Dragonfly

Delivering the world’s first reconfigurable chip.

Made possible by our patented Dragonfly DigitalRF technology, Qualinx is the first to offer on-the-fly, on-demand, dynamic reconfigurability.

Longer battery life. Up to 20x longer life cycle.
Competitors
120 days
Qualinx
>2000 days
Use cases

Enabling GNSS and IoT Positioning, Navigation & Tracking Applications

Modern day GNSS and IoT applications require ultra-low-power performance to ensure prolonged autonomous connectivity.

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Wearables

Refresh rate: Every 8h

Existing operational time on charge
3-7 days
Qualinx operational time on charge
6 to 15 days
Existing battery life
up to 10 years
Qualinx battery life
up to 12 years
Existing battery life
18 months
Qualinx battery life
3 years
Qualinx advantage
Energy-efficient timing components that maintain accuracy even in harsh environments.
The current paradigm

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Extending Moore’s Law with

Moore’s Law has long driven progress in computing — doubling chip performance every two years. But analog bottlenecks have slowed that momentum.

Qualinx's Dragonfly reactivates this growth by shifting analog signal processing into the digital domain.

How Qualinx's Dragonfly extends Moore’s Law

Digitizes Earlier

By converting signals to digital right at the front-end, Dragonfly reduces dependence on bulky analog components that don’t scale well.

Enables Chip Integration

Dragonfly simplifies the signal chain, making it possible to integrate more functions into a single chip — smaller, faster, more efficient.

Scales with CMOS

Unlike analog, digital circuits benefit directly from advances in semiconductor manufacturing, staying on Moore’s curve.

Reduces Design Variability

Digital components behave consistently across manufacturing batches, eliminating costly analog calibration steps.

Unlocks New Performance Ceilings

Advanced digital processing allows smarter, real-time signal handling that analog circuits simply can’t match.

The new paradigm

It’s time to use time

Dragonfly scales with Moore’s law and replaces 80% of the analog content of any receiver

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Dragonfly advantages

A transformative single-chip solution for tracking and positioning

The smallest, most power optimized and fully reconfigurable chip

Improved Flexibility

Functionality can be updated or reconfigured via software. This makes one receiver suitable for many different wireless standards using the same chip.

Enhanced Signal Accuracy

Digital processing ensures cleaner, more precise signals with better filtering and timing — crucial for GNSS accuracy.

Better Interference Rejection

Advanced DSP techniques allow real-time filtering and suppression of noise and jamming in challenging RF environments.

Lower Manufacturing Variability

Digital circuits behave consistently across chips, minimizing variation and calibration compared to analog components.

Total power consumption
Company A
~ 21.2 mW
Company B
~ 6.2 mW
Qualinx
1 mW
Die size
Company A
10 mm2
Company B
10 mm2
Qualinx
1.5 mm2
Potato benchmark

Power so low, QLX3xx can run on vegetable batteries

1 potato = 1V output
3-4 potatoes = 3V output (5mAh current output)
QLX3Ax = 1.8V intput (5mAh current output)