Qorvo Robotics Solutions

Qorvo Robotics Solutions brings together motor control, battery management, power distribution, wireless connectivity, and precise positioning technologies for industrial, service, collaborative, and consumer robotics systems. The portfolio is built to help designers simplify robotics architectures while addressing key system needs, including safety, energy efficiency, motion control, transient tolerance, and deterministic connectivity.

Qorvo intelligent motor controller technology uses highly integrated PAC platform devices to combine a high-speed MCU, memory, high-voltage motor control, gate-drive circuitry, and analog power management in a single IC for space-constrained robotics applications. Qorvo Robotics Solutions also extends beyond motor control with compact PMICs, industrial-grade battery management SoCs, Wi‑Fi^® 7 FEMs and filters, and UWB devices for localization and navigation in factory and warehouse environments.

These solutions support robotics and automation applications that need efficient BLDC or PMSM control, low-latency wireless links, robust fleet battery protection, and accurate indoor positioning. Qorvo solutions are aimed at autonomous mobile robots, automated guided vehicles, warehouse and factory systems, and other robotics platforms where compact integration and system-level efficiency are critical.

Features

System-level robotics portfolio spanning motor control, battery management, ultra-wideband, power management, and Wi‑Fi
High-level design focus areas
- Safety support for collaborative sensing, E-stop, and fault isolation
- Energy optimization for chemistry, cooling, and efficiency budgeting
- Motion support for torque density, feedback, and control loops
- Connectivity focuses on deterministic links, time sync, and indoor positioning
Robotics motor-control integration
- PAC platform integrates MCU, gate drivers, and power management in a single IC for space-constrained robotics designs
Compact power management
- PMIC support for up to 13 voltage rails across a broad range of voltage and current requirements

Indoor positioning
- ±5cm UWB ranging for geofencing and autonomous warehouse navigation
Unique capabilities via smart solutions
- BLDC drivers that improve efficiency and simplify design with integrated 3-phase control
- Battery management SoCs that extend battery longevity, monitor health, and enhance user safety
- Wi‑Fi 7 FEMs and filters that optimize links between robotic platforms and control systems
- Integrated PMICs that streamline power architecture and reduce component count
- Industrial UWB that enables precise localization and navigation in factory and warehouse environments

Applications

Robotics platforms
- Industrial robotics
- Service robotics
- Collaborative robotics
- Consumer robotics

Motion and automation systems
- Autonomous mobile robots and AGVs
- Factory and warehouse automation
- Pumps, fans, and general industrial BLDC motor control

Specifications

Motor control solution scope
- Intelligent motor controllers and integrated three-phase gate drivers for BLDC and PMSM applications
- Intelligent motor controllers integrate 32-bit Arm Cortex-M0 or M4F MCUs with input voltage capability from 44V to 600V
ACT72350 motor driver
- 160V 3-phase BLDC motor driver with integrated power manager and configurable AFE
- 25V to 160V input range for applications from 36V service robots to 100V industrial AGVs
- Three half-bridge drivers: 3x 160V HS and 3x 20V LS, 2A source/sink
PAC5527 motor controller and driver
- 48V BLDC motor controller and driver with charge pump and configurable analog front end
- 150MHz Arm Cortex-M4F MCU with 128kB flash and 32kB SRAM

PAC22140/PAC25140 battery management SoCs
- Support up to 20 series cells with integrated MCU, PMIC, and BMS AFE, including cell balancing
- PAC22140 uses a 50MHz Arm Cortex-M0 with 32kB flash and 8kB SRAM
- PAC25140 uses a 150MHz Arm Cortex-M4F with 128kB flash and 32kB SRAM
QM35825 UWB SoC
- 6.5GHz and 8.0GHz UWB SoC compliant with IEEE 802.15.4z-2024
ACT88760 PMIC
- Supports up to 13 voltage rails
- 2.6V to 5.8V operating range
- Small form factor around 3.85mm x 3.85mm