Methods2Business

Methods2Business B.V. is a Dutch fabless semiconductor company established in 2010, specializing in intellectual property (IP) for the Internet of Things (IoT) market. The firm was founded in Eindhoven by Marleen Boonen, who serves as the CEO and brings over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry from roles at Philips and NXP. Her background in leading high-performance chip design teams directly shaped the company's focus. Methods2Business operates with a design center in Novi Sad, Serbia, in addition to its headquarters in the Netherlands.

The company's core business revolves around licensing semiconductor IP for Wi-Fi HaLow™ (IEEE 802.11ah) technology. This business model provides clients, primarily other semiconductor and electronics companies, with the necessary designs to build their own System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions. The firm offers fully integrated IP blocks for MAC, Baseband, and WPA3 security, along with design services for customization and complete turnkey ASIC projects. A key milestone was the launch of its HaLowOne™ platform, which provides a comprehensive hardware and software solution for both Wi-Fi stations and access points, and was a foundational device in the official Wi-Fi CERTIFIED HaLow™ testbed.

Methods2Business has positioned itself at the forefront of combining long-range, low-power connectivity with on-device processing. Operating in the sub-1 GHz band, its Wi-Fi HaLow™ technology enables communication over distances greater than one kilometer while consuming minimal power, a significant advantage over traditional Wi-Fi for IoT applications. Recently, the company introduced what it describes as the world's first Wi-Fi HaLow chip with integrated Edge AI. This allows devices to analyze sensor data locally for applications like predictive maintenance or anomaly detection, reducing latency and data transmission to the cloud. These solutions target industrial automation, smart agriculture, logistics, and healthcare markets, where thousands of devices may need to connect reliably to a single access point.

Keywords: Wi-Fi HaLow, Edge AI, semiconductor IP, IoT connectivity, IEEE 802.11ah, System-on-Chip, fabless semiconductor, long-range Wi-Fi, low-power Wi-Fi, industrial IoT, smart agriculture, M2M communication, MAC IP, Baseband IP, WPA3 Security, HaLowOne, Marleen Boonen, asset tracking, predictive maintenance, embedded systems