SPARK Microsystems, a Canadian fabless semiconductor company specializing in next-generation short-range wireless communications, today announced that computing peripherals pioneer CHERRY has selected SPARK LE-UWB™ (Low Energy UWB) wireless connectivity for its newest gaming keyboard.
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The new CHERRY XTRFY K63W Pro gaming keyboard, the world’s first to feature LE-UWB™ wireless connectivity.
The CHERRY XTRFY K63W Pro gaming keyboard is the world’s first to feature LE-UWB™ technology. Its performance profile is unequaled. Features include:
- True 8000 Hz (8K) wireless polling rate. Optimizing speed and latency with responsiveness up to 8 times every millisecond, SPARK LE-UWB™ enables faster transmission of every keystroke.
- Smooth, reliable connectivity in frequency spectrum that’s uncongested by Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and narrowband signal noise. SPARK LE-UWB™ ensures a highly stable connection, even in crowded wireless environments.
- Longer gameplay without interruption. Power-efficient SPARK LE-UWB™ technology helps keep gamers in the action for up to 1100 hours between battery recharges.
The CHERRY XTRFY K63W Pro gaming keyboard is a low-profile, esports-optimized compact (70%) design with premium gasket construction and CHERRY’s signature MX LOW PROFILE 2.0 mechanical switches. It includes a high-capacity 6000 mAh battery for extended playtimes made possible with LE-UWB™. A wired-connectivity option enables seamless in-play charging.
“CHERRY XTRFY’s heritage of breaking design barriers is our differentiator, and SPARK has equipped us to achieve an important new milestone with connectivity that outperforms legacy wireless,” said Joakim Jansson, Director of Product Management at CHERRY. “For competitive gamers, that means ultra-responsive, power efficient wireless performance engineered to keep pace with the speed, precision and low-latency demands of modern esports.”
“Gamers from all corners of the world consider CHERRY the gold standard in keyboard and switch technology. 60 million keyboards and counting are built upon CHERRY’s innovations,” said Abdul Alameh, Product Director, SPARK Microsystems. “By embracing LE-UWB™ connectivity, CHERRY has fundamentally elevated gaming technology yet again.”
The CHERRY XTRFY K63W Pro will be available for purchase in stores and online starting July 2, 2026. For more information, visit CHERRY’s website.
For more information about SPARK’s LE-UWB™ wireless technology for high-performance gaming, visit SPARK’s website.
About SPARK Microsystems
SPARK Microsystems is building next-generation short-range wireless communication devices for consumer, industrial and medical applications. Leveraging patented LE-UWB™ (Low Energy UWB) technology, SPARK delivers ultra-low-power, high-speed wireless connectivity with unmatched interference robustness and exceptionally low latency. LE-UWB™ technology is ideally suited for wearables, peripherals, tags, sensors, and other IoT-connected devices that require reliable, high-performance data communication, as well as ranging and positioning capabilities. SPARK makes it possible to minimize and ultimately eliminate wires and batteries across a wide range of AI and IoT applications. For more information, visit sparkmicro.com.
SPARK MICROSYSTEMS and LE-UWB are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARK Microsystems in Canada and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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