NXP Secure UWB Deployed in Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra

NXP Semiconductors N.V.  announced that NXP’s Secure Ultra-Wideband (UWB) fine-ranging solution, embedded SIM (eSIM) as well as Near Field Communication (NFC) and Secure Element (eSE) unit are deployed in Samsung’s new Galaxy Note20 Ultra.

NXP and Samsung are two of the founding members of the FiRa Consortium, which was established in 2019 to foster interoperability in the development and widespread adoption of UWB.

“For the first time in a Galaxy device, Samsung is integrating NXP’s UWB technology into our latest Galaxy Note20 Ultra to make sharing photos, videos and files easier,” said Inkang Song, VP and head of Technology Strategy Group of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics. “We are excited to introduce future UWB functionality in our Galaxy devices that will help locate items more accurately with AR technology and unlock your home as a digital key that will make life easier for consumers.” 
 
UWB technology delivers accuracy in both line-of-site (LoS) and strong localization in non-line-of-sight (nLoS) scenarios, such as crowded, multipath signal environments with numerous walls, people and other obstacles

Building on NXP’s NFC connectivity, mobile ecosystem expertise and security architecture found in many of today’s popular mobile payment-enabled devices, UWB can be part of a system that quickly and securely initializes communication. With NFC onboard, devices can continue to perform contactless transactions even when they ran out of battery.