STMicroelectronics offers a compact contactless module with boosted NFC technology, which extends secure payment to wearables.
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Panasonic claims PAN1760A has lowest power Bluetooth Low Energy SoC
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.
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.
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