SPARK Microsystems Honored with Product Innovation Award by Canada’s Semiconductor Council

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SPARK Microsystems, a Canadian fabless semiconductor company specializing in next-generation short-range wireless communications, today announced that its SR1120 LE-UWB™ wireless transceiver has been honored as a recipient of the Product Innovation Award in conjunction with the Semiconductor Achievement Awards hosted by Canada's Semiconductor Council (CSC).

Products like SPARK’s that break the barriers of legacy technologies and meet the connectivity demands of AI will accelerate the growth and competitiveness of Canada’s semiconductor sector.

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Presented last night at the CHIPS NORTH Executive Summit in Ottawa, the Semiconductor Achievement Awards recognize the leaders, innovators and organizations driving excellence across Canada’s semiconductor industry. The Product Innovation Award honors SPARK for its innovative technology and significant achievements in the semiconductor sector. The award recognizes the commercialization of new technologies and products that meet strong market demands.

The CSC is a national semiconductor industry association representing a broad ecosystem of Canadian microelectronics companies, chip manufacturers, R&D organizations and leading government labs, agencies and universities. The CSC’s mission is to lead the national semiconductor strategy and implement initiatives that position Canada to be a leading global developer, manufacturer and supplier of embedded semiconductor products. SPARK Microsystems joined the CSC in 2023.

“SPARK Microsystems is unique among Canada’s semiconductor industry and the global semi ecosystem – its short-range wireless products overcome longstanding limitations in connected devices,” said Paul Slaby, managing director of CSC. “Products like SPARK’s that break the barriers of legacy technologies and meet the connectivity demands of AI will accelerate the growth and competitiveness of Canada’s semiconductor sector.”

“SPARK celebrates our Montreal roots and is committed to cultivating the full promise of Canadian technology innovation in collaboration with peers, partners and industry leaders,” said Frederic Nabki, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of SPARK Microsystems. “AI-era devices require deterministic wireless performance to ensure reliability under extreme demands that Bluetooth and Wi-Fi weren’t designed for. This award from the CSC affirms the connectivity revolution that’s now needed and underway.”

SPARK’s SR1120 LE-UWB™ transceiver delivers 40X greater data throughput than Bluetooth at approximately 25X lower power consumption, with 60X lower latency. Compared to Wi-Fi, SPARK’s SR1120 delivers high data rates at approximately 5X lower latency with up to 100X lower power consumption. Compared to UWB offerings limited to ranging and positioning applications, the SR1120 delivers competing ranging capability at approximately 100X lower power consumption.

For more information about SPARK’s SR1120 and the benefits of LE-UWB™ wireless technology for diverse consumer and industrial markets, visit SPARK’s website.

About SPARK Microsystems

SPARK Microsystems is building next-generation short-range wireless communication devices for consumer, industrial and medical applications. Leveraging patented LE-UWB™ technology, SPARK delivers ultra-low-power, high-speed wireless connectivity with unmatched interference robustness and exceptionally low latency. LE-UWB™ technology is ideally suited for wearables, peripherals, tags, sensors, and other IoT-connected devices that require reliable, high-performance data communication, as well as ranging and positioning capabilities. SPARK makes it possible to minimize and ultimately eliminate wires and batteries across a wide range of emerging AI and IoT applications. For more information, please visit sparkmicro.com.

SPARK MICROSYSTEMS and LE‑UWB are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARK Microsystems in Canada and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.