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SECURE ACCESS AND POSITIONING

Who we are

High performance location capabilities are bringing wireless devices to new exciting dimensions. Our pursuit is centimeter-precise, low-power and secure UWB location technology. We offer automotive qualified IEEE 802.15.4z UWB and services with flexible cooperation models.

Who we are

Achievements and recognition

Pioneer of secure low power single-chip UWB technology
Mass production UWB IP in the automotive industry
The only scientifically proven secure distance measurement UWB solution
Lowest power consumption with 10x less than any other competing UWB chips
Smallest UWB silicon area, including both RF and Digital
Co-shaping the UWB regulation and standardization since 2012

Expertise and offering

LRP UWB (Low Rate Pulse)

Mass produced AEC-Q100 qualified UWB IP for IoT devices (keyfobs, smart watches)
Scientifically proven secure ranging
Lowest power consumption on the market
Smallest silicon area on the market

HRP UWB (High Rate Pulse)

Detailed IEEE 802.15.4 HRP UWB knowledge
How to secure HRP PHY (Patents & Know-how)
Low power RF architecture & circuits for HRP PHY and co-integration with LRP PHY

HRP/LRP (IEEE 802.15.4z)

IEEE 802.15.4z dual HRP/LRP
Tigris^TM RF Architecture
Joint development of UWB IP
Consulting
Other collaboration concepts possible

We open up the best of UWB technology to smart phones, cars and enable standalone integration in low power IoT devices (smart watches, wearables, tags, keyfobs, sensors)

Benefits of 802.15.4z LRP/HRP

IEEE 802.15.4z HRP & LRP

coexistence enables a significantly larger ecosystem and ultra-low power applications (+ energy harvesting)

Learning from history of wireless

BT evolved towards
BTLE (low cost + ultra-low power communication)

We combine both flavors at the very beginning!

Secure ranging

IEEE 802.15.4z LRP

Based on Distance Bounding protocols and Distance Commitment
Formally proven resilience against strong attacker
- Basin et al., ACM Trans. Sec., 2011
- Tippenhauer et al., WiSec 2015

IEEE 802.15.4z HRP

Based on correlation of random sequence (STS)
- Security parameters not defined
- Security guarantees not clear
No security levels defined in the standard
No publicly available information
Proprietary solutions are needed

Power consumption

UWB LRP

Peak current @3V
- TX 9 mA
- RX 18 mA
- Post processing 0 mA
Energy per ranging session (two-way)
- < 4 uJ
- no additional message exchange

UWB HRP

Peak current @3V
- TX 100 mA
- RX 140 mA
- Post processing 13 mA
Energy per ranging session
- < 10 - 15x higher
- requires multiple messages

References

Datasheet and evaluation kit DW1000 (2019) and 3DB6830 (2019)

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