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SPARK Microsystems
SPARK Microsystems is a Montreal-based fabless semiconductor company building ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless transceivers that aim for wire-like performance without the wire. Its patented LE-UWB technology delivers ultra-low latency, high data throughput, and very low power draw, targeting applications where Bluetooth falls short: wireless audio, gaming peripherals, AR/VR and AI wearables, presence detection, and industrial IoT. Founded in 2016 by researchers out of Montreal's engineering community, SPARK has raised roughly CAD $48M+ and is scaling commercial adoption of its second-generation SR1120 transceiver.
Jeff Yen
Jeff Yen is a Stanford-trained experimental physicist turned entrepreneur, and the co-founder and CEO of Etherdyne Technologies, a Santa Clara startup building 'wire-free' power. His company's Ether Power platform uses low-frequency magnetic resonance to deliver up to 100 watts through the air to multiple devices at once inside a three-dimensional 'Power Zone,' no cords or fixed charging pads required. After eight years of quiet R&D with co-inventor Dr. Robert Moffatt, Yen brought the technology to CES 2026, raised more than $1.2 million from over 400 investors on StartEngine, and now pitches wireless power as the next utility, an 'Electrification 2.0' as ubiquitous as Wi-Fi.