Believed to be the world’s first dual Arm Cortex-M33 wireless SoC, Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF5340 is suitable for complex IoT applications including low energy audio, advanced wearables, industrial automation and professional lighting.
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SiP integrates cellular and GNSS technology
Swiss positioning and wireless communication specialist, u-blox, has integrated low power wide area (LPWA) connectivity and a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) technology into a small system in package (SiP) form factor. The Alex-R5 is a miniature cellular module designed for size-constrained asset tracking, wearable and healthcare applications.
TrueWireless SoCs use Mirroring for seamless ear bud role swapping
SoCs by Qualcomm use TrueWireless Mirroring technology in ear buds to support dynamic and seamless bud-to-bud role swapping with Bluetooth address handover even during run time. True Wireless Mirroring also supports balancing out power distribution between both ear buds, adds Qualcomm.
Renesas and Altran Team to Deploy First Social Distancing Wristwatch that uses Ultra-Wideband Chipset with Low Rate Pulse
Renesas Electronics Corporation and Altran, part of the Capgemini Group, today announced that they have co-developed a wearable solution for social distancing based on Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology. Earlier this year, Renesas announced it had licensed UWB technology from 3db Access AG, a fabless semiconductor company specialising in secure UWB low power chips to augment Renesas microcontrollers (MCUs).
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