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Recycle Murata Connectivity Modules: LPWA,GNSS,UWB,mmWave Radar Sensor Modules

Shenzhen Mingjiada Electronics Co., Ltd., as a leading enterprise in the field of electronic component recycling, provides professional, high-value electronic component recycling services to customers worldwide, helping businesses realise the value of their idle assets and reduce inventory costs.

[Recycling Process Overview]

1. Submission of Information: Customers may submit details of the chips to be recycled—including model number, quantity, batch number, packaging and condition—via our official website, email or telephone.

2. Free Valuation: Our technical team will contact the client within 24 hours to provide an accurate preliminary quotation and testing plan based on the information submitted and current market conditions.

3. Transaction Confirmation: Once the client has confirmed the preliminary quotation, both parties will sign an electronic recycling contract, which clearly stipulates the recycling details, price and payment terms.

4. Collection Arrangements: Mingjiada Electronics will arrange for a courier company to collect the items from the client’s premises; the client will not be required to bear any logistics costs. For large-volume recycling, a dedicated representative can be arranged to coordinate the collection on-site.

5. Professional Inspection: Upon receipt of the chips, our technical team will conduct a comprehensive inspection to verify quality and quantity, and promptly notify the customer of the results.

6. Payment Settlement: Once the inspection is passed, payment will be made within one working day. Upon completion of the settlement, a recycling receipt will be provided to the customer to ensure full traceability throughout the entire process.

[Recycling Guide]

1. Scope of Recycling: We accept chips of all packaging types and batches, including brand-new, unopened products, surplus stock, and second-hand chips from scrapped or dismantled equipment.

2. Chip Requirements: Chips must be free from damage, corrosion or burnout, with intact pins, and must pass standard testing (special circumstances may be negotiated); Customers must ensure that the chips are sourced legally and must not include counterfeit, substandard, stolen or other non-compliant chips.

3. Bulk Recycling Discounts: Bulk recycling qualifies for more favourable pricing, with priority given to on-site collection, testing and settlement services. For long-term partners, we offer bespoke recycling solutions and preferential rates.

Mingjiada Electronics consistently upholds the philosophy of ‘green recycling, efficient utilisation, and mutual benefit based on integrity’. We specialise in electronic component recycling services, helping businesses reduce operational costs. If you have chips requiring recycling, please feel free to contact us at any time. We will provide you with a one-stop recycling solution, serving you with the highest quality service and the most competitive prices!

I. LPWA Low-Power Wide-Area Modules

LPWA modules are core communication modules designed for long-range, low-speed, ultra-low-power IoT networking scenarios. Murata’s LPWA products focus on mainstream low-power wide-area communication standards such as NB-IoT and Cat-M1. They feature ultra-compact miniaturisation, ultra-low power consumption and highly integrated designs, making them suitable for battery-powered IoT terminal devices with long battery life. This addresses the pain points associated with traditional communication modules, such as large size, high power consumption and high deployment costs.

1. Key Product Models and Specifications

Murata’s flagship LPWA module is the Type 1SC-DM (LBAD0XX1SC), the world’s smallest Cat.M1/NB-IoT dual-mode certified module. It is rated for industrial-grade use and supports global frequency band compatibility, meeting the IoT networking requirements of different regions. This module features a high degree of integration, incorporating built-in GNSS positioning, an OpenMCU open-source control unit and an integrated SIM chip. It requires no additional peripheral chips, significantly simplifying terminal hardware design whilst reducing the overall size and cost of the device.

2. Key Technical Advantages

- Extreme miniaturisation: Utilising advanced packaging processes, its size far exceeds that of comparable industry products, making it suitable for space-constrained applications such as wearable devices, micro-sensor terminals and embedded monitoring equipment;

- Ultra-low power consumption and long battery life: Power consumption strategies are optimised for the IoT’s sleep and intermittent reporting modes, significantly reducing both standby and active power consumption, enabling terminal devices to operate for several years without recharging;

- Integrated design: Combines communication, positioning, control and SIM functions, minimising peripheral circuitry, thereby reducing R&D and mass production complexity and shortening time-to-market;

- High reliability and versatility: Suitable for industrial-grade temperature ranges, with strong interference resistance and globally recognised certifications, enabling commercial deployment across multiple regions worldwide.

3. Key Application Scenarios

Widely used in IoT scenarios requiring infrequent data transmission and long battery life, such as smart water management, smart gas metering, cold chain logistics monitoring, outdoor environmental sensing, industrial equipment condition monitoring, and smart building energy consumption monitoring.

II. GNSS Satellite Positioning Modules

GNSS satellite positioning modules are specialised modules that utilise satellite navigation systems to achieve precise position determination. Murata’s GNSS modules are often deeply integrated with LPWA and communication modules, whilst also possessing independent positioning capabilities. They support multi-system simultaneous positioning using GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS and GALILEO, balancing positioning accuracy, response speed and low power consumption to meet the location data collection requirements of various mobile and fixed terminals.

1. Core Technical Features

Murata’s GNSS modules utilise a high-sensitivity RF receiver design with the ability to capture faint signals, enabling stable positioning in complex environments such as urban areas with building obstructions, low-ceiling tunnels and forested areas. This effectively resolves the issues of weak signals, significant drift and slow satellite acquisition commonly found in traditional positioning modules. The module supports parallel processing of multiple satellite systems, offering exceptional positioning compatibility. It also features an intelligent power-saving mode that automatically adjusts the positioning power consumption level according to the terminal’s operating status, thereby balancing positioning accuracy with battery life.

2. Key Advantages

- Multi-system fusion positioning: Compatible with all major global satellite navigation systems, providing seamless positioning coverage and significantly enhancing positioning success rates and stability;

- High sensitivity and obstruction resistance: Optimised RF reception and signal decoding algorithms enable rapid satellite acquisition and precise positioning even in complex, obstructed environments;

- Low power consumption and lightweight design: Suitable for low-power IoT scenarios; works in conjunction with LPWA modules to deliver an integrated, low-power ‘positioning + transmission’ solution;

- High positioning accuracy: Minimal basic positioning error, with support for differential positioning expansion, meeting the fundamental requirements for both civilian precision positioning and industrial-grade positioning.

3. Key Application Scenarios

Primarily used in scenarios such as logistics vehicle tracking, outdoor asset localisation, anti-theft tracking for shared bicycles and electric bicycles, monitoring of field engineering equipment, terminal localisation for agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and location data collection for portable wearable devices.

III. UWB Ultra-Wideband Modules

UWB (Ultra-Wideband) modules are high-precision, short-range communication and positioning modules based on the IEEE 802.15.4z standard. Leveraging mainstream chip platforms from NXP and Qorvo, and combining them with in-house developed core peripheral components such as RF filters, antennas and clocks, Murata has created a series of miniaturised, highly secure and high-precision UWB modules, which serve as core solutions for centimetre-level precise positioning and short-range secure interaction scenarios.

1. Mainstream Product Models

Murata’s core UWB module range includes several models tailored to different scenarios: the Type 2HQ is designed for smart home presence detection and secure access control interactions, and is suitable for consumer-grade smart devices; the Type 2BP and Type 2JE feature a dual-sided antenna design, offering enhanced stability in communication and positioning, and are suitable for industrial IoT scenarios; Type 2AB is equipped with the highly integrated Qorvo QM33120W transceiver chip, offering data rates of up to 6.8 Mbps and combining high-speed data transmission with precise ranging; Type 2DK is a cost-effective tag module, suitable for large-scale deployment of positioning tags. All modules have obtained authoritative certifications such as FCC, IC and TELEC, support the FiRa Alliance standard, and offer exceptional compatibility.

2. Core Technical Advantages

- Centimetre-level ultra-high-precision positioning: Supports Time-of-Flight (ToF) ranging and 2D/3D Angle-of-Arrival (AoA) positioning, achieving centimetre-level accuracy that far exceeds Bluetooth and Wi-Fi positioning solutions;

- High security against attacks: Based on ultra-wideband time-domain ranging principles, it effectively resists malicious intrusions such as relay attacks and signal spoofing, making it suitable for high-security scenarios such as security and access control;

- Low interference and high stability: With ultra-wide bandwidth and low transmission power, it does not interfere with conventional communication systems such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and operates stably in complex electromagnetic environments;

- Miniaturised and low-power consumption: Resin encapsulation combined with a conformal shielding structure ensures a compact form factor and controllable power consumption, making it suitable for battery-powered portable terminals and micro-devices.

3. Key Application Scenarios

Widely used in scenarios such as contactless unlocking of smart car keys, presence detection in smart homes, precise navigation of industrial AGVs/AMRs, indoor personnel and asset tracking, high-end access control and security systems, and close-range interaction with smart wearable devices.

IV. Millimetre-Wave Radar Sensor Module

Murata’s millimetre-wave radar sensor modules are high-precision sensing modules operating in the high-frequency millimetre-wave band. They integrate RF transceivers, signal processing and algorithm analysis units, enabling functions such as object detection, distance and speed measurement, subtle motion recognition and area monitoring without the need for complex peripheral circuits. These modules overcome the environmental limitations of traditional infrared and ultrasonic sensors, offering all-weather, high-precision and wide-range sensing capabilities.

1. Core Products and Technological Iterations

Murata’s flagship millimetre-wave radar modules include automotive and industrial-grade models such as the Type 1VN and Type 2TK. The products undergo continuous iteration and optimisation, with ongoing upgrades to algorithms for long-range, wide-area detection, subtle motion recognition and feature extraction in complex environments. They enable functions such as 360° all-round perception, blind spot detection and subtle human motion recognition, catering to multi-dimensional sensing requirements in automotive, industrial and home applications. The modules feature a highly integrated design, with the antenna, RF chip and processing circuitry integrated into a single package, significantly reducing the complexity of end-user hardware development.

2. Core Technological Advantages

- All-weather resistance to environmental interference: Unaffected by environmental factors such as lighting, rain, snow, smog or dust, it operates stably 24 hours a day and is suitable for all indoor and outdoor scenarios;

- High-precision multi-dimensional sensing: Supports multi-dimensional detection of distance, speed and angle; capable of recognising subtle human movements, object movement and obstacle shapes, with high sensing accuracy and fast response times;

- Wide-area, comprehensive detection: Enables 360° all-round perception and large-scale area monitoring, balancing high-precision close-range detection with long-range, wide-area scanning;

- Highly integrated and easy to implement: Modular, integrated design with built-in core algorithms eliminates the need for complex debugging, enabling rapid adaptation for perception upgrades across various smart devices.

3. Key Application Scenarios

In the automotive sector: used for ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems), blind spot detection, parking collision avoidance and in-vehicle occupant monitoring; in the industrial sector: used for equipment collision warning, object detection on production lines and security monitoring in industrial areas; in the smart home sector: used for human presence detection, smart lighting control and security intrusion detection.