Morse Micro
Designs Wi-Fi HaLow IoT chips
Product Quality Engineer 1
About the job
- Hands-on RF production test experience, or equivalent academic, laboratory, or thesis experience, operating LitePoint IQxel or equivalent; running transmit/receive test suites; flashing firmware builds; configuring BCF and test-region settings; and executing before/after comparisons for corrective-action verification.
- Understanding of or exposure to module-level failure triage, including power-on jig assessment, chip serial logging, multi-category failure classification, and Jira-based tracking with engineering team routing.
- Willingness and aptitude to grow into ownership of customer failure-analysis investigations end to end, from unit receipt through root cause, corrective-action verification, and failure-analysis report delivery.
- Strong technical writing skills for clear customer-facing failure-analysis reports and structured internal investigation documents.
- Effective cross-time-zone communication and interest in or experience working with distributed engineering teams using disciplined asynchronous communication and Jira/Confluence documentation.
- A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, RF/Microwave Engineering, or a related field with 2–3 years of relevant experience; or a master's degree in electrical engineering, RF/Microwave Engineering, Wireless Communications, or a related field, with graduate coursework or research in RF circuit design, antenna theory, wireless systems, or analog IC design.
- Receive, log, and maintain chain of custody for customer-returned units, manage sample tracking through investigation completion, and retain units at Morse Micro after failure analysis.
- Operate the Irvine production lab using LitePoint IQxel and firmware to run full transmit/receive RF test suites on failure-analysis units, measuring transmit power, EVM, SEM, PER, and frequency error across MCS, bandwidth, and frequency combinations; flash firmware branches from the Systems and Radio teams to perform structured before/after corrective-action verification.
- Perform systematic multi-unit failure triage using the module test jig, including power-on behavior assessment, chip serial logging, failure-mode classification, and Jira ticket creation.
- Conduct component-level fault isolation as needed to determine whether failures originate at the chip or PCB level, with support from senior engineers on complex cases.
- Support customer-facing failure-analysis communications by acknowledging receipt, setting timelines, and providing data-backed status updates throughout investigations, growing toward independent ownership.
- Prepare and issue customer failure-analysis reports, initially with senior review, clearly communicating root cause, corrective action, and verification evidence.
- Respond to FAE and customer technical inquiries by translating ongoing lab findings into clear, timely communication for technical and non-technical contacts.
- Work with senior engineers as an Irvine-side technical liaison to Design, Systems, Radio, DVT, and Firmware teams; translate lab findings into structured technical briefs and work with FAEs to provide customer application context for remote engineering teams.
- Maintain Jira failure-analysis tickets with technical details, test configurations, firmware versions, BCF files, per-unit results, and failure evidence so remote teams can continue work without a live handoff.
- Support firmware branch requests, root-cause assignments, and corrective-action commits; follow up to prevent stalls with increasing independence as experience is gained.
- Facilitate cross-site failure-analysis review calls, initially alongside a senior engineer, by preparing agendas, presenting lab findings, capturing action items, and tracking commitments to closure.
- Document lab test procedures, results, and configurations in Confluence to ensure investigations are reproducible, auditable, and accessible to remote engineering teams.
- Prepare internal failure-analysis summary reports covering failure Pareto, repeat failure patterns, and corrective-action verification results for engineering review and management visibility.
- Familiarity with Wi-Fi HaLow (IEEE 802.11ah), Wi-Fi, or similar RF/wireless semiconductor products, potentially through coursework in RF/microwave circuits, antenna theory, wireless communications, analog IC design, electromagnetics, or digital signal processing, sufficient to understand customer failure context and configure a basic test network for reproduction.
- Experience with MFT (Manufacturing Firmware Test) or similar production test software for module-level test execution and data collection.
- Experience in a fabless semiconductor company with OSAT-based manufacturing and a global customer base.
About the company
Morse Micro designs and manufactures Wi-Fi HaLow (802.11ah) semiconductor chips for the IoT market. Its flagship MM6108 is a single-chip SoC that combines the radio, PHY, and MAC to provide long-range, low-power wireless connectivity for IoT devices. The company targets smart home, AMI 2.0, and grid-edge applications by selling these specialized chips to device manufacturers. By focusing on the Wi‑Fi HaLow standard and achieving Matter certification, Morse Micro aims to offer secure, scalable wireless connections where traditional Wi-Fi falls short, supported by partnerships and growth funding.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$203.3M
Headquarters
Sydney, Australia
Founded
2016
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- September 9, 2026 USB adapters push HaLow onto laptops, PCs, and access points.
- MM8108-M20 module offers FCC/IC-certified integration for US and Canadian OEMs.
- Design partners Gateworks, VPI, CA Engineering, and Pace Wireless widen commercialization channels.
What critics are saying
- Wi-Fi HaLow remains niche; ecosystem adoption still depends on partners like Byte Lab.
- MegaChips-led Series C funding in September 2025 signals ongoing capital dependence before profitability.
- If MM8108 volume stalls, Morse Micro becomes a long-duration single-standard semiconductor bet.
What makes Morse Micro unique
- MM8108 and MM6108 target sub-GHz Wi-Fi HaLow, unlike crowded 2.4GHz chip rivals.
- HaLowLink 2 ships globally with Wi-Fi Certified, easing enterprise and developer adoption.
- Zephyr Project support on September 17, 2026 broadens embedded software compatibility.
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↑ 2%Morse Micro announces Byte Lab as Europe's first Wi-Fi HaLow design partner Croatian design and manufacturing company expands this partnership program to the European market, providing one-stop services from embedded design and certification to mass production * 2026.09.16 * 16:26 * Commercial Times, provided by the company The global leader in Wi-Fi HaLow chips, Morse Micro, announced that Byte Lab has officially joined the Design Partner Program. Byte Lab is headquartered in Zagreb, Croatia, and can complete electronic product design, certification, and manufacturing at the same site, providing European customers with one-stop services from product concept to mass production. Morse Micro's Design Partner Program aims to provide design companies, system integrators, and development teams with the chips, tools, and technical support they need to help bring Wi-Fi HaLow products to market quickly. After Byte Lab joins the program, customers developing products for the European market will have a partner that can complete the entire process from product design and certification to mass production within Europe. Michael De Nil, co-founder and CEO of Morse Micro, said he is very pleased that Byte Lab has become Morse Micro's first design partner in Europe. For European companies, completing product design, certification, and production locally will shorten the distance from product concept to successful launch of Wi-Fi HaLow products. Morse Micro chose Byte Lab to join the Design Partner Program mainly because of its extensive in-house technical capabilities and its track record of advancing products to large-scale mass production. Byte Lab was founded in 2011, and its business covers embedded hardware, embedded software, mechanical engineering, mobile and cloud development, and edge AI deployment. It can also manufacture using its own printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) and box build production lines. Matija Puškar, co-founder and CEO of Byte Lab, said customers want to achieve broad network coverage in large industrial or infrastructure sites without maintaining connectivity through a series of repeaters. Wi-Fi HaLow can directly solve this need. In addition, Byte Lab can handle product design, certification, and production all the way from the customer's initial requirements without handing the product over to other third-party manufacturers. Morse Micro continues to receive great attention from design companies worldwide. After Byte Lab joins, it will become a partner in the program alongside Gateworks, VPI Technology, CA Engineering, Pace Wireless, and Vantron, committed to providing long-range, low-power, and reliable wireless connectivity performance for diverse fields such as the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), edge AI applications, smart infrastructure, security, utilities, and agriculture.
Morse Micro launches Wi-Fi HaLow USB Network Adapters for developers. New USB-A and USB-C network adapters extend long-range Wi-Fi HaLow connectivity for multiple platforms. Sydney, Australia - 09 September 2026 - Morse Micro, the world's leading Wi-Fi HaLow silicon provider, today announced a range of Wi-Fi HaLow USB Network Adapters, a direct path to Wi-Fi HaLow connectivity for computers, laptops, and access points across multiple platforms. The adapters are built on Morse Micro's USB Network Adapter Reference Design, the same design featured in the MM8108-EKH19 evaluation kit. Available in USB-A and USB-C form factors, they use the Morse Micro MM8108 Wi-Fi HaLow chipset to connect computers, laptops and access points to an existing Wi-Fi HaLow network across operating systems. The adapters and reference design are available to device makers and developers, giving them a proven path to simplify Wi-Fi HaLow integration into their own products and grow the ecosystem around it. The adapters open up Wi-Fi HaLow connectivity for everyday scenarios: * Connecting laptops and PCs across large properties, businesses and industries * Supporting remote work from outbuildings, garages, and sheds * Providing temporary, portable connectivity for events and field work "Getting Wi-Fi HaLow onto everyday devices is the natural next step for the ecosystem," said Michael De Nil, co-founder and CEO of Morse Micro. "The Wi-Fi HaLow Adapters put that connectivity directly into developers' hands, on a reference design they can build from to bring Wi-Fi HaLow into their own products." Availability. The Wi-Fi HaLow USB Network Adapters are available in USB-A and USB-C variants on Mouser here. About Morse Micro. Morse Micro is the leading Wi-Fi HaLow fabless semiconductor company, revolutionizing IoT connectivity with award-winning technology. Headquartered in Sydney, with global offices in the United States, Taiwan, China, India, Japan and the United Kingdom, Morse Micro is driving the adoption of next-generation long-range, low-power Wi-Fi HaLow solutions. Its first-generation MM6108 and newly launched MM8108 silicon deliver the fastest, smallest, lowest-power, and longest-range Wi-Fi HaLow connectivity on the market. Morse Micro's Wi-Fi HaLow technology is gaining significant momentum globally, enabling connected devices to achieve ten times the range, covering 100 times the area of traditional Wi-Fi networks. This advancement is transforming IoT connectivity across various sectors, including smart homes, industrial automation, and smart cities.
News update: LitePoint validates ST's UWB chip, Morse Micro's USB designs, AFC for UK, Cambium passes 50k 6 GHz PtMP radios. August 21, 2026 | WEEKLY NEWS BRIEF | by Claus Hetting, Wi-Fi NOW CEO & Chairman By Claus Hetting, WiFi NOW CEO & Chairman Next-gen UWB gets real as LitePoint validates ST's first IEEE 802.15.4ab silicon. This week test and measurement leader (and WiFi NOW Partner) LitePoint says it has successfully validated physical layer (PHY) performance for STMicroelectronics' ST64UWB chip family using LitePoint's next-generation UWB test system, IQgig-UWB+(TM). The successful test confirms that ST's silicon meets the requirements of the IEEE 802.15.4ab draft specification, giving UWB developers and ecosystem partners "confidence to accelerate development of their next-generation UWB products," LitePoint says. The new IEEE 802.15.4ab amendment introduces extended range and precision through multi-millisecond ranging (MMS) and narrowband assistance (NBA). It also strengthens radar-based sensing, LitePoint says. Read more here. Morse Micro announces two Wi-Fi HaLow USB Dongle Reference Designs. Wi-Fi HaLow leader Morse Micro this week announced two Wi-Fi HaLow USB Dongle Reference Designs that bring long-range Wi-Fi HaLow connectivity to existing devices via a simple USB connection. Morse Micro says the MM8108-RD09 Reference Design provides native Wi-Fi HaLow connectivity to a range of devices including access points (AP) and station (STA) products. OpenWrt drivers are available to enable Wi-Fi HaLow functionality on existing routers and APs with a USB interface. The MM8108-RD17 Reference Design allows for Wi-Fi HaLow integration into a wider range of client products without the need for drivers to be installed on the host. Read more here. WInnForum launches Ofcom AFC task group. The Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnForum) has announced the formation of its Ofcom AFC Task Group, a collaborative industry initiative dedicated to supporting the implementation of Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) systems for standard-power operation in the United Kingdom's 6 GHz band, WInnForum said in a press release here. "The newly established task group brings together AFC providers, device manufacturers, network operators, technology suppliers, regulators, and industry experts to develop a common framework that supports Ofcom's recently published AFC requirements," the organisation said. Cambium Networks passes 50,000 6 ghz-capable ePMP radios in North america. Cambium says it has now shipped more than 220,000 ePMP 4000 radios globally, including more than 50,000 6 GHz radios to North American service providers. The 50,000 figure is particularly important in that it should put any claim that AFC-enabled standard-power 6 GHz would never produce meaningful commercial deployments to rest. Cambium Networks has delivered the hard evidence that fixed wireless operators are actually deploying the 6 GHz band at scale. Cambium's new ePMP(TM) Software Release 5.12 also adds performance gains and a lower-cost path to expand coverage by turning subscriber modules into access points, the company says. Read more here.
Morse Micro brings kilometer-range Wi-Fi to existing devices. Morse Micro has announced two Wi-Fi HaLow USB dongle reference designs aimed at bringing long-range wireless connectivity to existing devices through a standard USB connection, potentially widening the technology's use across industrial, enterprise and edge computing applications. The designs, MM8108-RD09 and MM8108-RD17, are built around the company's MM8108 system-on-chip (SoC). Morse Micro said the reference designs can enable Wi-Fi HaLow connectivity on existing hardware without requiring manufacturers to develop entirely new platforms. Wi-Fi HaLow, based on the IEEE 802.11ah standard, is designed for longer-range and lower-power wireless connectivity than conventional Wi-Fi. Morse Micro said its networks can provide native IP connectivity across distances of up to one kilometre, depending on deployment conditions. The MM8108-RD09 is designed to add Wi-Fi HaLow connectivity to access points and client devices. OpenWRT drivers are available for routers and access points equipped with USB interfaces. For client hardware, Morse Micro is providing native Windows and Linux drivers alongside a macOS application, allowing users to connect to Wi-Fi HaLow networks through familiar networking interfaces. The second design, MM8108-RD17, takes a different approach by reducing dependence on host-device drivers. When connected, the dongle appears to the host as a standard CDC-NCM Ethernet interface. This allows it to add Wi-Fi HaLow connectivity to a broader range of products, including industrial computers, robotics platforms, point-of-sale terminals, tablets and smartphones running Android or iOS. The RD17 design also supports device authentication through Wi-Fi Easy Connect, or Device Provisioning Protocol (DPP), using a pairing button. This could simplify deployment in environments where numerous connected devices need to be provisioned. The reference designs target applications where conventional wireless connectivity may face range or deployment constraints. Industrial facilities, large properties and distributed edge systems are among the potential use cases for longer-range IP connectivity. Michael De Nil, co-founder and CEO of Morse Micro, said the USB designs are intended to accelerate Wi-Fi HaLow adoption by allowing existing equipment to gain long-range connectivity without major hardware changes. According to De Nil, the RD09 could allow internet service providers to upgrade existing wireless routers with kilometre-range Wi-Fi capabilities, while the RD17 could connect existing laptops, phones and tablets across larger properties without requiring additional software updates. Morse Micro said schematics and software for both reference designs are available to tier-one customers through its sales representatives.
Morse Micro has unveiled two Wi-Fi HaLow USB dongle reference designs to enable long-range connectivity for existing devices. The MM8108-RD09 adds native Wi-Fi HaLow to routers, access points, and computers running Windows, Linux, or macOS. The MM8108-RD17 is a driverless dongle for industrial computers, robotics, point-of-sale terminals, tablets, and smartphones. Both designs are based on Morse Micro's MM8108 system-on-chip and provide connectivity at ranges up to one kilometre. The MM8108-RD09 includes OpenWRT drivers for routers and native drivers for client devices. The MM8108-RD17 appears as a standard Ethernet interface, requiring no additional drivers. CEO Michael De Nil said the dongles will accelerate Wi-Fi HaLow adoption by enabling internet service providers to upgrade existing routers and connecting devices across large properties without software updates.