At CES 2025, Morse Micro is once again in the spotlight with its second-generation Wi-Fi HaLow System-on-Chip (SoC), the MM8108. This chip not only continues Morse Microelectronics' innovative spirit in the field of Wi-Fi HaLow, but also achieves a qualitative leap in performance, power consumption, integration and other aspects, making it the world's smallest and fastest Wi-Fi HaLow chip. China Exportsemi will deeply analyze the innovative characteristics of the MM8108 chip, its far-reaching impact on the Internet of Things industry, and the market strategy and future outlook of Morse Microelectronics.
Innovative features of the MM8108 chip
The world's first sub-GHz 256-QAM modulation technology
The MM8108 chip uses the world's first sub-GHz 256-QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) modulation technology. By achieving a transmission rate of up to 43.33 Mbps at 8 MHz bandwidth, the MM8108 dramatically improves the performance of Wi-Fi HaLow chips. Compared with traditional Wi-Fi HaLow chips, the MM8108 nearly doubles the transmission speed, giving it significant advantages in IoT applications. Taking the agricultural Internet of Things as an example, the soil monitoring device equipped with the MM8108 chip can upload data to the cloud platform in real time and quickly, providing data support for precision irrigation and crop growth management. In addition, the MM8108 can also be used in the field of industrial automation to ensure efficient collaboration and smoothness of the production process through high-speed data exchange, improving production efficiency and product quality.
Figure：Morse micro CES 2025 shows Wi-Fi HaLow SoC
High integration: integration of power amplifiers and low-noise amplifiers
The MM8108 chip integrates a 26dBm power amplifier (PA) and a low noise amplifier (LNA) to provide excellent power efficiency. In low-power operation, the chip can achieve higher transmit power with lower energy consumption, significantly extending battery life. For example, when wearable devices such as smartwatches use the MM8108 chip, the battery life can be extended by more than 30% compared to traditional devices. In addition, the low-noise amplifier can reduce the noise of the received signal, improve the signal quality and sensitivity, and enable the device to work stably even in electromagnetically complex urban environments. Smart street lighting systems, smart city infrastructure, and more in cities can benefit from this high-efficiency signal processing.
Ultra-low power design
The MM8108 chip is optimized for battery-powered applications and features ultra-low power consumption. It consumes only a few microwatts in sleep mode, which helps to significantly extend the standby time of the device. For example, the solar-powered Wi-Fi HaLow camera based on the MM8108 chip can work continuously for months in full sunlight without the need for frequent battery replacement or charging, significantly reducing maintenance costs and barriers to use. Its low power consumption makes the MM8108 ideal for deploying IoT devices in remote locations or environments with difficult power supply. For example, a large number of sensor nodes based on the MM8108 chip can be deployed in the forest fire monitoring system to monitor the fire situation in real time and give timely alarms to improve the response capability of forest fire prevention.
Enhanced security
In IoT devices, security is paramount. The MM8108 chip supports the latest WPA3 security protocol and has SAE (Simultaneous Authentication of Equals) and GCMP (Galois/Counter Mode Protocol) encryption functions. These technologies ensure that data transmission cannot be intercepted or tampered with, thus protecting the data security and user privacy of IoT devices. Taking smart home as an example, smart door locks, cameras and other devices equipped with MM8108 chips can effectively resist hacker attacks and ensure home security.
Flexible integration and extensibility
The MM8108 chip is housed in a 5x5mm BGA package, allowing it to significantly reduce PCB size and cost without sacrificing performance. Its scalable design enables the chip to be widely used in different types of IoT devices. At the same time, the chip supports USB, SDIO, and SPI host interfaces, simplifying integration with existing network infrastructure and reducing development difficulty. Whether it's smart home appliances, agricultural monitoring systems, or industrial automation equipment, the MM8108 can be easily integrated to improve the connectivity of equipment.
The potential impact of the MM8108 chip on the development of the Internet of Things
Drive the adoption of IoT devices
Thanks to its excellent performance and low power consumption, the MM8108 chip has broad prospects in a variety of applications such as agriculture, industry, smart home and smart city. In the agricultural field, MM8108 can be used for intelligent irrigation, crop monitoring and other applications to improve farmland management efficiency and water resource utilization. For example, smart irrigation systems can optimize water consumption through real-time data feedback, improve crop yields and water use efficiency, and are expected to increase water efficiency by more than 30% and yield by about 20%. In the industrial field, MM8108 supports the rapid data transmission of industrial equipment and sensor networks, providing power for the automation and intelligent upgrade of the manufacturing industry. The global industrial IoT market is expected to reach $1.2 trillion by 2025, and the MM8108 will contribute to the rapid growth of this market.
Facilitate the construction of the IoT ecosystem
The introduction of the MM8108 chip not only strengthens Morse Microelectronics' leadership position in the Wi-Fi HaLow market, but also advances the development of the Wi-Fi HaLow ecosystem. With the participation of more vendors, the Wi-Fi HaLow protocol will become a broader IoT communication standard, thereby promoting the collaboration and integration of IoT applications in various industries. Manufacturers in the fields of smart home, industrial automation, and smart city will be able to develop more compatible and feature-rich IoT products based on the MM8108 chip, further improving the interconnection between devices.
Powering IoT innovation
The MM8108 chip's high performance, low power consumption, and unique security support IoT application innovation. In the field of smart home, devices based on MM8108 can be more intelligent and realize automatic home environment control; In the field of smart cities, MM8108 supports efficient transportation, environmental monitoring, and public safety systems, and promotes the improvement of urban intelligence. It is predicted that the global smart home market will reach $1.3 trillion and the smart city market will reach $2.5 trillion by 2025, and MM8108 will play a key driving role in these markets.
Morse Microelectronics' market strategy and future outlook
Launch of a companion USB gateway reference design
To accelerate the market adoption of Wi-Fi HaLow technology, Morse Microelectronics has introduced the MM8108-RD09 USB gateway reference design. The design provides a solution to upgrade existing Wi-Fi 4/5/6/6E/7 networks to Wi-Fi HaLow, simplifying the integration process for customers. This reference design not only reduces customer development costs, but also accelerates the adoption of Wi-Fi HaLow technology.
A complete evaluation kit is available
Morse Microelectronics also introduced the MM8108-EKH19 Wi-Fi HaLow evaluation kit to help customers test and evaluate the performance of the MM8108 chip in a short period of time. The kit includes the chip, USB gateway, Raspberry Pi 4B and other components, providing developers with a complete Wi-Fi HaLow network test environment to facilitate rapid time-to-market.
Future outlook
Morse Microelectronics will continue to drive innovation and application of Wi-Fi HaLow technology, and is committed to providing more high-performance, low-power solutions to the IoT market. In the future, Morse Microelectronics will further expand its influence in the global market and cooperate with more partners to jointly promote the development of the Internet of Things industry, especially in high-demand areas such as smart cities and industrial Internet of Things.
In summary, Morse Microelectronics' MM8108 chip will have a profound impact on the IoT industry with its innovative sub-GHz 256-QAM modulation technology, low power consumption, high integration, and enhanced security. As the IoT ecosystem continues to improve and technology continues to advance, the MM8108 is expected to be a core driver for future IoT innovation.
