Locix Using Imagination's Ensigma Wi-fi IP for High-performance Local Positioning New Platform Created for Sub-1m High-accuracy Wi-Fi Location

LONDON, UK and TOKYO, JAPAN – 15th October, 2019 – Imagination Technologies announces that Locix has selected its Ensigma high-performance IEEE 802.11ac 2x2 MIMO Wi-Fi baseband and RF IP for use in its Locix LPS solution, a Wi-Fi-based, ultra-precise and cost-effective local positioning system for indoor and outdoor environments. Locix, an innovator in spatial intelligence solutions, selected Ensigma due to the ease of integration and customisation, enabling it to create a cost-effective solution that delivers high-accuracy location.

Locix LPS is a full-stack solution to precisely locate and track Wi-Fi-enabled devices such as asset trackers, mobile phones, IoT sensors, appliances, equipment and users in complex real-world indoor environments, including warehouses and manufacturing plants. The solution enables accurate and reliable spatial and location tracking for use in industrial and commercial spaces to increase visibility and improve productivity and efficiency. 

Working with the Locix team, Ensigma customised its IP to enable it to record high-accuracy Wi-Fi packet arrival and departure times along with other key parameters used by Locix’s advanced algorithms. This is a key factor in enabling the Locix LPS to overcome traditional issues such as absorption, reflection, and bandwidth limitations that have plagued alternative solutions in order to achieve sub-1m accuracy in real-world environments.

Vikram Pavate, CEO, Locix, says: “The combination of software flexibility supported by the dedicated hardware in Ensigma’s IP was ideal for our high-performance Wi-Fi solution. By working with a single supplier for both baseband and RF, we’ve been able to develop our product faster and get to market sooner than if we’d worked with multiple IP vendors. Working in partnership with the Ensigma team has made the development process easier due to their knowledge and expertise.”

Locix will showcase its LPS solution with Murata Manufacturing, a leading supplier of wireless connectivity modules to Tier 1 manufacturers, at CEATEC 2019 in Tokyo, Japan October 15th -18th at the Murata Manufacturing booth (# HALL7 H021).

Gerry Conlon, Executive Vice President Ensigma, Imagination Technologies, says: “Locix has developed a best-in-class solution, utilising a fully-customised Ensigma Wi-Fi IP to solve the difficult problems of large-scale logistics with high reliability and accessible usability. We’re delighted to be working with Locix on this enhancement as we believe it will change the way that location technology is performed on Wi-Fi.”

Ensigma Wi-Fi product range is ideal for customers wishing to add connectivity to their system-on-chips (SoCs) using field-proven, silicon-validated IP. Its Wi-Fi portfolio includes complete baseband and RF IP for 802.11ac and 802.11n, in several popular technology nodes such as TSMC 40LP and GlobalFoundries 22FDX. By enabling both the analogue RF radio, and digital baseband from the same IP supplier, Imagination ensures a seamless, right-first-time solution to customers looking to lower the risk of adding integrated Wi-Fi connectivity to their IoT device

About Locix

Locix develops cloud-based spatial intelligence solutions for commercial buildings, consumer homes and connected devices – digitizing the physical world.  Locix solutions uniquely capture location, visual and sensor data and combine them with advanced data analytics to provide spatial awareness and enable actionable insights for automated decision making. Based in Silicon Valley, Locix is backed by leading venture and strategic investors including ID Ventures, University of Tokyo Edge Capital, Murata Manufacturing, Prologis Ventures, NTT Docomo Ventures, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, iRobot Corp., YE Digital, Yaskawa Electric Corporation and Acer Inc.

About Imagination Technologies
Imagination is a UK-based company that creates silicon and software IP (intellectual property) designed to give its customers an edge in a competitive global technology market. Its graphics, compute, vision & AI, and connectivity technologies enable outstanding power, performance and area (PPA), robust security, fast time-to-market and lower total cost of ownership. Products based on Imagination IP are used by billions of people across the globe in their phones, cars, homes, and workplaces. Imagination Technologies was acquired in 2017 by Canyon Bridge, a global private equity investment fund. See www.imgtec.com.

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Locix’s Press Contacts:

Matt Davidson            
matt@locix.com                                   
(512)-289-2226

Sarah Mackenzie        
smackenzie@hoffman.com                   
(503)-720-3743

Imagination Technologies’ Press Contacts:

David Harold              
david.harold@imgtec.com                     
+44 (0)1923 260 511

Jo Jones                     
jo.jones@imgtec.com                           
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