Shenzhen Giant Microelectronics Company Limited (GiantSemi), a global supplier of wireless SoCs (system-on-chips), has introduced the GT1500 UWB (ultra-wideband) Chipset for ranging, positioning, and wireless connectivity applications.
UWB technology enables ubiquitous fast and accurate ranging and positioning capabilities either indoors or outdoors, independent of networking infrastructure coverage. In addition to its superb ranging capability, UWB provides energy-efficient wireless connectivity at configurable data rates, creating new use cases with mobile phones, wearable devices, digital keys, tags, and trackers; enabling new consumer-oriented and commercial applications in areas such as access control, smart payments, smart homes and smart cities.
Leading the industry in lowest power consumption and overall performance, GiantSemi’s GT1500 is ones of the world's smallest UWB single-chip SoCs housed in a low-profile package requiring a minimal footprint of 9mm2. GT1500 is a single-chip standard platform UWB solution comprised of four receiver channels - combining RF, analog, and baseband functions, tightly integrated with an embedded MCU to perform control and protocols processing, all in a single device.
GT1500 is ideally suited for space-constrained wearable and IoT product applications. It significantly reduces 3D AoA design complexity, component counts, and the product BoM costs. This compact device allows close antenna placement, thus improving signal reception and overall UWB performance. In addition, GT1500 prolongs the battery life of a UWB always-on tag as compared to similar products operating with a 235mAh battery such as CR2032. The longer-lasting battery life of GT1500 significantly enhances user experiences for UWB always-on applications.
GT1500 has been certified by the FiRa Consortium, it complies with the Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) Digital Key Release 3.0 as well.
Key Features of the GT1500 UWB Chipset
- Low profile wafer level package: 49pin, 3.2mm (L) x 2.8mm (W), 0.6mm (H) thickness
- 1T4R: one transmitter and four receivers
- Protocol processing on-chip
- Single-sided and double-sided TWR (Two-Way Ranging)
- 2D/3D AoA measurement and TDoA (Time Difference of Arrival)
- Frequency range: 4.0 ~ 9.0GHz
- Data rates: 31.2Mbps, 27.2Mbps, 7.8Mbps, 6.8Mbps, 850Kbps
- Standard interfaces: SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO
- Ranging accuracy: ±3cm, AoA accuracy: ±3°
- Peak power consumption of receivers: 125mW
- Peak power consumption of transmitter: 69mW
GiantSemi is showcasing the GT1500 at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2024 from 26 – 29 February, at booth number 2A64MR in Hall 2. Together with partners, GiantSemi is also showcase industry-leading UWB applications including:
- UWB tag featuring longer-lasting life using coin battery CR2032
- Downlink TDoA (DL-TDoA) featuring easy installation and supporting scalable unlimited tag number, operating on UWB channel 3, 5 and 9
- UWB lossless wireless audio featuring data rate up to 10Mbps.
GT1500 enables a much faster time to market with excellent performance, quality and cost-effectiveness. Click here to learn more about this product.
