(2020-6-17 Shanghai) Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (USI, SSE: 601231), a top leading international electronics designer and manufacturer declared today that it has teamed up with Broadcom Inc., to provide wireless module SiP (System in Package) solutions for the Wi-Fi 6E market. USI is a vital associate of Broadcom in the speciality of Wi-Fi communication modules, also is leveraging on its cutting edge miniaturization technology using Broadcom’s BCM4389, the world's first Wi-Fi 6E chip, to create the WM-BAX-BM-62 SiP module. The WM-BAX-BM-62 SiP is a high performance module having a small footprint designed to satisfy the ever increasing consumer needs for miniaturization, mobility and efficient data transmission speeds. Samples of this module have been scheduled to be provided to leading smartphone brands for evaluation and testing this quarter and to other customers early next year.
A growing number of smart devices are decreasing in size and Wi-Fi connectivity is a default attribute, driving the industry to develop exponentially with each introduction of the next generation Wi-Fi standard. Wi-Fi 6's spectrum of application has slowly enlarged from smartphones and miniaturized wearable devices to a diverse marketplace segment that require high degrees of reliability and technological iterations, for example automobile, industrial and cloud computing applications. Wi-Fi 6 features technologies like MU-MIMO (multi-user, multiple input, multiple output) and OFDMA (orthogonal frequency-division multiple access) that offer easy and faster data transmission. Wi-Fi 6E will expand next generation wireless connections in the 6GHz band, alleviating many of the Wi-Fi congestion problems with greater and cleaner bandwidth. Broadcom announced the BCM4389 Wi-Fi 6E chip for mobile devices on February 2020.
The BCM4389 chip has a host of capabilities including OFDMA modulation technique that assists to shorten the transmission delay when multiple devices are attached at the same time, 1024-QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) that improves the efficiency and traffic of wireless transmission, with both the downloading speed and the coverage enhanced multiple times to reach the GHz level, and TWT (Target Wake Time) that enables a significant improvement of power efficiency. Wi-Fi 6E can utilize up to 7 super-wide 160 MHz channels in 6 GHz band for faster Wi-Fi speeds and latency reduction. BCM4389 is also compatible with the latest Bluetooth 5.1 MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output), which reduces pairing time and enables automatic adjustment of Bluetooth output power. Together with beamforming, BCM4389 ensures seamless connection and efficient performance for any connected Bluetooth devices.
In last several years, USI's patented manufacturing processes and constant material cost savings have allowed the company to apply its miniaturization technology on a wide portfolio of SiP modules designed to decrease power consumption and enhance product performance. USI's solutions help simplify and increase the reliability of customers' product design, leading to accelerated time-to-market and decrease in development costs. The WM-BAX-BM-62 SiP wireless module is a thin and lightweight high-performance system module. Throughout its development process, a double-sided conformal protecting technique is applied, which further demonstrates USI's unique miniaturization capability.
Wi-Fi 6E is anticipated to be first adopted in smartphones and user devices and extended later to enterprise and industry applications. The Wi-Fi 6E ecosystem is dependent on the joint efforts by chip makers and equipment manufacturers, and USI’s development of the WM-BAX-BM-62 SiP wireless module is a strategic measure to secure a foothold in the Wi-Fi 6E market, providing more options to help customers develop Wi-Fi 6E devices.
"USI is dedicated to the design and development of system miniaturization technologies," states Eric Su, Senior Director of Wireless & Connectivity Solutions Business Unit of USI. “We are driven by the market potential of the Wi-Fi 6E spectrum and will be pleased to be partnering with Broadcom to assist our customers reduce investments in development cycles and test equipment, and empower them to rapidly adapt to growing market needs. We will keep introducing innovative products that are cutting edge and competitive, in order to deliver winning solutions benefitting the company, customers and consumers," he continues.
About USI
USI (SSE: 601231), Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., provides design, miniaturization, material sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, and after services of electronic devices/modules for brand owners. USI is a member of ASE Technology Holding (TWSE: 3711, NYSE: ASX) and has many years of experience in the electronics manufacturing services industry and leverages the industry-leading technology of ASE Group, which enables USI to offer customer diversified products in the sectors of wireless communication, computer and storage, consumer, industrial, and automotive electronics worldwide. USI has a sales service network in America, Europe, and Asia; and manufacturing sites in Mainland China, Taiwan, Mexico and Poland. To learn more, visit www.usiglobal.com and engage with us on LinkedIn and YouTube.
