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THE PARADIGM
The Wireless Bottleneck for Real-Time Systems
Conventional wireless was built for a world where the receiver was human.
What Intelligent Machines Actually Require
Links are what allow intelligent systems to sense, decide, and act with confidence
Edge & Physical AI are pushing the wireless limits
SPARK's definition of the Physical AI market context and why deterministic connectivity is its enabling condition.
SPARK ARCHITECTURE
LE-UWB Technology Overview
What LE-UWB is and how impulse radio delivers deterministic short-range links
Benefits
Latency, power, throughput, and robustness across the four proof pillars
Performance Data
Benchmark table: LE-UWB vs. BLE · Wi-Fi · Standard UWB.
STANDARDS
How LE-UWB Compares
LE-UWB side by side against BLE, Wi-Fi, and 802.15.4z UWB
Multipath & coexistence
Complement, not replacement: coexists with incumbent standards in congested RF
See LE-UWB running
Benchmark deterministic latency and power on real silicon with the SR1120 EVK
