Deterministic Wireless. Delivered.
A decade of work on a problem most people don't notice until it breaks.
The Problem With 'Good Enough'
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.
SPARK Story
In 2016, the researchers founded SPARK Microsystems to commercialize this technology and develop a new class of ultra-low-power wireless transceivers. SPARK has since grown into a fabless semiconductor company focused on delivering the speed, efficiency, and reliability required by real-time connected systems.
Today, SPARK offers a growing portfolio of production-ready chips, supported by an extensive patent portfolio and a Montreal-based team that serves customers across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
Today, SPARK offers a growing portfolio of production-ready chips, supported by an extensive patent portfolio and a Montreal-based team that serves 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
Wireless Latency
deterministic performance
40.96
Mbps Data Rate
peak throughput
About Us
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
Global Team
Research-Driven
Global presense
Built in Canada. Present worldwide.
Our Mission
Reshaping the Future of Wireless Connectivity
Our Vision
Our vision is a world where humans can trust intelligent machines - where wearables, sensors, robots, and autonomous systems communicate and act with absolute reliability, in real time.
SPARK Values
Customer First
The work exists because it solves a real problem for a real customer. Every decision is measured against whether it makes things better for the people depending on SPARK's wireless to work. 'Good enough' is not the standard. It never has been.
Great Product Mindset
Experimentation and innovation matter, but only in service of products people are proud of and customers can depend on. The difference between shipping a feature and building something genuinely good is the difference that matters here.
Technical Truth
The best argument wins, not the loudest, the most senior, or the most convenient. Data and rigor settle disagreements. Intellectual honesty means being willing to be wrong in public when the evidence points that way, and intellectual curiosity means actually wanting to find out.
Building for the Long Term
We think in systems and decades, not just sprints and quarters. Designing for what the next generation of intelligent systems will need takes ambition and discipline together. Long-term thinking is not in tension with speed. It is what speed is for.
One Team
Collaboration is not a value on a poster. It is how the work gets done. No silos, shared accountability, and a sense of urgency at every level. When something goes wrong, the team mobilizes together, learns from it, and moves on.
Curious?
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History
SPARK Moments
From university research to production silicon. A decade of innovation.
2016
SPARK founded
Frédéric Nabki and Dominic Deslandes spin out from UQAM, incorporating SPARK Microsystems in Montreal with support from Axelys technology transfer.
2018
Nokia Open Innovation Challenge
SPARK wins the Nokia Open Innovation Challenge for its low-power UWB transceiver, recognized for potential to transform wireless connectivity.
2020
SR1000 series launched
First commercial chip family announced — ultra-low power, very low latency, high data rate transceivers targeting AR/VR, gaming, and wireless audio.
2021
CDN $17.5M growth financing
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 launched
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
CDN $17M Series B extension
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.
Our Investors
