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The Connectivity Foundation for Personal & Physical AI
Breakthrough E-field Wireless for Real-time Human-AI Collaboration
Powering the next generation of distributed intelligence. Unlock wire-like performance for human-AI interaction, wearables, robotics, and industrial IoT with the world's first purpose-built high-speed E-field silicon.
Multimodal AI needs data streaming
Bluetooth was built for bursts
To make Personal and Physical AI multimodal, battery-powered devices must offload compute to a hub similar to how smartphones offload compute to cloud servers or how our body offloads compute to our brain. However, streaming continuous data such as video over Bluetooth is unsustainable. The connectivity tax is killing the battery and prospect of seamless human-AI collaboration in the physical world.
WEARABLES
Truly personal AI must see and hear continuously. Streaming video over Bluetooth drains the battery before lunch.
ROBOTICS
Real-time control demands wire-like latency. Packet radios add jitter and overhead.
SECURITY
Zero-trust environments require physical-layer confinement, not signals that bleed through walls.
PHYSICS
The Physics Behind the Performance
Traditional radios broadcast energy 360 degrees. Wi-R uses localized electric fields that confine the signal in a 10 cm bubble around you or any conductive surface.
That's why it's 50-100x more efficient and ideal for Personal and Physical AI where continuous, high-fidelity links cannot afford the power tax of legacy packet radios.
- THE CONFINEMENT ADVANTAGE
Bluetooth (RF radiation)
Energy radiates in every direction
Wi-R (localized E-field)
Energy is channeled locally, confined < 0.1 m.
Side-by-side, the difference is obvious: Bluetooth shouts, Wi-R whispers precisely where intelligence is needed.
- THE HARDWARE PROOF
Production-ready Silicon
- -Wi-R chip currently in 3rd generation: Speed increased from 10kbit/s to 5Mbit/s across 14 tapeouts.
- -Link performance: 1 mW at 5 Mbit/s with < 1 ms latency -> 0.2 nJ/bit implied.
- -Near-field behavior: Configurable 5-25 cm range, up to 16 devices.
- -Roadmap: 20 Mbit/s chip scheduled H1'26.
See what Wi-R unlocks for your product
PLATFORM
One Physics Architecture
Two Specialized Frontiers
The Wi-R platform scales from the personal network around you to the high-speed edge of industry. A single technology family has powered both AI-first wearables and industrial systems.
POWERED BY Wi-R PLATFORM
THE WEARABLE FRONTIER
Distributed Personal AI
AI needs continuous context, but small devices cannot host large models or big batteries. Wi-R enables compute offload to a hub without the power or latency tax.
- Modeled Impact: 2-7x longer system battery life (vs BLE streaming)
THE INDUSTRIAL FRONTIER
The Wireless Data Cable
Mechanized contacts and exposed ports fail in motion, dust, moisture, and high-vibration environments. Enable 360-degree freedom with wire-like reliability.
- Modeled Impact: Eliminate mechanical slip rings with wire-like control
See the Wi-R applications reshaping these industries.
APPLICATIONS
Human–AI Interaction in the Physical World
See how Wi-R powers personal AI devices and physical AI systems, from XR glasses and health patches to robots, access control, and radios.
Real-time dashboard of your health
Continuous biometric monitoring with week-long battery life using BAN to stream health data from wearables and activity data.
All-day AR glasses video streaming
Offload compute to a paired phone for untethered AR and UX via Wi-R BAN.
Wireless Brain-Computer Interface
Stream high-speed data from inside brain to outside as well as to the compute hub on you
Portless device setup
Provision smart thermostats, locks, and appliances on-site without Wi-Fi credentials by tapping with NFE.
Seamless Touch to Pair
Pair devices such as routers, smartwatches, rings with just a touch.
Cable-free radio to PTT/headphone
Bluetooth can't be used in contested environments. So, our soldiers still use cables. Wi-R enables them to go wireless
Fistbump to transfer data
Transfer any data, audio, photos from your smartwatch to your friend's with just a fistbump or a handshake
Touch to open doors securely
Doors automatically open when you are within 10cm as long as you have the key on you. Someone can't spoof it at a distance
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VALIDATION
Battle tested. Scientifically grounded.
Wi-R is not a concept. Wi-R silicon chips have been evaluated in mission critical environments, built on peer reviewed research, and backed by a growing IP portfolio.
Mission criticalreliability
Selected for evaluation in Department of War programs and U.S. Air Force environments where conventional wireless struggles.
Evaluated in high interference and RF-constrained environments.
Born in the lab
Built on a decade of research into E-field communication and security at Purdue University.
Engineered by a team of PhDs in electromagnetics, RF, and low power silicon.
Protected and recognized innovation
40+ patents filed or granted across E-field modulation, channel encoding, and transceiver architecture.
Recognized with a CES Innovation Award and inclusion in EE Times' Silicon 100.
Behind this platform is a team of experts determined to make Wi-R ubiquitous.
MISSION AND TEAM
75 team members building the connectivity layer for human AI interaction
Ixana is a group of physicists, chip designers, and system builders turning E-field research into deployed silicon for Personal and Physical AI.
OUR MISSION
To empower innovators with ultra-efficient, privacy-by-physics connectivity so they can build always-on intelligent devices for Personal and Physical AI.
FROM LAB INSIGHT TO DEPLOYED SILICON
Started as E-field communication research for connected devices at Purdue.
Proved the physics in the lab, then taped out the first high-speed E-field chipsets.
Now working with defense and industry partners to make Wi-R a new connectivity standard for Personal and Physical AI.
LEADERSHIP
Shreyas Sen
FOUNDER & CTO
Inventor, Wi-R. Chair Asst. Professor, Purdue University
Angik Sarkar
CO-FOUNDER & CEO
Repeat founder with successful past exit. PhD Low-power Computing, Purdue.
Shovan Maity
CO-FOUNDER & HEAD OF RESEARCH
Ex-Qualcomm, PhD Purdue University
Bob Twomey
EVP, GLOBAL SALES
Ex-CRO Decawave, Ex-VP Qualcomm
BUILD WITH WI-R
Join the Wi-R ecosystem
Development kits are shipping to qualified engineering teams. Get hands-on with the silicon, then scale into high-volume products through a structured partnership program.
FOR ENGINEERING TEAMS
Development kit access
For engineering teams validating Wi-R for near-term product concepts.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
- •2+ evaluation boards
- •Choose: Wi-R BAN (YR23), or Wi-R NFE (XA-NFE2001)
- •Full SDK, reference designs, and datasheets
- •Email support with initial bring-up guidance
REQUIREMENTS
- •NDA in place
- •Short technical qualification form
FOR OEMS AND PLATFORM TEAMS
Strategic partnership
For high-volume Wi-R integrators (100k+ units/year across programs)
WHAT IS INCLUDED
- •Dedicated field application engineer
- •Joint architecture and integration reviews
- •Early access to roadmap parts and features
- •Priority silicon allocation during ramp
REQUIREMENTS
- •NDA in place
- •Partnership application and roadmap review
Production-ready silicon, evaluation kits available in limited quantities.