium to Show Its Commitment to the Growing Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Ecosystem

Rohde & Schwarz joined the FiRa Consortium as an associate member. FiRa, short for "fine ranging," is an organization dedicated to growing the UWB ecosystem by ensuring interoperability between multiple devices through compliance and certification programs. By joining the FiRa Consortium, Rohde & Schwarz contributes to the organization’s efforts to establish a certification program for UWB devices. Rohde & Schwarz brings along a broad expertise in mobile device testing and certification