UWB (Ultra-wideband) was initially introduced to the market in 2000, but was soon replaced by Bluetooth and LoRa technologies. It was not until recently, when Apple adopted this technology in its iPhone 11, that UWB was back in the spotlight. The ability to achieve centimeter-level accuracy and high-precision positioning, coupled with the standardization of this technology, is expected to UWB more widely adopted in industrial, consumer, and automotive electronics applications.
List of Topics
- Introduction to UWB technology, touching on its key features
- UWB (Ultra-Wideband) market development, including the forecasted number of UWB devices for the period 2021-2025, major UWB chip suppliers
- Development of UWB applications and their key players in three industry sectors: the industrial and public sectors such as smart manufacturing; consumer electronics sector such as lost item tracking; automotive electronics such as digital car keys
Table of Contents
1. Introduction of UWB Technology
1.1 Ability to Achieve High-precision Positioning
1.2 Standardization Lowers Power Consumption and Optimizes of Code Algorithms
2. UWB Market Development
2.1 Smartphones and Digital Car Keys as Major Driving Forces
2.2 Chip Supply Dominated by Decawave and NXP; Apple Works with USI
2.3 High Costs and Power Consumption Pose Biggest Challenges
3. Potential UWB Applications
3.1 Industrial and Public Spaces: Growing Demand for Smart Manufacturing and Outdoor Applications
3.1.1 High-precision Positioning to Make UWB Key Technology for Smart Factory
3.1.2 Interference Resistance to Increase Outdoor Use of UWB
3.2 Consumer Products: Peer-to-peer Communication, Lost Item Tracking, and Smart Home Appliance Control
3.2.1 Applications of Peer-to-peer Communication Ahead of Positioning
3.2.2 Lost Item Tracking as Key Feature in Smart Home Application
3.3 Automotive Electronics: Leading Automakers Focus on Digital Car Keys
3.3.1 Apple Leads the Market with Samsung and NXP Closely Behind
3.3.2 Interoperability to be a Major Issue in Future Market Growth
4. Analyst's Perspective
Appendix
List of Companies
List of Tables
Table 1 Evolution of IEEE Standards for UWB
Table 2 Major UWB Chip Suppliers’ Product Portfolios
Table 3 Comparison of Common RTLS Technologies
Table 4 UWB Applications Unveiled by Smartphone Brands
Table 5 UWB-Automotive Applications of Leading Automakers
List of Figures
Figure 1 UWB v.s. Standard Wireless Communications Technology
Figure 2 Illustration of ToF
Figure 3 Growth in Number of UWB Devices
Figure 4 Use of UWB in AGV Systems
Figure 5 UWB Systems at New York City Subway
Figure 6 Samsung’s SmartTag
Figure 7 Illustration of Apples Digital Car Key Patent
Figure 8 NIOs UWB Digital Car Key Using UWB Technology
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Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- 3db Access
- Agilion GmbH
- Altran
- Apple
- ASE
- Audi
- AVX
- BeSpoon
- BMW
- Continental
- Decawave
- Donn Technology
- Ethertronics
- Ford
- Genesis
- Haoyun Technologies
- Honda
- Huawei
- Humatics
- Hyundai
- infsoft GmbH
- Jingwei Technology
- LG
- Locaris Technology
- NXP
- Oppo
- Piper Networks
- Qorvo
- Renesas
- Samsung
- Sick AG
- Siemens
- STMicroelectronics
- Tesla
- Thales
- Trumpf
- Tsingoal
- Ubisense
- USI
- Volkswagen
- WoXu Wireless
- Zebra Technologies
Methodology
Primary research with a holistic, cross-domain approach
The exhaustive primary research methods are central to the value that the analyst delivers. A combination of questionnaires and on-site visits to the major manufacturers provides a first view of the latest data and trends. Information is subsequently validated by interviews with the manufacturers' suppliers and customers, covering a holistic industry value chain. This process is backed up by a cross-domain team-based approach, creating an interlaced network across numerous interrelated components and system-level devices to ensure statistical integrity and provide in-depth insight.
Complementing primary research is a running database and secondary research of industry and market information. Dedicated research into the macro-environmental trends shaping the ICT industry also allows the analyst to forecast future development trends and generate foresight perspectives. With more than 20 years of experience and endeavors in research, the methods and methodologies include:
Method
- Component supplier interviews
- System supplier interviews
- User interviews
- Channel interviews
- IPO interviews
- Focus groups
- Consumer surveys
- Production databases
- Financial data
- Custom databases
Methodology
- Technology forecasting and assessment
- Product assessment and selection
- Product life cycles
- Added value analysis
- Market trends
- Scenario analysis
- Competitor analysis
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