companyName

extensiveId

feedTypes

includeDividend

includeEstimates

includeOverview

includeOwnership

snapshotDate

CompanyName_Query

companySlug

CompanyMetaData

CompanyContent_query

company

query CompanyName_Query(
  $companyName: String!
  $extensiveId: ID
  $snapshotDate: String
  $feedTypes: [ContentType!]!
  $includeEstimates: Boolean!
  $includeOverview: Boolean!
  $includeOwnership: Boolean!
  $includeDividend: Boolean!
) {
  ...CompanyMetaData_Ux1x9
  ...CompanyContent_query_3mc3wd
}

fragment AnalystData on Analyst {
  name
  pageUrl
  jobTitle
  imgUrl
}

fragment AuthorList on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  id
  authors {
    __typename
    id
    name
    pageUrl
  }
}

fragment ChangePercentBlock_Company on Company {
  defaultInstrument {
    isin
    symbol
    priceData {
      diff1mPercentage
      diff1yPercentage
      diff3yPercentage
      diffFromStartPercentage
    }
    id
  }
}

fragment CompactFeed_3NXCcw on Query {
  compactFeed: feedContent(companySlug: $companyName, filter: {types: $feedTypes}) {
    edges {
      node {
        __typename
        id
        ...TeaserExtraCompact_content
        createdAt
        companies {
          viewerIsFollowing
          id
        }
      }
      cursor
    }
    pageInfo {
      endCursor
      hasNextPage
    }
  }
}

fragment CompanyAnalystQuery on Company {
  analysts {
    ...AnalystData
    name
    pageUrl
    jobTitle
    imgUrl
    id
  }
}

fragment CompanyContent_query_3mc3wd on Query {
  ...CompanyHeader_query_Ux1x9
  ...CompanyOwnership_query_Ux1x9 @include(if: $includeOwnership)
  ...CompanyFinancials_query_Ux1x9 @include(if: $includeEstimates)
  ...CompanyDividend_query_Ux1x9 @include(if: $includeDividend)
  ...CompanyInvestorConsensus_query_Ux1x9
  ...CompanyPageTop_query_Ux1x9 @include(if: $includeOverview)
  ...CompanyPageBottom_query_2bVJwf @include(if: $includeOverview)
  ...CompanyDisclaimer_query_Ux1x9
  ...Extensive_query_3u4Ry5
}

fragment CompanyCoverage_Company on Company {
  analysts {
    name
    id
  }
  isPayingCustomerOf
  isFormerCustomerOf
  isCorporateCustomer
  ...CompanyAnalystQuery
  defaultInstrument {
    ...TargetAndRecommendation_Company
    id
  }
}

fragment CompanyDescription_Company on Company {
  description
  websiteUrl
  name
}

fragment CompanyDisclaimer_query_Ux1x9 on Query {
  company(companySlug: $companyName) {
    name
    isPayingCustomerOf
    isFormerCustomerOf
    id
  }
}

fragment CompanyDividendER_query on Company {
  name
  defaultInstrument {
    estimateData {
      reportingCurrency
    }
    dividendTransactions: estimateTransactions(first: 1, includeQuarters: false) {
      actualized {
        year
        dividend
        dividendYield
        payoutPercentage
        sharePrice
      }
      estimates {
        year
        dividend
        dividendYield
        payoutPercentage
        sharePrice
      }
    }
    id
  }
}

fragment CompanyDividendNonER_query on Company {
  name
  defaultInstrument {
    nonERDividendSet: nonERCompanyNumberSet(includeQuarters: false) {
      year
      dividend
      dividendYield
      epsReported
      sharePrice
      currency
    }
    id
  }
}

fragment CompanyDividend_query_Ux1x9 on Query {
  company(companySlug: $companyName) {
    ...CompanyDividendER_query
    ...CompanyDividendNonER_query
    defaultInstrument {
      coreId
      id
    }
    id
  }
}

fragment CompanyFinancials_query_Ux1x9 on Query {
  company(companySlug: $companyName) {
    ...NonERCompanyNumbers_query
    ...CompanyNumbers_query
    defaultInstrument {
      coreId
      id
    }
    id
  }
}

fragment CompanyHeader_query_Ux1x9 on Query {
  company(companySlug: $companyName) {
    id
    companyInsref
    name
    viewerIsFollowing
    followersCount
    isCorporateCustomer
    hasPinpointData
    hasDividendHistory
    sector {
      sectorname
      industry
    }
    regions
    extensiveExists
    defaultInstrument {
      symbol
      priceData {
        tradeCurrency
        lastPrice
        diff1dPercentage
      }
      marketplace {
        name
      }
      estimates: estimateTransactions(first: 1, includeQuarters: false) {
        date
      }
      nonERCompanyNumberSet(first: 1, includeQuarters: false) {
        year
      }
      id
    }
    topOwners {
      holders {
        name
      }
    }
    transactions: insiderTransactions(filter: {types: [BUY, SELL, SUBSCRIPTION]}) {
      edges {
        node {
          date
          id
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment CompanyInsiderTransactions on Company {
  name
  regions
  insiderTransactions(filter: {types: [BUY, EXERCISE_OF_SHARE_OPTION, PLEDGE, RECEPTION_OF_SHARE_PREMIUM, SELL, SUBSCRIPTION]}) {
    edges {
      node {
        insider
        position
        volume
        price
        date
        unit
        type
        relatedParty
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment CompanyInvestorConsensus_query_Ux1x9 on Query {
  company(companySlug: $companyName) {
    name
    companyInsref
    id
  }
}

fragment CompanyMetaData_Ux1x9 on Query {
  company(companySlug: $companyName) {
    name
    description
    pageUrl
    defaultInstrument {
      estimateData {
        modelType
      }
      id
    }
    id
  }
}

fragment CompanyName_Slug on Company {
  slug
}

fragment CompanyNumbers_query on Company {
  name
  defaultInstrument {
    estimateData {
      modelType
      reportingCurrency
    }
    estimateTransactions(first: 1, includeQuarters: true) {
      comparisonIndexName
      actualized {
        year
        quarter
        revenue
        revenueGrowth
        ebitda
        ebitAdjusted
        ebitReported
        preTaxProfit
        netEarnings
        epsReported
        epsAdjusted
        dividend
        payoutPercentage
        roePercent
        roiPercent
        enterpriseValue
        bookValue
        marketCap
        gearingPercent
        equityRatio
        dividendYield
        totalCosts
        loanLosses
        balanceSheetTotal
        tangibleBook
        cet1
        rwa
        sharePrice
        sharesTotal
        nav
        navPerShare
        opexOfNav
        totalShareholderReturn
        comparisonIndexReturn
        netDebtTotalAsset
        quarterlySharePrice
      }
      estimates {
        year
        quarter
        revenue
        revenueGrowth
        ebitda
        ebitAdjusted
        ebitReported
        preTaxProfit
        netEarnings
        epsReported
        epsAdjusted
        dividend
        payoutPercentage
        roePercent
        roiPercent
        enterpriseValue
        bookValue
        marketCap
        gearingPercent
        equityRatio
        dividendYield
        totalCosts
        loanLosses
        balanceSheetTotal
        tangibleBook
        cet1
        rwa
        sharePrice
        sharesTotal
        nav
        navPerShare
        opexOfNav
        totalShareholderReturn
        comparisonIndexReturn
        netDebtTotalAsset
        quarterlySharePrice
      }
    }
    id
  }
}

fragment CompanyOverviewGraphs_query_Ux1x9 on Query {
  company(companySlug: $companyName) {
    defaultInstrument {
      estimateData {
        modelType
        reportingCurrency
      }
      companyTransactions: estimateTransactions(first: 1, includeQuarters: false) {
        actualized {
          year
          revenue
          ebitAdjusted
          epsAdjusted
          dividendYield
          navPerShare
          totalShareholderReturn
        }
        estimates {
          year
          revenue
          ebitAdjusted
          epsAdjusted
          dividendYield
          navPerShare
          totalShareholderReturn
        }
      }
      id
    }
    id
  }
}

fragment CompanyOwners on Company {
  regions
  topOwners {
    recordDate
    compareDate
    source
    holders {
      name
      capitalPercent
      votingPowerPercent
      positionChange
      totalSharesChange
      shareChange
      isNew
      isRemoved
    }
  }
}

fragment CompanyOwnership_query_Ux1x9 on Query {
  company(companySlug: $companyName) {
    name
    ...CompanyOwners
    ...CompanyInsiderTransactions
    id
  }
}

fragment CompanyPageBottom_query_2bVJwf on Query {
  ...GeneralFeed_data_3NXCcw
  ...CompactFeed_3NXCcw
  ...UpcomingEventsQuery_Ux1x9
  ...RiskRecommendMatrix_query_Ux1x9
  ...CompanyOverviewGraphs_query_Ux1x9
  ...NonERCompanyOverviewGraphs_query_Ux1x9
  company(companySlug: $companyName) {
    companyInsref
    ...ForumUpdates_Company
    defaultInstrument {
      coreId
      id
    }
    id
  }
  allFeed: feedContent(first: 1, companySlug: $companyName, filter: {hideUpcomingVideos: true}) {
    edges {
      node {
        __typename
        id
      }
    }
  }
  main: feedContent(first: 1, companySlug: $companyName, filter: {hideUpcomingVideos: true, types: [COMPANY_REPORT, EXTENSIVE_COMPANY_REPORT, ANALYST_COMMENT, VIDEO, ARTICLE]}) {
    edges {
      node {
        __typename
        id
      }
    }
  }
  webcasts: feedContent(first: 1, companySlug: $companyName, filter: {hideUpcomingVideos: true, types: [WEBCAST]}) {
    edges {
      node {
        __typename
        id
      }
    }
  }
  thirdPartyResearch: feedContent(first: 1, companySlug: $companyName, filter: {types: [THIRD_PARTY_COMPANY_REPORT]}) {
    edges {
      node {
        __typename
        id
      }
    }
  }
  releases: feedContent(first: 1, companySlug: $companyName, filter: {types: [STOCK_EXCHANGE_RELEASE, PRESS_RELEASE]}) {
    edges {
      node {
        __typename
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment CompanyPageTop_query_Ux1x9 on Query {
  ...StockChart_ChartQuery_Ux1x9
  ...LatestReports_query_Ux1x9
  company(companySlug: $companyName) {
    isFund
    name
    ...CompanyCoverage_Company
    ...CompanyName_Slug
    ...CompanyDescription_Company
    ...FundNumbers_Company
    ...ChangePercentBlock_Company
    ...KeyEstimateFigures_Company
    ...InvestmentCompanyKeyFigures_Company
    defaultInstrument {
      id
      estimateData {
        modelType
      }
    }
    analysts {
      name
      id
    }
    id
  }
  extensiveReport: feedContent(first: 1, companySlug: $companyName, filter: {types: [EXTENSIVE_COMPANY_REPORT]}) {
    edges {
      node {
        __typename
        id
      }
    }
  }
  analysis: feedContent(first: 1, companySlug: $companyName, filter: {types: [COMPANY_REPORT, EXTENSIVE_COMPANY_REPORT], tagNames_nin: ["Mallisalkku", "Arvonluojat"]}) {
    edges {
      node {
        __typename
        id
      }
    }
  }
  analysisArvonluojat: feedContent(first: 1, companySlug: $companyName, filter: {types: [COMPANY_REPORT, EXTENSIVE_COMPANY_REPORT], tagNames_nin: ["Mallisalkku"]}) {
    edges {
      node {
        __typename
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment CompanyTagList on Company {
  pageUrl
  name
  viewerIsFollowing
}

fragment Extensive_query_3u4Ry5 on Query {
  company(companySlug: $companyName) {
    extensive(extensiveId: $extensiveId, snapshotDate: $snapshotDate) {
      publishedAt
      pageUrl
      content {
        id
        title
        lang
        slug
        htmlBody
        publishedAt
        createdAt
        changedAt
        isOutdated
      }
    }
    id
  }
}

fragment ForumUpdates_Company on Company {
  name
  forum {
    threadUrl
    highlightedPosts {
      url
      author
      authorImgUrl
      text
      postedAt
      likesCount
    }
  }
}

fragment FundNumbers_Company on Company {
  defaultInstrument {
    isin
    symbol
    priceData {
      lastPrice
      ath
    }
    id
  }
}

fragment GeneralFeed_data_3NXCcw on Query {
  generalFeed: feedContent(first: 20, companySlug: $companyName, filter: {types: $feedTypes}) {
    edges {
      node {
        __typename
        id
        ...Teaser_content
        ...TeaserCompact_content
      }
      cursor
    }
    pageInfo {
      endCursor
      hasNextPage
    }
  }
}

fragment InvestmentCompanyKeyFigures_Company on Company {
  marketData {
    marketCap
  }
  defaultInstrument {
    priceData {
      tradeCurrency
      dailyTurnover
    }
    estimateData {
      modelType
    }
    estimateTransactions(first: 1, includeQuarters: true) {
      actualized {
        year
        quarter
        sharesTotal
        marketCap
        nav
        navPerShare
        dividendYield
        quarterlySharePrice
      }
      estimates {
        year
        quarter
        dividendYield
      }
    }
    id
  }
}

fragment KeyEstimateFigures_Company on Company {
  marketData {
    marketCap
  }
  defaultInstrument {
    priceData {
      tradeCurrency
      dailyTurnover
      lastPrice
      marketCap
    }
    sector
    fundamentalData {
      ebit
      eps
      sales
      dividend
    }
    estimateData {
      modelType
      estimates {
        firstEstimateYear {
          year
          bookValue
          netSales
          dividendA
          epsAdjusted
          ebitAdjusted
          hybridLoan
          noOfShares
          netDebt
          mvMinorities
          mvAssociated
          roePercent
        }
      }
    }
    estimatesSharePrice: estimateTransactions(first: 1) {
      estimates {
        sharePrice
      }
    }
    id
  }
}

fragment LatestReports_query_Ux1x9 on Query {
  extensiveReport: feedContent(first: 1, companySlug: $companyName, filter: {types: [EXTENSIVE_COMPANY_REPORT]}) {
    edges {
      node {
        __typename
        createdAt
        pageUrl
        id
      }
    }
  }
  analysis: feedContent(first: 1, companySlug: $companyName, filter: {types: [COMPANY_REPORT, EXTENSIVE_COMPANY_REPORT], tagNames_nin: ["Mallisalkku", "Arvonluojat"]}) {
    edges {
      node {
        __typename
        createdAt
        pageUrl
        id
      }
    }
  }
  analysisArvonluojat: feedContent(first: 1, companySlug: $companyName, filter: {types: [COMPANY_REPORT, EXTENSIVE_COMPANY_REPORT], tagNames_nin: ["Mallisalkku"]}) {
    edges {
      node {
        __typename
        createdAt
        pageUrl
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment NonERCompanyNumbers_query on Company {
  name
  defaultInstrument {
    nonERNumberSet: nonERCompanyNumberSet(includeQuarters: true) {
      year
      quarter
      revenue
      ebitda
      ebitReported
      epsReported
      dividend
      sharesTotal
      roe
      roi
      enterpriseValue
      marketCap
      gearingRatio
      equityRatio
      dividendYield
      sharePrice
      currency
      evSales
      evEbitda
      evEbit
      pb
      netIncome
      ptp
    }
    id
  }
}

fragment NonERCompanyOverviewGraphs_query_Ux1x9 on Query {
  company(companySlug: $companyName) {
    defaultInstrument {
      overviewGraphsData: nonERCompanyNumberSet(includeQuarters: false) {
        year
        revenue
        ebitReported
        epsReported
        dividend
        dividendYield
        currency
      }
      id
    }
    id
  }
}

fragment Reactions on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  id
  reactionGroups {
    reactionType
    reactionsCount
    viewerReacted
  }
}

fragment RiskRecommendMatrix_query_Ux1x9 on Query {
  company(companySlug: $companyName) {
    defaultInstrument {
      riskData: estimateTransactions(first: 1) {
        businessRisk
        valuationRisk
      }
      id
    }
    id
  }
}

fragment StockChart_ChartQuery_Ux1x9 on Query {
  company(companySlug: $companyName) {
    isFund
    defaultInstrument {
      coreId
      id
      marketOpen
      marketClose
      marketplace {
        region
      }
      priceData {
        lastPrice
      }
      returns {
        day
        week
        month
        threeMonths
        sixMonths
        year
        threeYears
        fiveYears
        tenYears
        ytd
        total
      }
    }
    id
  }
}

fragment TargetAndRecommendation_Company on Instrument {
  estimateData {
    modelType
    researchCurrency
    estimates {
      date
      recommendation
      targetPrice
    }
  }
}

fragment TeaserCompact_content on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  id
  type
  title
  createdAt
  isPremium
  pageUrl
  lang
  companies {
    ...CompanyTagList
    id
  }
  ... on Video {
    liveTime
  }
  ... on Webcast {
    liveTime
  }
  ...AuthorList
}

fragment TeaserExtraCompact_content on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  id
  title
  createdAt
  pageUrl
  lang
  companies {
    name
    pageUrl
    viewerIsFollowing
    id
  }
}

fragment Teaser_content on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  id
  type
  title
  createdAt
  pageUrl
  imgUrl
  isPremium
  lang
  companies {
    ...CompanyTagList
    id
  }
  publishers {
    imgUrl
  }
  authors {
    __typename
    id
  }
  ... on AnalystComment {
    preview
  }
  ... on Article {
    preview
  }
  ... on CompanyReport {
    preview
  }
  ... on ThirdPartyCompanyReport {
    preview
  }
  ... on QA {
    preview
  }
  ... on Video {
    preview
    liveTime
    videoDuration
  }
  ... on Webcast {
    preview
    liveTime
  }
  ...AuthorList
  ...Reactions
}

fragment UpcomingEventsQuery_Ux1x9 on Query {
  company(companySlug: $companyName) {
    defaultInstrument {
      calendarEvents(first: 10) {
        edges {
          node {
            date
            type
            period
            id
          }
        }
      }
      id
    }
    id
  }
}


name

description

pageUrl

defaultInstrument

companyInsref

viewerIsFollowing

followersCount

isCorporateCustomer

hasPinpointData

hasDividendHistory

sector

regions

extensiveExists

topOwners

insiderTransactions

isPayingCustomerOf

isFormerCustomerOf

extensive

feedContent

Nordic Semiconductor

NOD: Share buyback program status

NOD: Reporting of transactions made by persons discharging managerial responsibilities in Nordic Semiconductor ASA's shares

NOD: Share Buyback Program

NOD: Fourth quarter and preliminary full year results 2025

NOD: Invitation to fourth quarter results for 2025

NOD: Financial calendar

NOD: Third quarter results 2025

NOD: Invitation to third quarter results for 2025

NOD - Registration of share capital increase

NOD: Private Placement successfully placed

NOD: CONTEMPLATED PRIVATE PLACEMENT

NOD: Reporting of transactions made by persons discharging managerial responsibilities in Nordic Semiconductor ASA's shares 

NOD: Second quarter and first half year results 2025

NOD: Invitation to second quarter results for 2025

NOD: Share buyback program completed

NOD: Grant of Restricted Stock Units

NOD: Initiation of share buyback program

Oslo Børs

Nordic Semiconductor is a manufacturer of electronic components. The company develops integrated solutions for ULP (Ultra-Low Power), a technology used in short-range wireless communication. The company's products are used as components in electronic products, typically as peripherals in computers, game controllers and remote controls. Nordic Semiconductor was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Oslo.

Nordic’s CMD arrived, and at the same time, the share price made a significant correction of about 20% towards the southeast (heading down). I was wondering about it myself at first. Let’s break it down:   New strategy under the new CEO. The CEO changed at the beginning of the year when the long-time predecessor retired. The new CEO was an engineer at NS 20 years ago. Since then, he has gained experience elsewhere in the MCU industry and has now returned to NS.   NS is targeting a 25% EBITA margin by 2028. Similarly, 20+% growth.   4 business areas, each with targets and responsibility for their performance: BT, Cellular, BT, and others (PMIC). If results aren’t achieved and targets aren’t met, heads will start to roll. This wasn’t said directly but was implied. Especially the WLAN and PMIC sides are under the magnifying glass.   The market is soft. Especially in Europe. Elsewhere, the market is performing well. Europe’s softness is particularly evident in the industrial segment.   NS’s core problem with current profitability is that they are unable to scale their costs as the market and volumes decrease. Work has been done to solve this. If volumes were higher, profitability would be too. Overhead is too much. However, when the market recovers, this provides a good ability to meet demand without additional costs.   The transition to 22nm is a big deal. Both the upcoming 54 series and the new 91 series are technologically a decade ahead of their competitors in power, power consumption, and RF performance.     nRF54 market plan    Both the H and L series have been sampled with 200 customers. Feedback is reportedly very, very good. Customers are interested in both horizontal and vertical transitions (52 → 54L and 52 → 54H).   A bit of slow scaling on the cellular side. The new smaller and better price-point 91 series is reportedly very well-liked.    Best in class. On the cellular side, the cloud service business has reportedly gained good momentum. Still small, but the potential is huge.     71 series WLAN chip coming. Includes something 54-like from the MCU side and a Wi-Fi 6 (WLAN6) capable radio.   A big surprise whose impact I don’t think should be underestimated: the 53 series has found its way into the Samsung Ring, or more familiarly, Oura’s toughest competitor.     Market analyses of all customer vectors were credible and looked healthy       Clear number one in design wins     Technologically, this CMD was quite positive. Why, then, did we go down 20% during the day? At the end of the CMD, there was a Q&A moderated by two analyst representatives. 50+% of all analyst questions were about the 2025 guidance and the fear that one significant healthcare customer might have switched technology. This was asked many times in many different ways. The CEO and CFO denied everything they could and also appealed to the fact that they only provide guidance one quarter ahead. It felt like this was the biggest negative factor. I personally can’t take a stand on this kind of speculation—whether it’s true or not and what the impact is.

Nordic delivered strong results and robust guidance. This was rewarded with a solid gain during the day. Both YoY and compared to Q3, the trends were positive. It seems cellular didn’t soften at all. Similarly, the nRF54 series was said to account for about 15% of short-range sales. It’s on the rise. It was also mentioned that adoption has been slightly faster than expected and the feedback is very good. In the conference call, I think for the first time it was emphasized how NS sees itself as a full-service IoT solution provider, whereas previously they viewed themselves as a chip manufacturer. Fleet management and other support services generate recurring revenue after the chip sale, which is healthy. The technical capabilities of the nRF54 chips were also highlighted. In the ultra-low-power segment, it was mentioned that the NPUs in the nRF54 models are an order of magnitude more powerful than the competition, providing a clear technical backbone to lean on. And customers have noticed this as well. NPUs enable a power-efficient way to perform edge computing by significantly reducing the link budget. Additionally, perhaps NS’s only direct peer, Silicon Labs, was sold to TI. The CEO was asked about this in the conference call. It’s interesting to see if someone comes after NS. At these valuation multiples, I think the price is far too low even if you added a premium similar to the SL offer on top.

Nordic posted good Q2/H1 2025 results. Forecasts were met, even though some analyst houses offered downgrades in the spring. Guidance was also satisfactory. Both tier1 and other customers are performing well. The nRF54 series has been well received, and the newest smaller nRF91 is also performing well. YoY, the long range business saw 100% growth and stabilization compared to the previous quarter. Historically, long range development has gone up and down quite rapidly Q2Q. If this now stabilizes and starts a steady ascent, that would be quite amazing.

Q1 was pretty much right in the middle of guidance. The bottom line was slightly better, while revenue, on the other hand, was a bit weaker. However, the guidance was very welcome news, and a +30% jump compared to yesterday’s close seems well-deserved. In other key metrics, the same old story continues: design wins with the same dominant grip, with the majority of the result coming from BT chips. Cellular was once again a real wild card, this time falling slightly short of at least my expectations. However, the new CEO mentioned in the conference call that customers have many projects in the pipeline that are not yet on the market. There were also a few percent from PMIC chips marked on their own line. There is also potential to gain new market share there. A quick Google search shows the PMIC market as a whole is 35 billion and is expected to grow to 65 billion by 2030, according to analysts. I couldn’t find similar figures for low power.

Acquisition of Novelda cancelled: NewsWeb and efficiency measures continue, including approximately 8% staff reductions NewsWeb

For me, the UWB side of short-range radios was quite unfamiliar. I did some research into both Novelda and UWB technology itself. Here are some observations: UWB  ~6-9GHz frequency range depending on the country and standard. In other words, truly high. Compare this to 2.4GHz for BT, for example. Correspondingly, the channel bandwidth is very wide, >500MHz. Again, for comparison: BT’s 2MHz and WLAN’s 20MHz (or multiples of 40/80 depending on the standard). Tx times are very, very short. They depend on the standard. Thanks to the short duration and wide bandwidth, the power spectral density of a Tx event per Hz remains well below FCC/ETSI requirements. This means the certification process is easy and otherwise significantly less regulated compared to, for example, BT or WLAN. The most common applications for UWB are various radars, other types of sensing, and distance measurement based on ToF (Time of Flight). ToF in particular is significantly better to implement with UWB technology than BT, thanks to the higher frequency and short Tx bursts. UWB can also be used for communication. Even up to 1Gbps bandwidth. Significantly more than BT’s 1 or 2 Mbps. Other “basic” signaling techniques also apply to UWB, such as AoA (Angle of Arrival).  Novelda Novelda’s portfolio consists entirely of sensor technology products. In contrast, NS’s (Nordic Semiconductor) portfolio has no sensor technology at all. The NS portfolio is specifically focused on communication. The question arises: what are NS’s plans for Novelda? Is NS intending to complement its own offering by adding integrated UWB sensing solutions to its products? Asset tracking is one major existing vertical for NS. In such a case, it would be clear that BT + UWB complement each other. BT carries further, and once the approximate location is obtained, precise positioning is done with UWB. I find it hard to believe they would make this into a separate “companion chip” solution. Historically, that is not like NS. The other option is that Novelda was acquired for its brain power and IP. Personally, I see it as most likely that NS sees a low-power future where UWB technology complements BT. In this scenario, NS is targeting IEEE 802.15-style data transfer techniques running on top of UWB, and this was an easy way to quickly acquire professionals in the field. And a patent portfolio. Novelda has an academic background, meaning they have developed a lot in-house. I personally see a future where bulk or premium products would have both a BT/WLAN/Cellular radio and a secondary UWB radio, and that there would be a dedicated product series solely for UWB solutions. Specifically as an integrated MCU, not as a companion chip. From Novelda’s perspective, this is also a win. Novelda has a new X7 processor with a UWB radio + MCU. However, NS has been doing ARM MCU + radio integration for twenty years, and through previous acquisitions, they have world-class low-power memory technology in their pocket. For this reason, I think the synergy benefit from Novelda’s perspective is greater than from NS’s. I believe that over some period of time, NS will also offer sensor technology as a side product. Once the UWB radio is on the chip, it doesn’t require much more for radar/other sensing to be possible. The UWB market is interesting, and by Googling, it’s clear that Apple’s AirTag and other clones are what people are talking about. On the sensor side, person identification, presence detection in a room, and, for example, a digital twin of a car cabin are also the most popular application areas.

The Q2 interim report came out a while ago already. There weren’t any major surprises in it. The guidance was also quite good for Q3. I came across some new BT6 specs in the news. The last paragraph mentions how NS is keeping its finger on the pulse: Bluetoothista uusi versio - oppii kuulostelemaan kanavaa

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