As such, keyless entry systems utilizing the technology are not susceptible to relay station attacks.Though it has never made an official announcement, Apple has reportedly been working on an automobile since 2014. By purchasing Decawave, Qorvo can build UWB keyless entry systems for a host of automakers. Decawave announced today that Qorvo, a provider of RF solutions, is acquiring the company, as well as Custom MMIC.
In January, Apple bought an edge computing artificial intelligence (AI) developer called Xnor.ai. This makes it valuable for a whole range of purposes, from shopping centres and cars to small tracker tiles for keys and mobiles.Decawave's technology, an advanced version of 'ultra wideband' (UWB), is highly prized in a market switching to 5G, cloud technology and the 'internet of things'.Apple has recently started to incorporate the technology in its own U1 chip, included in the iPhone 11."Adding Decawave establishes our position in the emerging market for ultra-accurate, ultra-secure short-range location solutions," said Bob Bruggeworth, CEO of Qorvo.The Decawave sale looks like it has overtaken the €300m Intel paid for Movidius in 2016 to become the biggest ever Irish tech exit - the industry term for the sale of a growing business backed by venture capitalists."The Apple adoption of the UWB technology developed by Michael McLaughlin, Decawave's CTO, was pivotal," said David Moloney, co-founder of Movidius, an Irish semiconductor design firm which was acquired by Intel for over €300m in 2016.Decawave, which describes itself as a "fabless semi-conductor company specialising in precise location and connectivity applications", has previously clarified that Apple's U1 chip is different to the firm's but is interoperable with its technology."We have created an incredibly unique technology, but we understand that to embrace the opportunity in front of us, we will need greater resources to execute at scale, accelerate our innovation and product launches and to continue to support our growing customer base with the same level of service.Dublin-based chip design company Decawave is to be acquired by the US Nasdaq-listed radio frequency firm Qorvo. Qorvo acquires Decawave, a pioneer in ultra-wideband (UWB) technology and provider of UWB solutions for mobile, automotive and IoT applications. The acquisition by Qorvo is a major development for Decawave, whose chips are thought to be the first to be deployed in a UWB-based key fob in selected Jaguar Land Rover models. Qorvo® Completes Acquisition of Decawave February 24, 2020 GREENSBORO, N.C. , Feb. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Qorvo ® (Nasdaq:QRVO), a leading provider of innovative RF solutions that connect the world, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Decawave, a pioneer in ultra-wideband (UWB) technology and provider of UWB Dublin-based chip design company Decawave is to be acquired by the US Nasdaq-listed radio frequency firm Qorvo. The firm specialized in developing highly sophisticated machine learning programs that can operate without an online connection. All rights reserved.Accordingly, it’s conceivable that Apple is gearing up to make its grand entrance into the automotive market.