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| Below are some links to other universities, companies and organizations interested in the design and application of ultra-wideband technology. If any sites have inadvertently been left off, please email me and I will include them. |
Research Links:
| Berkeley Wireless Research Center | http://bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/Research/UWB |
| Next-generation wireless communications systems, focusing on highly-integrated CMOS implementations using the lowest possible energy consumption. | |
| University of Southern California UltRa Lab | http://ultra.usc.edu/ |
| UWB propagation and antenna measurements and modeling; Coexistence with existing radio systems; Signal processing integration, and custom chip and circuit design. | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | http://www-mtl.mit.edu/research/icsystems/uwb/index.html |
| Design and implementation of an integrated, power-efficient UWB communications network transceiver. | |
| Technische Universiteit Delft AIRLINK | http://www.airlink.tudelft.nl/ |
| "Ad-hoc Impulse Radio: Local Instantaneous Networks"; UWB Wireless, Ad-hoc networking research from the physical layer through to the MAC/network layer. | |
| University of Massachusetts Antennas Laboratory | http://www.ecs.umass.edu/ece/labs/antlab/index.htm |
| Analysis, design, and development of microstrip antennas and arrays; including a broader interest in related radiation and scattering problems. | |
| Lawrence Livermore National Labs | http://www.llnl.gov/ |
| UWB transceiver, and Micropower Impulse Radar (MIR): Interested in development for short-range sensors. | |
| Rutgers University WINLAB | http://www.winlab.rutgers.edu/pub/docs/focus/UWB2.html |
| Wireless Information Network Laboratory. Interested in applications of UWB PHY/MAC technology for Infostations and Sensor Networks. | |
| Harvard Broadband Communications Laboratory | http://www.deas.harvard.edu/hbbcl/uwb-measurement.html |
| Interested in the "fundamental limitations and available throughputs of the UWB technology." Currently focussed on channel and interference modeling; PHY/MAC to come later. | |
Organizations:
| Ultra-Wideband Working Group. | http://www.uwb.org/ |
| UWB community group actively involved in setting industry standards and voting on issues related to technology development. | |
| FCC | http://www.fcc.gov/ |
| Federal Communication Commission. UWB Regulation: Revision of Part 15 for UWB Transmission. First Report and Order that permits marketing and operation of certain types of UWB technology (adopted Feb. 2002, released Apr. 2002). FCC 02-48. ET Docket 98-153. | |
| NTIA | http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ |
| National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Dept. of Commerce) UWB interference with existing systems (i.e. GPS). Scenarios, Testing, Development, etc. | |
| IEEE 802.15.3a | http://www.ieee802.org/15/pub/TG3a.html |
| First potential UWB standard for wireless personal area networks (WPAN's). Focus is on alternate High-Rate PHY to amend 802.15.3. Documents and proposals are available online. | |
| UWB Multi-Band Coalition | http://www.uwbmultiband.org/ |
| Promotes a multi-band, OFDM approach to utilizing the 3-10GHz UWB spectrum. Organized to draft a proposal for 802.15.3a. | |
| IEEE 802.15.4a | http://www.ieee802.org/15/pub/TG4a.html |
| Second potential UWB standard for wireless personal area networks (WPAN's). Focus is on alternate Low-Rate PHY to amend 802.15.4. Documents and proposals are available online. | |
| PaloWireless | http://www.palowireless.com/uwb/ |
| A web-based "wireless resource" for UWB, contains links to news, tutorials, books, forums, events, market research, etc. | |
| PulsePipe | http://www.pulsepipe.com/ |
| A UWB blog discussing "the news, dreams, and rumors of Ultra Wideband" | |
| Russian UWB Group | http://www.uwbgroup.ru/eng/common/uwb.htm |
| Collection of articles, papers, links, research, etc. (both theirs and of others) about UWB. [In Russian and English]. | |
| UWB Insider | http://www.uwbinsider.com/ |
| "Monthly source of unique perspectives and thought-provoking commentary on UWB technology and equipment." | |
| UltraWidebandPlanet | http://www.ultrawidebandplanet.com |
| Contains an overview of the activity in the UWB community from a "business and technology" standpoint. | |
Companies:
| Aether Wire & Location | http://www.aetherwire.com/ |
| Low-Power, Miniature, Distributed Position Location and Communication Devices. | |
| Alereon, Inc. | http://www.alereon.com/ |
| Developing UWB Chipsets for PAN Communications (i.e. 802.15.3a) | |
| Appairent Technologies | http://www.appairent.com/ |
| Wireless multimedia systems and solutions (radio modules to software.) | |
| Artimi | http://www.artimi.com/ |
| Develop system+circuits for high data rate wireless using UWB signalling. | |
| AT&T Labs Research | http://www.research.att.com/ |
| Interested in UWB Technology, e.g. UWB Channel Characterization, Receiver Complexity. | |
| Bitzmo | http://www.bitzmo.com/ |
| Under construction, but interested in UWB for WPAN. | |
| Cellonics | http://www.cellonics.com |
| Pulsed-based, Neural-net-like Digital Technology; possibly applicable to UWB. | |
| Femto Devices, Inc. | http://www.femtodevices.com/ |
| Low-cost, short-range RF comm. devices for 2.4GHz ISM, 5GHz NII and UWB bands. | |
| Freescale Semiconductor (Motorola purchased Xtreme Spectrum, Nov. 2003) | http://www.freescale.com/ |
| UWB Wireless PHY chipset for Multimedia, or WLAN, Personal Area Networking (PAN). | |
| Furaxa | http://www.furaxa.com/ |
| High-performance analog circuits suitable for next-gen comm. and test and measurement. | |
| G.E. Corporate Research Dept. | http://www.crd.ge.com/ |
| Interested in UWB Technology, e.g. Delay-Hopped, Transmitted-Reference UWB Comm. | |
| General Atomics | http://www.ga.com/ |
| UWB Wireless Transceivers Using "Spectral Keying"(TM) Technology. | |
| Global Interface Technologies | http://www.git-inc.com/ |
| Design services for circuits, boards and communication subsystems; building UWB testbed. | |
| Institute for Infocomm Research | http://www.i2r.a-star.edu.sg/ |
| Very high data rate UWB wireless links for home video or USB2.0/1394 replacement. | |
| Intel | http://www.intel.com/ |
| UWB for LAN, PAN. Activities: Channel Modeling, Pulsed-Suband System Architecture. | |
| LifeWave | http://www.lifewaveinc.com/ |
| Medical imaging devices based on Ultra-Wideband RADAR. | |
| Mitsubishi Electronic Research Lab | http://www.merl.com/projects/uwb/ |
| Investigating UWB for 802.15.3a and 802.15.4a applications. | |
| Multispectral Solutions | http://www.multispectral.com/ |
| Develop UWB Systems for Communications, Radar and Geopositioning. | |
| Parco Wireless | http://www.parcowireless.com/ |
| UWB Radio for Precision Asset Locationing (2-D/3-D tracking devices and RF tagging.) | |
| Philips | http://www.philips.com/ |
| Collaborating on development of UWB communication chipsets (initially for 802.15.3a) | |
| Picosecond Pulse Labs | http://www.picosecond.com/ |
| High-Speed Communication Systems, including UWB Pulse Generators and Samplers. | |
| Pulse~LINK Acquired: Fantasma.net | http://www.pulselink.net/ |
| Wired (UWB over Cable) and Wireless UWB Local Area Network (LAN) | |
| Pulsicom | http://www.pulsicom.com/ |
| Real-time Location Systems. | |
| Staccato Communications Formerly: DiscreteTime.com | http://www.staccatocommunications.com/ |
| CMOS low-power UWB for wireless networking for low and high (multimedia) bit-rate apps. | |
| Taiyo Yuden R&D of America | http://www.trda-inc.com/ |
| Short-range wireless modules and development of emerging technologies. Announced a ceramic chip antenna for UWB. | |
| Time-Domain | http://www.time-domain.com/ |
| UWB chipset for Wireless Communications, Radar and Tracking Applications. | |
| TZero | http://www.tzti.com/ |
| "Next generation wireless", system+circuits. | |
| Ubisense | http://www.ubisense.net/ |
| Real-time positioning/locationing systems.. | |
| Ultrawideband.CA | http://www.ultrawideband.ca/ |
| Developing UWB Technology for Wireless Deployment/Applications. | |
| 3G & UWB Wireless Corporation | http://www.uwbws.com/ |
| Combine complementary technologies: UWB with 3G Cellular (while co-existing with 802.11) | |
| Wisair | http://www.wisair.com/ |
| UWB Chipset for high data rates. Home/Office Consumer Products. | |
| Zircon Corporation | http://www.zircon.com/ |
| Electronic Hand Tools. (UWB for sensors/measurement.) | |
