Near-Field Transceiver Securely Transfers 5 Mb/s with Greater Efficiency than NFC Devices

Using what it terms Near Field Electric (NFE) technology, Ixana’s model XA-NFE2001 Wi-R transceiver transfers data over short distances for “last decimeter” wireless connectivity in industrial, medical, and military applications. It provides much higher energy efficiency than standard near-field-communications (NFC) short-range wireless devices, offering a range of 5 to 30 cm with less than 1-ms latency and power consumption of less than 1 mW (from a 1.7- to 2.7-V DC supply) for data transfer at rates to 5 Mb/s. 

The device enables drones and tactical equipment to exchange mission-critical data in the field. However, it's also capable of supporting a wide range of industrial, medical, and military applications with an SPI interface. 

According to Shreyas Sen, founder and CTO of Ixana, “NFE fills the white space between NFC's power drain and the need for real-time, secure near-field links that form the ambient layer for AI devices.”

Sen added, “With Air Force validation and Fortune 500 pilots underway, we're seeing demand across industrial, medical, and defense sectors where cables or battery life determine total cost of ownership.”

The device allows data exchanges between sealed sensors and equipment racks without the need for physical Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports. It also provides high security for drones and tactical gear without stray RF emissions that can be tracked to find the location of tactical equipment by an adversary. The XA-NFE2001 supports post-quantum-cryptography (PQC) requirements with NIST security guidelines.