Qorvo QM33120W Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Transceiver
Qorvo QM33120W Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Transceiver is a low-power, low-cost device compliant with IEEE Std. 802.15.4-2020 and IEEE Std. 802.15.4z-2020 (BPRF mode). The transceiver can be used in TWR, TDoA, and AoA systems to locate assets to an accuracy of 10cm. The device has a low external component count and supports enhanced Time-of-Flight security mode. The Qorvo QM33120W also provides a precision location and data transfer simultaneously.
Features
- IEEE 802.15.4-2020 UWB IEEE 802.15.4z-2020 (BPRF mode)
- Supports channels 5 and 9 (6489.6MHz and 7987.2MHz)
- Supports 2-way ranging, TDoA, and AoA location schemes
- Low external component count
- Supports enhanced Time-of-Flight security modes
- Integrated HW AES 256
- Low power consumption
- Data rates of 850kbps, 6.8Mbps
- Packet length from zero to 1023bytes
- Custom modes to support ultra-short frame lengths
- Integrated MAC support features
- SPI interface to host MCU supports rates up to 32MHz
- Supports regulatory compliance for Japan and Korea
- Asset location to an accuracy of 10cm
- High multipath fading immunity
- Secure ranging/distance measurement using STS (Scrambled-Timestamp)
- Supports high tag densities in real-time location systems (RTLS)
- Low-cost precision location
- Suitable for coin cell applications
Applications
- Precision real-time location systems (RTLS) using TWR, TDoA, or AoA schemes in a variety of mobile, consumer, and industrial applications
- Location-aware wireless sensor networks
- Geo-fencing safety
- Secure access/payments
- Low latency wireless data comms
- Location-aware controls
Block Diagram
Development Tools
Qorvo QM33120WDK1 Development Kit
Demonstration and prototyping platform for the low-power QM33110W and QM33120W UWB Transceivers.
Qorvo QM33120WDK2 Ultra-Wideband Development Kit
An all-in-one, ready-to-use kit for UWB product development and demonstrations.
Published: 2022-11-22
| Updated: 2025-09-08