Sans fil déterministe. Livré.
A decade of innovation in high-performance wireless connectivity, overcoming the limitations of legacy wireless platforms.
Why Conventional Wireless Falls Short
Wireless connectivity has a hidden problem. Most radios such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and standard UWB were built for average conditions. They work well enough on a bench, in a clean room, in a controlled lab. But put them into the real world, on a body, near other devices, inside a helmet or a headset, and the cracks appear. Latency spikes. Packets drop. Batteries drain. The connection that was supposed to disappear into the background becomes the bottleneck.
That's exactly the problem SPARK was founded to solve.
That's exactly the problem SPARK was founded to solve.
Histoire SPARK
SPARK’s technology originated in ultra-wideband radio research developed at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) by Frederic Nabki, Dominic Deslandes, Mohammad Taherzadeh, and Michiel Soer. Their work showed that transmitting short, precisely timed impulses across a wide frequency spectrum could deliver exceptional energy efficiency, low latency, and high data rates.
In 2016, the researchers founded SPARK Microsystems to commercialize this technology and develop a new class of ultra-low-power wireless transceivers. Since then, SPARK has grown into a fabless semiconductor company delivering the speed, energy efficiency, and reliability required by real-time connected systems.
Today, SPARK offers a growing portfolio of production-ready chips, backed by an extensive patent portfolio and a Montreal-based team serving customers across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
In 2016, the researchers founded SPARK Microsystems to commercialize this technology and develop a new class of ultra-low-power wireless transceivers. Since then, SPARK has grown into a fabless semiconductor company delivering the speed, energy efficiency, and reliability required by real-time connected systems.
Today, SPARK offers a growing portfolio of production-ready chips, backed by an extensive patent portfolio and a Montreal-based team serving customers across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
Performance
The Problem We're Solving
LE-UWB™ fires in precise impulses, then goes silent. No background drain. Faster, more reliable wireless using a fraction of the power.
30×
Lower Power
than Bluetooth Low Energy
<1ms
Latence sans fil
deterministic performance
40,96
Mbps Data Rate
peak throughput
À propos de nous
Who We Are
SPARK is a fabless semiconductor company based in Montreal, Quebec. We design the chips and modules that make the wireless link work. Founded by wireless researchers and built by semiconductor industry veterans.
We work on a problem most people only notice when it breaks: the wireless connection between devices. Our job is to make that connection so reliable, fast, and power-efficient that it simply works in the background.
We work on a problem most people only notice when it breaks: the wireless connection between devices. Our job is to make that connection so reliable, fast, and power-efficient that it simply works in the background.
Industry Veterans
Équipe mondiale
Axé sur la recherche
Global presence
Built in Canada. Present worldwide.
Notre mission
Repenser l'avenir de la connectivité sans fil
Notre vision
Notre vision est celle d’un monde où chacun peut compter sur les machines intelligentes, les dispositifs portables, les capteurs, les robots et les systèmes autonomes pour communiquer de manière fiable en temps réel.
Histoire
SPARK Moments
De la recherche universitaire à la production de silicium. Une décennie d'innovation.
2016
SPARK founded
Frédéric Nabki et Dominic Deslandes, issus de l'UQAM, fondent SPARK Microsystems à Montréal avec le soutien du transfert de technologie d'Axelys.
2018
Nokia Open Innovation Challenge
SPARK remporte le Nokia Open Innovation Challenge pour son émetteur-récepteur UWB basse consommation, reconnu pour son potentiel de transformation de la connectivité sans fil.
2021
Lancement de la série SR1000
First commercial chip family announced — ultra-low power, very low latency, high data rate transceivers targeting AR/VR, gaming, and wireless audio.
2021
Financement de croissance de 17,5 millions de dollars canadiens
Round led by Cycle Capital with participation from former Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs and former GlobalFoundries CEO Sanjay Jha. Manufacturing scale-up begins.
2025
SR1120 lancé
Second-generation LE-UWB transceiver officially launched. Reaches TRL 9 — actual product proven in production. Third-party GHG impact verified by Oxia Initiative to ISO 14064-2.
2026
Extension de série B de 17 millions de dollars canadiens
Co-led by Idealist Capital and Real Ventures. New CCO and Principal Product Architect appointed. Focus expands to Physical AI, IoT, and intelligent edge markets.
Nos investisseurs
