{"id":4132,"date":"2025-10-30T10:51:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T09:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silicon-austria-labs.com\/?p=4132"},"modified":"2026-07-30T09:33:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T07:33:01","slug":"new-uwb-application-laboratory-strengthens-infineons-leadership-position-in-reliable-connectivity-system-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silicon-austria-labs.com\/en\/neues-uwb-applikationslabor-staerkt-die-fuehrungsposition-von-infineon-bei-zuverlaessigen-konnektivitaets-systemloe\/","title":{"rendered":"Infineon Strengthens Trusted Connectivity with New UWB Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Munich, Germany and Graz, Austria \u2013 October 30, 2025 \u2013 Infi\u00adneon Tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies AG (FSE: IFX \/ OTCQX: IFNNY) has estab\u00adlished a dedi\u00adcated Ultra-Wide\u00adband (UWB) Appli\u00adca\u00adtion Lab in Graz, Austria. Devel\u00adoped in collab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion with Silicon Austria Labs (SAL), the lab focuses on advancing UWB tech\u00adnology, exploring inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive use cases, and deliv\u00adering real-world appli\u00adca\u00adtions for auto\u00admo\u00adtive, indus\u00adtrial, IoT, and consumer markets. Ultra-Wide\u00adband (UWB) is a cutting-edge wire\u00adless commu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtion tech\u00adnology enabling precise and secured local\u00adiza\u00adtion but also allows data exchange and sensing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The UWB lab, together with Infi\u00adneon\u2019s well-founded connec\u00adtivity port\u00adfolio, will further accel\u00aderate inno\u00adva\u00adtion-to-customer value. By inte\u00adgrating cutting-edge re\u00adsearch with prac\u00adtical testing, the lab serves as a hub for collab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion with inter\u00adna\u00adtional customers, re\u00adsearch insti\u00adtu\u00adtions, and tech\u00adnology part\u00adners. Further\u00admore, Infi\u00adneon\u2019s commit\u00adment to UWB as a trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtive tech\u00adnology follows the acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion of 3db Access AG, an Ultra-Wide\u00adband pioneer, in 2023 and the announce\u00adment in May 2025 of joining the board of direc\u00adtors of the FiRa\u00ae Consor\u00adtium, the leading global orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtion shaping the future of UWB.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maur\u00adizio Skerlj, Senior Vice Pres\u00adi\u00addent and Product Line Manager for Authen\u00adti\u00adca\u00adtion and Iden\u00adtity Solu\u00adtions at Infi\u00adneon Connected Secure Systems<\/strong>empha\u00adsized the lab\u2019s role: <em>\u201cThe estab\u00adlish\u00adment of our state-of-the-art UWB Appli\u00adca\u00adtion Lab demon\u00adstrates Infi\u00adneon\u2019s lead\u00ader\u00adship in secured connected tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies. This lab will help us leverage UWB\u2019s full poten\u00adtial, advancing solu\u00adtions that make everyday life smarter and safer \u2013 from auto\u00admo\u00adtive access to IoT appli\u00adca\u00adtions.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Christina Hirschl, CEO Silicon Austria Labs<\/strong>: <em>\u201cThis cutting-edge lab was real\u00adized in record time, thanks to our strong part\u00adner\u00adship with Infi\u00adneon. Equipped with state-of-the-art infra\u00adstruc\u00adture and tools, this lab is now ready to harness the vast possi\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adties of UWB tech\u00adnology, driving game-changing inno\u00adva\u00adtions with Infi\u00adneon chips that will shape the future.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stefan Rohringer, Country R&amp;D Officer Infineon Austria<\/strong>: <em>\"The new Infi\u00adneon ultra-wide\u00adband lab in Graz exem\u00adpli\u00adfies Austria\u2019s excel\u00adlent re\u00adsearch land\u00adscape and strong imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion capa\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adties. Through close collab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion with part\u00adners, our inter\u00adna\u00adtional teams, and customers, solu\u00adtions are being devel\u00adoped here that strengthen the loca\u00adtion and carry inno\u00adva\u00adtions from Austria out into the world.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>UWB cutting edge wire\u00adless tech\u00adnology<\/h2>\n<p>Enabling precise and secured local\u00adiza\u00adtion, as well as data trans\u00admis\u00adsion and sensing, Ultra-Wide\u00adband (UWB) is a cutting-edge wire\u00adless commu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtion tech\u00adnology. While tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies like Blue\u00adtooth and Wi-Fi have their own strengths, UWB stands out by offering enhanced secu\u00adrity features and centimeter-level accu\u00adracy, making it partic\u00adu\u00adlarly suit\u00adable for appli\u00adca\u00adtions in Industry 4.0, autonomous vehi\u00adcles, health\u00adcare, and more. Its robust\u00adness and resilience to inter\u00adfer\u00adence further solidify its role as a key enabler across multiple indus\u00adtries:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Auto\u00admo\u00adtive: Powering secured keyless car access and safety-crit\u00adical features like child pres\u00adence detec\u00adtion in the vehicle.<\/li>\n<li>IoT and Smart Devices: Supporting untracked (indoor) navi\u00adga\u00adtion and precise posi\u00adtioning, asset tracking, and providing spatial aware\u00adness for smart home automa\u00adtion.<\/li>\n<li>Indus\u00adtrial Appli\u00adca\u00adtions: Enabling precise local\u00adiza\u00adtion for robotics and logis\u00adtics solu\u00adtions as well as precise ware\u00adhouse manage\u00adment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The global demand for UWB-enabled devices is expected to grow signif\u00adi\u00adcantly as auto\u00admo\u00adtive and smart\u00adphone manu\u00adfac\u00adturers increas\u00adingly inte\u00adgrate this tech\u00adnology. According to Grand View Re\u00adsearch, by 2030 the UWB market is expected to reach $4.7 billion USD, a signif\u00adi\u00adcant leap from $1.4 billion USD in 2021 with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 18.9% during this period. 1<\/p>\n<h2>Strong secured, connected port\u00adfolio<\/h2>\n<p>The UWB appli\u00adca\u00adtion Lab in Graz is Infi\u00adneon\u2019s first facility fully tailored to UWB tech\u00adnology. Designed to enable flex\u00adible testing, the lab supports solu\u00adtions ranging from small IoT devices to full vehicle systems. With cutting-edge equip\u00adment such as motion-capture systems, autonomous robots, and wire\u00adless control tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies, the lab ensures precise and repro\u00adducible testing envi\u00adron\u00adments.<\/p>\n<p>The compa\u00adny's robust connec\u00adtivity port\u00adfolio is well-suited to the expanding market demand for secure and precise local\u00adiza\u00adtion and sensing. This exper\u00adtise comple\u00adments Infi\u00adneon's connec\u00adtivity range, which includes Wi-Fi, Blue\u00adtooth\u00ae, and NFC solu\u00adtions.<\/p>\n<h2>Strength\u00adening global UWB Lead\u00ader\u00adship<\/h2>\n<p>Infi\u00adneon's commit\u00adment to UWB solu\u00adtions for secured fine ranging, precise posi\u00adtioning and smart pres\u00adence detec\u00adtion, is comple\u00admented by its active involve\u00adment in the FiRa\u00ae Consor\u00adtium, having joined the board of direc\u00adtors in May 2025. Addi\u00adtion\u00adally, Infi\u00adneon is involved in asso\u00adci\u00adated stan\u00addard\u00adiza\u00adtion bodies like IEEE or CCC as well as the Connec\u00adtivity Stan\u00addards Alliance (CSA) to simplify and harmo\u00adnize global tech\u00adno\u00adlog\u00adical stan\u00addards. This engage\u00adment ensures Infi\u00adneon contri\u00adbu\u00adtions to the stan\u00addard\u00adiza\u00adtion and adop\u00adtion of UWB tech\u00adnology on a global scale.<\/p>\n<p>1 <a href=\"https:\/\/\u200bwww.fira\u00adcon\u00adsor\u00adtium.org\/\u200bsites\/\u200bdefault\/\u200bfiles\/\u200b2025-02\/\u200b2024%20FiRa%20An\u00adnual%20Re\u00adport%20-%20Fi\u00adnal_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/\u200bwww.fira\u00adcon\u00adsor\u00adtium.org\/\u200bsites\/\u200bdefault\/\u200bfiles\/\u200b2025-02\/\u200b2024%20FiRa%20An\u00adnual%20Re\u00adport%20-%20Fi\u00adnal_0.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>About Infineon<\/h2>\n<p>Infi\u00adneon Tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies AG is a global semi\u00adcon\u00adductor leader in power systems and IoT. Infi\u00adneon drives decar\u00adboniza\u00adtion and digi\u00adtal\u00adiza\u00adtion with its prod\u00aducts and solu\u00adtions. The Company had around 58,060 employees world\u00adwide (end of September 2024) and gener\u00adated revenue of about \u20ac15 billion in the 2024 fiscal year (ending 30 September). Infi\u00adneon is listed on the Frank\u00adfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX) and in the USA on the OTCQX Inter\u00adna\u00adtional over-the-counter market (ticker symbol: IFNNY).<\/p>\n<h2>About SAL<\/h2>\n<p>Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) is Austria\u2019s leading re\u00adsearch center for Elec\u00adtronics and Soft\u00adware Based Systems. With around 360 employees across Graz, Villach, and Linz, SAL drives inno\u00adva\u00adtion in envi\u00adron\u00admental protec\u00adtion, health, energy, mobility, and safety. SAL brings together key players from industry, science and re\u00adsearch, combining valu\u00adable exper\u00adtise and know-how to conduct coop\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtive, appli\u00adca\u00adtion-oriented re\u00adsearch along the value chain.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M\u00fcnchen und Graz, \u00d6ster\u00adreich, 30. Oktober 2025 &#8211; Die Infi\u00adneon Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies AG hat in Graz ein eigenes Ultra-Wide\u00adband (UWB)-Appli\u00adka\u00adti\u00adons\u00adlabor er\u00f6ffnet. Das gemeinsam mit Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) aufge\u00adbaute Labor fokus\u00adsiert sich auf die Weiter\u00adent\u00adwick\u00adlung der UWB-Tech\u00adno\u00adlogie, die Erfor\u00adschung inno\u00adva\u00adtiver Anwen\u00addungs\u00adm\u00f6g\u00adlich\u00adkeiten sowie auf die Entwick\u00adlung praxis\u00adnaher L\u00f6sungen f\u00fcr die Bereiche Auto\u00admo\u00adtive, Indus\u00adtrie, IoT und Consumer. 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