Panasonic Industry Europe claims that its latest Bluetooth module has the industry’s lowest power Bluetooth Low Energy SoC. The PAN1760A module benefits from a peak power consumption of only 3.3mA in transmit and receive mode. This enables advanced wireless functionalities in IoT, medical, and industrial applications without compromising battery life, says Panasonic. Mandatory and optional Bluetooth 4.2 features are supported.
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Mouser Electronics ships BlueNRG-2 Bluetooth low energy SoC
Distributor, Mouser Electronics now stocks the BlueNRG-2 SoC from STMicroelectronics.
Cypress’ PSoC 6 Pioneer kit supports IoT development
Cypress Semiconductor has released its PSoC 6 Bluetooth low energy Pioneer kit and PSoC Creator integrated design environment (IDE) software version 4.2. This will enable designers to begin innovating with the PSoC 6 microcontroller (MCU) for IoT applications, says Cypress. PSoC Bluetooth low energy 6 is the industry’s lowest power, most flexible MCU with built-in Bluetooth low energy wireless connectivity and integrated hardware-based security in a single device.
Cypress combination chip extends battery life for IoT devices
A low power Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combination chip from Cypress Semiconductor is interoperable with 802.11ac access points. It extends battery life, says Cypress, by virtue of its 28nm architecture.
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