India, July 10 -- At the IEEE MTT-S RF Integrated Circuits (IMS/RFIC) Symposium, imec - a world-leading research and innovation hub in advanced semiconductor technologies - unveiled the first narrowband receiver chip that complies with, and validates, the narrowband assistance (NBA) mechanism defined in the upcoming IEEE 802.15.4ab UWB standard.

imec's implementation supports a fourfold increase in ranging distance, and marks a key step toward reliable, scalable, and energy-efficient UWB deployments in dense wireless and interference-rich environments.

Impulse-radio ultrawideband (IR-UWB) technology is gaining strong momentum, driven by its integration into smartphones, wearables, automotive platforms, and IoT devices. Yet, limitations ...