QORVO UWB PARTNER
UWB engineering beyond a laboratory ranging demo
ABTC develops ultra-wideband hardware and firmware for precision ranging, real-time location and secure proximity products. We support the complete system—tag, anchor, radio configuration, protocol, timestamps, calibration, location engine interfaces and the embedded platform around it.
Centimetre-level performance is possible with UWB, but the result is never guaranteed by the transceiver alone. Antenna delay, clock quality, enclosure effects, anchor geometry, multipath, non-line-of-sight conditions, scheduling and calibration all shape the measurement. Our work starts by defining the accuracy, update rate, density, range, power and deployment conditions that the product actually needs.
Ranging and location architectures
We develop two-way ranging systems and can design tag/anchor scheduling for multiple devices, dynamic network participation and constrained radio airtime. Where the application requires a different scale or infrastructure model, we assess TDoA, phase-based direction information and hybrid architectures against the hardware, synchronisation and deployment cost they require.
The location calculation may run on an embedded gateway, an edge computer or a server. We define stable interfaces so ranging data, quality indicators, device state and diagnostic information can be consumed without coupling the complete product to one demonstration algorithm.
Current embedded platforms
Our experience covers Qorvo DW1000-generation products and modern DW3000-family devices, including custom boards and module-based platforms. We integrate UWB with Nordic nRF52, nRF53 and nRF54 devices, STM32 and other microcontrollers through a clear hardware abstraction layer.
For products that also require BLE or Wi-Fi, we integrate the selected radios through a controlled architecture and validate coexistence, power and timing on the actual hardware. A custom board remains available whenever antenna geometry, enclosure, interfaces, cost or production volume requires it.
What ABTC can deliver
UWB drivers and HAL
Portable radio access, board integration, SPI/interrupt handling, configuration, diagnostics and controlled adaptation to the selected MCU and RTOS.
Tag and anchor firmware
Ranging state machines, discovery, scheduling, device lifecycle, power behaviour, error recovery and deployment-oriented diagnostics.
Calibration and verification
Antenna-delay calibration strategy, repeatable test setups, quality metrics and measurements across relevant distances, orientations and environments.
Location integration
Ranging-data interfaces, trilateration inputs, anchor configuration, coordinate systems, filtering boundaries and gateway/cloud integration.
Secure proximity
Protocol threat review, authenticated messaging, key integration, replay resistance and careful treatment of timing and relay-attack assumptions.
Custom UWB hardware
RF-aware PCB design, antenna and matching provisions, clocks, power, shielding, coexistence and prototype bring-up for tags, anchors and gateways.
Built for the environment where it will be used
A warehouse, hospital, mine, factory and consumer device do not present the same radio or operational problem. We use the intended environment to drive anchor placement assumptions, channel and preamble choices, update rates, device density, battery strategy and failure behaviour. Accuracy figures are reported with conditions and test method, not as an unexplained best-case number.
Clients receive source code and documentation according to the agreed scope, including architecture, configuration, interfaces, calibration guidance, build instructions and known limits. Our aim is a UWB subsystem that can be integrated, measured and maintained as part of a real product.
Define the UWB system before choosing the demo
Tell us the environment, accuracy, update rate, number of devices and power constraints. We will help determine a credible architecture and validation path.