Samsung today announced a new brand, Exynos Connect, which consolidates all of its short-range wireless communications solutions such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ultra-wideband (UWB) under one roof.
At the same time, the company unveiled its first UWB chipset, the Exynos Connect U100. Its name is very close to Apple’s U1 chip that’s powering its AirTag object tracker, and we assume that’s no coincidence.
Samsung’s solution features distance measurement capabilities accurate to within a digit of centimeters and less than five degrees, and is optimized for use in mobile, automotive, and Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices where it delivers accurate information on distance and location. By integrating radio frequency, baseband, built-in flash memory, and power management IP into a single chip, the U100 is ideal for use in compact devices.
The U100 leverages time of arrival (ToA) and 3D angle of arrival (AoA) measurements to provide the aforementioned level of accuracy. Samsung says this makes it particularly useful when tracking location indoors, and for AR and VR applications that require exact, real-time tracking of people in motion.
The chip has a power saving mode and is equipped with a scrambled timestamp sequence (STS) function and a secure hardware encryption engine to prevent external hacking. Exynos Connect U100 has been certified by the FiRa Consortium for interoperability with UWB standards. It also complies with the Car Connectivity Consortium’s Digital Key Release 3.0, allowing U100-equipped smartphones to securely communicate digital keys with vehicles.
It’s unclear when we’ll see the first devices with this integrated chip, but we assume that Samsung itself will put it to good use across all product categories.
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